Artist Interview: Scott Wolniak
I had the joy of interviewing Scott Wolniak, a multimedia artist who lives and works in Chicago. Working in painting, sculpture, video and installation, Wolniak’s body of work explores surrounding […]
In Bloom
Last semester, I took an art history class on Contemporary art, in which we discussed the work of Sherrie Levine. My classmate and friend Karen studied her work in-depth for […]
The semester is winding down…
It’s hard to believe my first semester of grad school is almost over! I feel like it just started. Seriously, where did the time go? Well as the saying goes, […]
Artist Spotlight: Barbara Hashimoto
Shredded Junk Mail with Grand Piano, installation Photo: Eric Young Smith Barbara Hashimoto uses shredded junk mail to create installations and sculptures commenting on the excesses of waste and commodity. […]
Artist Spotlight: Libby Black
Andy Warhol Book 14″ x 13″ x 7″ Paper, Hot Glue and Acrylic Paint 2012 My cousin Kelly, operator/curator of Little Paper Planes, stopped by Chicago and told me about Libby […]
Artist Interview with Bill Conger
In my sculpture class at grad school, we were recently asked to interview an artist of our choosing. I decided to interview Chicago-area Bill Conger, whose melancholy, haunting, romantic small […]
Grad school & life lately
This August I returned to school as a first year MFA (Sculpture) student and graduate assistant at NIU, my undergraduate alma mater. So far the semester has been pretty fantastic […]
Art Exhibitions: Roy Lichtenstein-A Retrospective at the Art Institute of Chicago
One of my favorite artists, Roy Lichtenstein, was featured in a retrospective exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibit, Roy Lichtenstein: a Retrospective, runs through September 3rd and […]
What I Wore: Fancypants (as seen on “New Girl”)
The look on Zooey/Jess on “New Girl” (image from What Would Zooey Deschanel Wear?) “New Girl” is probably one of my new favorite shows. The humor is fun […]
What I wore: leather and lace
Outfit details: lace dress: Francesca’s Collections (30% off) leather laser-cut wedges: Francesca’s Collections (50% off) bicycle pin: thrifted for $1 apple ring: thrifted for $1
