My encaustic wire collages are all finished and the March show is hung! It’s been fun to explore what to make and how and when. Some substrates lingered while I tried out various ideas and rejected them, and other pieces came together in consecutive sittings. I repurposed some older pieces into different looks. Adding wire […]
This weekend I will be showing my pieces at the 15th Annual Bucktown Holiday ArtShow. The show represents 100 artists displaying and selling their creative works including photography, textiles, watercolors and oil paintings, jewelry, ceramics and more. The first Bucktown Holiday ArtShow took place in 1999, at Holstein Park Fieldhouse (2200 N. Oakley Ave. in […]
The Evanston Art Center’s Winter Arts & Crafts Expo opened on Friday evening and I am thrilled to be included. I’ve admired the talented artists on display in past years, so being part of it is such an honor. This year’s artistry is even better than before, and I enjoyed the variety of jewelry on […]
On Saturday I will be selling my wares at the Lemont Neighbor to Neighbor Vendor & Crafter’s Market. The indoor show is from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Lemont Township Community Center, 16300 Alba, Lemont, northwest of 127th Street and Timberline Drive. Several independent vendors and crafters will showcase free trade items, jewelry, […]
For every setback there are new opportunities, and so it was the weekend following Ravenswood. Art work by Cindy Hogan My friend Cindy, who helped set me on the encaustic path, held the opening of her Last Hurrah show at PerficalSense Studio. Several FUSEDChicago artists participated, and we were each given our own wall to […]
When every day is an adventure, it is hard to get your bearings. After much anticipation, repricing and retagging, the Ravenswood Art Walk wasn’t quite what I had hoped it would be. Â I brought in the borrowed table and old shelving unit the night before to keep nerves and muscle strength preserved. The next […]
