Chicago

Living in Chicago has always been a blessing, and I've spent a good ten years living in the heart of it all in downtown. I have always enjoyed the fruits of the easy access to public transportation and plenty of amazing places to eat and hang out, all within walking distance of each other. I watched Millennium Park get built, and then stopped, and then finally built in completion. There are few things that get under my skin, and one of them is the constant changing of the names of the landmarks I grew up with. First it was Marshall Fields, then Comisky Park, and now finally ( as if the previous blows weren't hurtful enough) the one and only Sears Tower is to lose it's identity. I am tired of living in a city of sellouts.

ARTics... by the Kids

Some great drawings by the kids while visiting this weekend.

Starting Over

So it's been a while since I've actually invested time in some of my work and I've started to feel like I've lost it. Trying to get past the everyday pushes and shoves to finally sit down and make something can be a very trying experience. Today I sat down and watched some of the podcasts on contemporary art and had all my suspicions affirmed. I have indeed fallen behind. There was a time when I was very emotionally invested in the art scene, yet today I find myself brushing it to the side. Well it's time to get back up and get back in the game. I no longer want to be the one wishing I would have done something about it... I believe deeply in the fact that if you don't use it, you lose it; and although I feel I've lost it I'm not willing to give up quite yet. Time to move on and pick up the pieces and make "art".

ANTICS

antics: 1: an attention-drawing often wildly playful or funny act or action 2: a performer of a grotesque or ludicrous part