Elaine Luther

Artist, Teacher

Welcome, I’m Elaine.

I help you reconnect to your creativity through online and in person courses where I create a safe space for you to be successful. Find out more about me.

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I’m enthusiastic, kind and teach original projects that are all about creating meaning for your participants.

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Video! Our Ladies of Perpetual Housework show at Orland Park Public Library

by Elaine | May 9, 2017 | Exhibitions

My Brother’s Jeans: Grief Art

by Elaine | May 1, 2017 | About Creativity

If you know my art, you know I’ve done lots of grief art. Loss in general is a big theme for me. I’ve made pieces about the death of my brother and my daughter. You can see those in the portfolio section, under Medals that You Wouldn’t Want to Earn,...

Working with House Forms – Art by Elaine Luther

by Elaine | Apr 25, 2017 | My Art & Studio

I’m entering a show with the theme of “home” and I have so many works to choose from! As it happens, I’ve recently been making small houses. But let’s go back to the beginning. Here’s my first art piece in the shape of a house, made...

New Suspended Works in the Balance and Tension Series!

by Elaine | Apr 15, 2017 | My Art & Studio

I’ve been busy in the studio making mobile versions for the Balance and Tension series. Here’s what they look like, as installed in my studio. Imagine a whole bunch of these installed in a conservatory! This is what it would look like...

100 Days of Gelli Printed Mandalas!

by Elaine | Apr 10, 2017 | My Art & Studio, Teaching

Have you heard about #the100DayProject? You make one thing every day, usually on a theme. I’m doing Gelli Plate prints of mandalas, mostly, so far, but if I have a busy day I have no problem posting an image from a sketchbook! It’s going well and I’m...

Roman Susan: Property

by Elaine | Apr 5, 2017 | Exhibitions

Chicago’s Roman Susan Gallery worked with the Rogers Park Historical Society to create the show Property. The historical society released 100 photos with a Creative Commons license for artists to use in art pieces. You can learn about the show, see the 100...

Is it Storage or is it Art?

by Elaine | Apr 5, 2017 | My Art & Studio

Not one, but two people have visited my studio and said, “Tell me about this piece.” “What, that?” I said. “That’s not art, that’s just storage.” I have a lot of spools with text fragments on them that I haven’t...

Try Gelli Plate Printing! Creativity Tip No. 14

by Elaine | Apr 3, 2017 | About Creativity

I’m relatively new to Gelli Plate printing, but it’s so fun that I want to share it with you here! Gelli Plates are a monoprinting surface inspired by gelatin printing. That’s right, artists use actual gelatin (very firm) to make art! And in fact,...

Make a Mandala! Creativity Tip #13

by Elaine | Feb 22, 2017 | About Creativity

I’ve been enjoying all the great ideas on Shelley Klammer’s blog. One of those ideas is to draw mandalas, here’s what she writes about the value of doing mandalas:...

Mixed Media in Mint Tin, Part 2

by Elaine | Feb 20, 2017 | About Creativity

Alright, time to get messy! In Part 1 of this how-to series, we talked about the why and where of collecting for assemblage, or mixed media sculpture. Let’s look at some boxes and then start painting! Not all paint wants to stick to already painted steel. Spray...