I created this portrait of Kirby for Jessica and Travis to give to their dog walker before they moved to Colorado. He had a very special bond with Kirby, they walked through Lincoln Park by the pond every day. Since this was a digital illustration, I was able to make a second print for them to take along to enjoy in their new home in the west. I hope this brings happy memories to their dog walker and for them, of their time living in Chicago!
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Candid Shots from the 2013 Bucktown Arts Fest
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Some fun shots from the Bucktown Arts Fest...it was a beautiful weekend, so fun to connect with friends and customers old and new! This was my debut show in the art fair world, 18 years ago...1995. My, how time flies! I had an unfortunate incident towards the end of the day Sunday, my temporary crown on my front tooth came off! I was mortified, but in the end it made for a lot of giggling and laughing with artist friends and customers...and it was very sweet when a little girl showed me her lack of '2' front teeth...what was I complaining about?! This is me being brave, posting on the internets...here I am, in all my hillbilly glory:
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Bucktown Arts Fest This Weekend!
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There's no business like show business...
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You haven't heard from me much this summer...but I've been plenty busy! In lieu of doing a myriad of outdoor artfairs I've been busy developing a Wholesale Line of Gift Items for Stores and Pet Boutiques. I showcased much of this new work at the Chicago Gift Market at the Merchandise Mart in July, and have many new products in the works since then. I love doing these shows, designing my booth, sharing new work with potential clients and meeting so many other lovely designers and makers. It was a blast, here's some before and after shots:
My most colorful booth to date - It's amazing what you can accomplish with a staple gun, a few rolls of colored paper and ikea shelving!
My new 'Holiday' selections!
My lovely girfriends from Green Daffodil, Siouxanne & Anne!
My new best friend in Canada! Julie, at Julie Sinden Handmade. We did an 'international' trade, I got a super cute new winter hat!
...and the lovely Martha, of The 3 Sisters Design Studio! This gal is nonstop fun and a brilliant designer.
2013 Fields Project Part 4: Process
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Part 4 from the Fields Project: PROCESS
Unlike my plein air compatriots, I work via sketches and photographs. Mostly driving around the first few days of the residency and then setting up my outdoor studio at Castle Rock State Park. This year, I only spent a short time up there due to weather and ticks. I spent two afternoons painting in one of the enormous storage sheds at the Bocker Farm...me and the morning doves, they didn't really appreciate my prescence but they graciously spared my artwork their droppings!
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No, this cow was not this tall, but I couldn't resist making this comical rendition.
My work was more abstract than usual, this year. I was fascinated by the patterns of the driveways at the farms and the simple shapes of things.
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Full Fields Project 2013 Blog Series:
Part 1: Bocker Farm/Barnacopia
Dog Days of Summer Sale!
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Spotted in the press...
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It was just brought to my attention that my work was spotted in TheChicago Reader on July 18th in an article about Judy Fiske of Fit +Frisky in Evanston. I did their logo and they have some of my work in their beautiful store!
Today....
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Happiness = a fresh new sketch book, the old one is now full and stained with a coffee spill!
Quotes read to me by my friend, Cathi Schwalbe, at last week's Fields Project. A photo retropsective of my trip is coming soon!
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