Countdown to Chitwon 3: Art Institute of Chicago

Did you know the famed and venerable Art Institute of Chicago actually started as a FREE art school? That was before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed the main building and the Academy was thrown into debt. Many attempts to save the institution failed but it finally became a new organization named the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. This 8 x 10 print, along with all my other Chicago landmark prints, will be for sale in booth 229 at the upcoming Chicago Renegade Craft Fair Sept. 6 & 7.

Carrying the OneWomanShop Baton for the day

I'm happy to say that I'm carrying the Instagram baton for One Woman Shop today! Check out the link here:http://onewomanshop.com/2014/pass-the-instagram-baton-2/

KC Series: #2--The Kauffman Center

The Kauffman Center stands overlooking our city but not facing downtown or towards the river, rather it faces the creative hub of the city-the Crossroads District. It's a stunning building designed by Moshe Safdie, world-famous architect. When you stand inside the Kauffman you can look out through the glass wall that makes up one side of the building itself. At night the city lights dot the dark and in the daytime you have a view that's far reaching yet more intimate than from a skyscraper.
This piece is 12" x 12" x 1.5" and is mounted on gallery canvas and signed by me. It's for sale on my site here:http://bit.ly/1nAJ9xE

Renegade Craft Fair: Chitown and my new City Series

Just got word the other day that I've been accepted to the Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago on Sept. 6-7! I've long been a fan of RCF and have been to this particular fair in Wicker Park several years ago, before these fairs grew so popular. It may have been small then, but I went with some artist friends of mine and we all loved the unique vendors that they chose, so I'm honored to be a part of that tradition. To celebrate that, I'm making a new series of city scenes in wire that will be followed by art prints, stitch kits and more. I had to do one for Chicago to announce the RCF (and I'll definitely do more) but for right now I'm switching back to my hometown. We have so many beautiful buildings here in KC that it's hard to choose which come first. I chose the Country Club Plaza because it's the reason why I live where I do (which is about 1 mile from the CCP). So, to kick off the City Series: KC edition, here's The Country Club Plaza in wire. It's on a 12"x12" gallery canvas and is for sale on my site here:http://bit.ly/SWafWl