My Pa at Spoke Gallery

Today my Pa helped me install my Hagia Sophia project at Spoke Gallery. It looks swell. Thanks, Pa.

Hagia Sophia at Spoke Gallery

My Hagia Sophia piece is going to be at Spoke Gallery!

Open by appointment: April 11th to April 17th

Closing Reception: Saturday, April 17th, 6 to 9pm (free drinks!)
Hours: By appointment contact us at gwensmail@gmail.com or
spokechicago@gmail.com

The Hagia Sophia basilica, in Istanbul, Turkey, is famous for its history, beautiful dome, and the mystical quality of light that reflects inside of it. Built in 330AD, it withstood no fewer than 17 sieges between the time it was founded and 1204 when it finally fell to the Christians of the west (the Normans). In its long history, the Hagia Sophia has been home to Pagans, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and is currently a museum.

Saturday, April 17th from 6 to 9pm, Spoke will be home to a miniature version of the Hagia Sophia. Complete with gold dome, marble floors, and 168 windows, this recreation is just big enough to seat one adult inside. Hear about its colorful history, and enjoy the warm golden light of seasonal affective disorder therapeutic lamps housed inside its walls.

This project is supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts
Council, a state agency.

at SPOKE
119 N Peoria #3D
Chicago, IL 60607

New Work

Some Cute Work from Work

A drawing I made of a Jewish Pony.

Did you know most ponies are Protestant? It's true.

Painters I like: Rudy Burckhardt

Known mainly for her photography, Rudy Burckhardt made some pretty excellent paintings as well...




34th Street, New York, 1978 (photo)




Los Angenes Rooftop, 1962, oil on masonite




Parking Lot, 1970, oil on linen

Today

I would like to be in this painting by William Trost Richards today.

Painters I like: Shane Neufeld

shaneneufeld.com

Chloe's Surprise Party

We scared her good!

Holiday cake and pie!

Birthday Hats

Thank you to Marta who made all of the lovely paper hats at my birthday party.

New Painting

Franklin and Randolph

2009

oil on panel

22"x 28"

This is a colorful wall that was once inside a building and is now exposed. Only after the building at Franklin and Randolph was knocked down and ceased to exist, could one see what it really was like as a whole.

New Work at Work

Things I like

Painters I like- Frank Bauer

Frank Bauer did a lovely series of paintings at airports. They are on display here:
http://www.frank-bauer.net/artwork/?cat=3&catName=landscape

New Painting

New Work

Painters I like- Stephen Coyle

Just look at these paintings. Beautiful.










http://www.chasegallery.com/Artist_Profiles/Coyle_extra/Coylepage1.html

Awards!

Heather at the awards ceremony for the Chicago International Film Festival (at the Pump Room- fancy!)

Glassy-eyed staring at awards.


Heather's film won the Silver Award in the Chicago Filmmakers category.


Winners of the cutest filmmakers award.

Chris Jordan

This photographer is doing amazing work.

From his website:

These photographs of albatross chicks were made just a few weeks ago on Midway Atoll, a tiny stretch of sand and coral near the middle of the North Pacific. The nesting babies are fed bellies-full of plastic by their parents, who soar out over the vast polluted ocean collecting what looks to them like food to bring back to their young. On this diet of human trash, every year tens of thousands of albatross chicks die on Midway from starvation, toxicity, and choking.

To document this phenomenon as faithfully as possible, not a single piece of plastic in any of these photographs was moved, placed, manipulated, arranged, or altered in any way. These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world's most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles from the nearest continent.

http://www.chrisjordan.com/

Tyler's Mom's fashion show

Tyler's fancy mom had a fashion show at a fancy club. It was cute and loud. She looked great. Her assistants looked great.

Tyler and his hot mom backstage.

Girls On the Wall Premiere

It was so much fun hanging out with Heather during the premiere of her film at the Chicago International Film Fest. Best vacation ever! I hope Girls On the Wall wins an award.

Talking Piano