“Great group of women who truly care about expanding each other’s businesses!†~ Casie Fields Crain’s Chicago Business is hosting Small Business Week from September 30 through October 4, and NEW-The Network of Entrepreneurial Women is excited to participate and to be featured in the magazine! We will host Meet, Munch & Mastermind, an afternoon […]
We had a Harvest Moon recently and I decided to test my birthday-gifted camera with it. I had a hard time taking night photos with my LX3, but the Panasonic Lumix 7 creates lovely atmospheric sky photos (I’ve done no editing to these shots). Now to learn the rest of the camera settings and figure […]
It is time for another art pop-up! My Malachites are participating in ART Lakeview 2013, a juried art installation that creates a strolling gallery experience on Lincoln Avenue. Sponsored by the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce and SSA 27, the event promotes local businesses in the Lakeview are as well as local artists. The show opens […]
Last Wednesday the Network of Entrepreneurial Women gathered at Blue Violet Body Works for networking, a lighthouse tour and mini-spa treatments. We had a lovely time learning more about the Elgin business community and its amazing entrepreneurial women. These women are doing amazing things in the Elgin community and the entrepreneurial community as a whole. […]
I took off most of August to tend to visitors which meant that my studio was also occupied. As I reviewed the upcoming exhibits and fairs I felt stressed that I had not spent more time in the studio. Then I created some pieces for Aurora Rose which brought me back into that zone of […]
I had the privilege of taking two architecture boat tours in the past 2 months which has been a pleasure. I love Chicago’s architecture and always enjoy learning more about the buildings. It had been a few years since my last boat tour, so it was neat to see the buildings completed that I had […]
I dropped off new pieces at Aurora Rose this week. The store has lots of fabulous fall activities planned and I look forward to the announcements. My earrings are popular right now, so Kim and Amber wanted in on the action. Â I have plans for more pendants like this, with paint brushes and pencil […]
Today is for stopping and smelling the flowers. Hugging loved ones. Feeling blessed.
Here are some Maraviglia I paraded around town recently (with numerous compliments). Have you seen Hello Holiday’s Derica Dresses? I can’t part with the double spiral earrings (YET!), but will replicate the pattern to list soon. New earrings right off the anvil, ready for their Aurora Rose debut. Painting Geneva red during a planning and pickup […]
Last week the Network of Entrepreneurial Women enjoyed a delicious meal at Symphony’s Cafe during our progressive networking dinner event. photo courtesy NetworkHoncho, Daisy Chain Dress from Hello Holiday Evanston has so many wonderful dining options that I had not yet tried this restaurant, but I was not disappointed. Their goat cheese appetizer was a […]
