In early January I took a staycation and stumbled on a wonderful new Evanston Museum. Founded by an avid collector of clockworks and stained glass windows, this brand-new museum is a gem! The museum houses three exhibits: Stained Glass Masters, Treasures of Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Clocks of the World. Custom-built by the Halim family, […]
November is my crazy month this year. On Saturday I will return to The Empty Bottle for my second stint at the Handmade Market. The show is November 11 from noon to 4 at 1035 N Western Avenue in Chicago and features a variety of handmade gifts for your holiday shopping needs. Handmade Market Chicago is […]
This coming weekend I return to Elmhurst for the 7th Annual Wilder Mansion Holiday Market. This lovely gift show takes place Friday, November 3 from 4 to 9 pm and Saturday, November 4 from 10 am to 4 pm. A lot of the vendors look familiar, so get your shopping list ready for unique holiday […]
On Wednesday, September 13 I am off to Elmhurst for their Fourth Annual Girls Nite Out. I had a blast last year meeting wonderful shoppers and admiring the works of other vendors. The event begins at 4 pm and runs until 9 pm. The Wilder Mansion is located at 211 S Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, Illinois. Treat […]
Between EvanstonMade and preparing for the pop up and gearing up for August’s events, my art life has been quite busy. Nonetheless, I do make sure to stop and smell the flowers, observe butterflies, and stroll in nature. I blog outdoors when I can to soak up the sun. Here are some of the snapshots of […]
I love honoring the nurturers in my life, and I have another Mother’s Day shopping pop-up this week. On Wednesday, May 10 from 4 to 8 p.m. I will have a table at the Mother’s Day Gift Market hosted by Ravenswood Covenant Church. The Mother’s Day Gift Market features fresh flowers and plants from Patyk Farms, green beauty products, […]
What is encaustic? Encaustic is an ancient Egyptian art form that involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. Encaustic originates from the Greek word enkaustikos which means to “burn inâ€. I’m still not sure how the Egyptians managed to paint the Fayum portraits, since I use tools run electricity and butane rather than open flame. […]
During my corporate life, I took a pencil skirt class at Vogue Fabric and of course gathered materials to build on that, except that my inherited sewing machine thwarted me and I gave up.  Eventually I got a brand-new machine, but I only used it for small projects and never went back to my UFOs, especially […]
On Friday I was scheduled for an evening art fair at the Immanuel Lutheran School in Crystal Lake, a suburb I had never visited before. So prior to the 4:30 pm setup time I decided to take the afternoon to explore the town. An online search produced an intriguing map of a nice walkable cluster […]
Show your love for life with this unique pair of steel wire earrings. 16-gauge steel wire was hand-bent into individual heart shapes to make this sculptural earring pair. The hearts measure 1 1/4 inches long by 1 3/8 inches wide and come with a lever-back earring hook.
