We are taught from a very early age that there are often only two choices for every decision. The good … The bad … This is like saying in a world filled with many colors that the only choices are black and white, not even the chance for even a touch of gray. […]
What do you contemplate about when you think of fire? It has the ability to destroy, maintain and create. It can keep us warm, cook our food and illuminates our path out of the darkness. It can reduce a forest to darkness – soot and ash with the promise of a new fresh beginning […]
In August I will be doing research on the classical elements, a different one each week. Learning and exploring all that I can about each particular element, seeing how it applies in my creative process. During the week all of the writing and art that I create will be based in concepts surrounding the […]
In the spirit of discovery, as I delve deeper into my creative process, I have been initiating daily artistic challenges. These have taken on many different forms: Practice sketches of the folds of fabric, which I can honestly say did not go very well, fours days of draped fabric that ended up looking […]
I am always amazed by the amount of Public Art that one can find in Chicago. It seems everyday I come across a little sparkling “Art Gem” in my travels. My discovery last night… Agora, by Magdalena Abakanowicz, and these are far from being little. As I walked through the sculptures I felt very protected […]