by Elaine | May 14, 2022 | Exhibitions
Time Cards in the Clocking in for Unpaid Labor Project I’m delighted to share the first batch of time cards that have come back in the mail! I sent out about 25 time cards, unsolicited, to about 25 artists, many of them artists who have sent work into the micro...
by Elaine | May 10, 2022 | Micro Galleries
Ever since incarcerated artist Juan C. Hernandez shared his art with me (see image, above) and proposed a solo show in the micro gallery, I’ve been learning how much I didn’t know about prisons in the United States. I mean, I knew I was against for profit...
by Elaine | May 3, 2022 | My Art & Studio
Very exciting news about a quilt I contributed a block to! The Riverside Arts Center writes: The quilt will become a part of the new Pandemic Collection, housed in the Field Museum’s Anthropology Collection. According to the Field Museum, The Pandemic Collection is...
by Elaine | Apr 24, 2022 | Calls for Art, My Art & Studio
How to Participate Clocking in for Unpaid Labor is a new public participation art project where people are invited to collage, sew, quilt, paint, whatever, a time card in order to express something about the unpaid labor that they do. Whether that work is emotional...
by Elaine | Apr 24, 2022 | My Art & Studio
That maybe I can live without one. I came to this conclusion after being turned down 8 times. Doing the Math on Residencies But I’m not really discouraged, because I ran the numbers. Many residencies publish their numbers, how many people apply and how many...
by Elaine | Apr 15, 2022 | My Art & Studio
Group Show at Lillstreet Art Center in May As part of the Taking Up Space initiative, a group of Chicago artists, including me, will have a show at The Annex gallery space at Lillstreet Art Center in Ravenswood. Show dates are May 1-30. Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N....
by Elaine | Apr 15, 2022 | About Creativity
Seasons of Life and of Art Making There’s this idea about seasons of life – for example, being a mother to babies and toddlers can feel like it will last forever, and that she’ll never get back to her regular life – and it helps to think of...
by Elaine | Apr 14, 2022 | Exhibitions, My Art & Studio
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll have a solo show at The Compassion Factory in Brookfield, IL, for the month of May and into June a bit. This show is part of the international Taking Up Space initiative, where galleries and alternative spaces are hosting...
by Elaine | Mar 28, 2022 | My Art & Studio
Today in the studio, I branched out into some new colors – magenta and orange. The orange is whew! really orange. I’m getting ready for a solo show and just as with the 100 Day Project, I’m trying new variations to add interest to what I’m...
by Elaine | Mar 23, 2022 | Calls for Art, Micro Galleries
In May 2022, over 100 women and non-binary artists will be hosting solo and small group shows with the theme “Taking Up Space.” How could I not lend my own gallery space to the cause, however small that space is? Submit art via the google form. Size...
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