Category Archives: art

Room with a view

Laura W and I went to the exhibit at the Art Institute in Chicago last Friday, VanGogh’s bedroom. It was wonderful. What I really love about special exhibits is all the additional information you get concerning the artist and the time period. They even had a full scale mock-up of his room for you to view…

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Heavy Man

When I was downtown last week end at the Merchandise Mart where the One of a Kind show is held, I saw this in one of the vendors windows. It stuck me as so beautiful. Someone spent a lot of time working on creating this just for a store window. Dedication I think.

Pop top purse

I love getting really original works of art that are also functional. I love supporting charities that support girls. This week I was able to do both. bThis purse which measures about 10″ x 8″ is crocheted with black cording and pop tabs. It is so cool. “Empowering Women, One Stitch At A Time” The scars are…

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