Saturday, April 29, 2023

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I have to admit that in all my years of exhibiting my work in art shows, my least favorite part of the experience has always been returning my unsold pieces to my studio. In addition to the sense of disappointment and defeat, there's the grueling process of getting my art from car trunk to sixth floor studio. Typically that process has involved tracking down a dolly of some kind, then making sure I stack my artwork gently so it doesn't get damaged, but not so loosely that it all slides off in route to my studio. Fortunately, I just found a solution that makes the process much easier: a folding commercial laundry cart!



Measuring 35.7" deep, 24.1" wide and 34.6" high, it's very easy to push. The wheels can turn in every direction, unlike the ones on the dollies I've had to use. And it can fold down to just 7 inches wide when not in use! I think I may have been inspired by the college students that I see moving in and out of their downtown dorms because they often use a cardboard version of this to transport their belongings. 

Now that I've brought all my art safely back to my studio, I just need to get it out of my laundry cart and into some virtual shopping carts.

Sunday, April 16, 2023

The 2023 EXPO Chicago show

This was my first year back at the EXPO Art Fair since the pandemic began. Though there were numerous events on the days leading up to the show as well as during the show, because of my continued vigilance about not spending a lot of time indoors around unmasked people, I did not attend them. I didn't spend as much time at the show as I would have pre-pandemic. But I managed to see a lot of artwork and wanted to share pictures of the pieces I liked. Whenever possible, I included the names of the artists or galleries, but there were a few that I missed.

 

Yashua Klos

Tylonn Sawyer

Karen Novarro

Karen Novarro

Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp

Michelle Benoit

Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp

Brandon J. Donahue-Shipp

Raymond Saá

Raymond Saá

Pancho Luna

Phyllis Stephens

Frank Morrison

Frank Morrison

Tom Jones

Eva LeWitt

Carlos Rolón

Susan Weil


Gio Swaby

Gio Swaby

Luce Gallery

Jackie Head

Laure Mary-Couégnias

Helen Evans Ramsaran

Helen Evans Ramsaran



Shannon Finley

Markus Linnenbrink

Tanya Aguiñiga

David Gill Gallery

Carpenters Workshop Gallery

Judy Bowman

Beverly Fishman

Chun Kwang Young

Carrie Secrist Gallery

Machteld Rullens

Machteld Rullens


Derrick Adams

Marie Watt

John Chamberlain

Omar Rodriguez-Graham

Lily Scout Kwong

Gulnur Mukazhanova

Yonamine


I hope that someday in the not-too-distant future I will be able to spend more time enjoying artwork without having to worry about COVID. In the meantime, I wish that these events were designed by planners who don't want their shows to be super-spreader events.