Halloween ARTinerary© Friday October 31, 2014

My favorite month, October, my favorite holiday, Halloween.  I finished the studio move right on schedule to enjoy holiday. Then back to the search for Oktober Studio 2.  Since I will not have any painting space I will be trying out new arts, continuing to practice photography, work on a second dress project and keep drawing.  

See my witch sketch and this week's ARTinerary© with 3 options, just because it's Halloween. Chicago loves holidays!!!

Friday October 31, 2014 ARTinerary©

OPTION 1
Part 1: 6pm @ Curse Of The Blood Moon $10 @ Adler Planetarium @ 1300 S LSD

Part 2: 10pm @ Moonshine Alice In Wonderland Halloween @ 1824 W Division  

OPTION 2 

Part 1: 5pm MAKE RESERVATION @ Chez Moi Pumpkin Dinner $35 @ 2100 N Halsted

Part 2: 8pm @ Ukulele Cabaret Show @ Silvie’sLounge @ 1902 W Irving Park  

Part 3: 11pm @ Rocky Horror Picture Show $15 @ Music Box @ 3733 N Southport

OPTION 3 

Part 1: 6pm @ Packer Schopf Gallery  @ 942 W Lake

Part 2: 9pm @ Zombie Containment Haunted House $20 @ Navy Pier @ 600 E Grand  

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

 

Oktober Studio Moving Sale

Friday October 31, 2014 is the last day of my lease.  The last day of Oktober Studio.  I have had mixed feelings since this began.  At first I wanted to do everything possible to stay in my apartment; my apartment in the perfect location less than fifty yards away from the L, my bank in the backyard and a bakery across the street.  As I spent the last year packing, looking at property to buy and watching Logan Square change made me feel done with the neighborhood. Then I felt excited, excited to leave like I cannot wait to leave. Now with the last few days passing by a sorrow swept through me.  As the apartment becomes empty and the move began my thoughts are that " Wow this place looks like a great place to live" and I want to keep the apartment. Now while the search for the next Oktober Studio continues life will be slightly on hold, art projects will be different. I will have two final days of open studio. All art for sale: Friday, October 24th 8-10pm and Saturday, October 25th 12-3pm. Stop by!!!

Doodle

I doodle anytime I have a pen/pencil and paper. Even when I am supposed to be listening to someone, I doodle. I think my best creative pieces are a doodle. Here are two I did. They always look the same to me like space stations from Star Wars. What do you doodle?

ARTinerary© August 29, 2014

Start the holiday weekend off with some culture and see art and eat good.

Friday August 29, 2014 ARTinerary©Part 1: 6pm @ Sideshow Gallery @ 2219 N Western ~  Part 2: 7pm @ Green Eye Lounge @ 2403 W Homer ~ Part 3: 8pm @ Madison Public House @ 2200 N Milwaukee

Also...

In honor of 100 Days Of Blue here are few of my BlueMind photos  (practicing photography). Visit my Ocean Revolution page and find a painting that you love.

Drawing

I have never been able to draw. I can paint an abstract version of an object, but I cannot draw.  I can see images, sketches in my mind; elaborate detailed drawings, but I cannot execute.  I did a 7 day practice with just shapes.  

At the end of this lesson I think my drawings look more like tattoos or images for a kid's coloring book. While my studio is being packed up I cannot paint so I am continuing to practice drawing, photography and another dress project in the works for fall.  After this drawing practice I want to design some tattoos! 

ARTinerary© July 25, 2014

Follow ARTinerary© on Twitter and discover an arts-themed Friday night schedule. 

Here is this weekend's schedule.

Have Fun!

Part 1:
5pm @ Newbury Book Fair @ Newbury Library @ 60 W Walton

Part 2:
7pm @ Bookish Exhibit @ Corbett vs. Dempsey @ 1120 N Ashland

Part 3:
8pm @ A Delicate Balance Exhibit @ ARC Gallery @ 2156 N Damen > 9pm @ Quenchers $5 @ 2401 N Western

"Underneath"
32x32
Acrylic
For sale $500.00
To purchase painting contact: oktoberstudio@hotmail.com

DRESS PROJECT

The final step has been completed for my dress project.  My dress is now selling at Fringe Boutique.  Thanks to fashionista, shop owner, Tracy Jacobson Inwood.

Fringe Boutique located at 27 Ash Street, Frankfort, Illinois 60423.  Is a clothing shop ahead of it's time for fashion. It's a shop you go to thinking you will buy one item and come out with ten.  Reasonable prices for the upscale clothing and jewelry. 

There are only 3 original dresses.  Two left at the boutique. 

I wanted to thank the great and powerful seamstress, Diana Maldonado for her sewing expertise and many, many thanks to my good friend Tracy Jacobson Inwood for participating again in one of my art projects.

Stop in the shop before they are all gone!