“I prefer the title Goddess. Queens have realms that are entirely too limited.” ~Demeter in P.C. Cast’s Goddess of Spring I submitted my love-themed collage to Dick Blick, which had me perusing my photos from Greece, where I photographed the Goddess of Love a few times. This one, Sassy Aphrodite, will go up on the […]
Tag Archives: photography
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Jan
Jan
This week has been about aspiration. I’ve been working on a love piece for Dick Blick’s, which is filled with aspirations about love. On Thursday I attended a Chicago Artists Coaltion‘s Collector’s Circle talk at Perspective Gallery, where Katsy Johnson explained her process for creating her beautiful encaustic photographs in the “Schools Out Forever” series. […]
We had our first snow storm of the year yesterday. I rode the train from an outing and enjoyed the stress-free travel while marveling at the storm. The neighborhood transforms so nicely in snow. Santa should come back 
This Sunday is the Evanston Art Center’s Biennial Members’ Exhibit opening. Per the newsletter: “Curated by […]
“There are four basic food groups: Milk chocolate Dark chocolate White chocolate & Chocolate truffles” ~ seen at the All Chocolate Kitchen On Wednesday I visited Geneva, IL for the Geneva Chocolate Tour. I’ve know founder Valerie Beck since my first Chocolate and Champagne Tour in 2010. I took my mom on the French Market […]
It seems at times life moves too fast for my blog to keep up. This week I took the Metra for a daytrip. As I waited for the return trip this freight train passed by. It gave me true perspective on the saying “hit by a freight train.†To me, just standing in its wake […]
A few leaves have left their impressions in concrete around town. It may be a result of a path that previously looked like this: Nature’s art is so fascinating. Some trees look very fiery these days. And others are bare already. Wishing you inspiration and joy along your path today. PS: Impressionism is properly […]
It’s been a fun and full week already. I visited the Chocolate Exhibit at the Field Museum and learned a lot more about Chocolate’s history. The Mayans used huge vessels to drink their bitter frothy cocoa from, ranging from 8 to 10 inches tall with a 6 to 8 inch diameter. And here I thought […]
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Oct
Oct
Happy Halloween! My neighborhood has been getting spooky, creepy and harvesty over the past few weeks. I don’t have a yard to decorate but always delight in seeing the lengths others go through for this holiday. Step up on these ratty stairs: Are you interested in trick or treating here? Looks like a ‘warm’ welcome […]
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Oct
Oct
The other day I want to see the fall colors of the Botanical Garden and was surprised with a lovely rainbow. The pot of gold might be buried somewhere in the pond, but it was too chilly to check. Although I went for the leaves, a lot of flowers were still in bloom. This Autumn […]
Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn. ~Elizabeth Lawrence The leaves are beginning to drop in bunches and the colorings are gorgeous. We’ve lucked out with some Indian Summer weather too and cloudless skies. I snapped some pictures at my local nature preserve. Autumn is a second spring when every leaf […]
