Chicago Artists Month 2014: Ravenswood and Great Chicago Fire Festival

This past weekend was the first one of Chicago Artists Month.  I have decided to spend this October visiting as many fellow artists' studios as possible. I started with the open studios at the Cornelia Arts Building in Ravenswood on Friday. It's home to several artists I know, including Kevin Swallow, Phillip Hartigan, and Jordan Scott.  I also found some new artists while I was there.

Darrell Roberts

Karen Boykin

Then on Saturday, I went back up to Ravenswood for the Ravwenswood Art Walk. Though it was rainy and cold, I still had a good time.

I always seem to take the most pictures at Architectural Artifacts.

The good thing about the gloomy weather was that Lillstreet wasn't too crowded. For the first time I was able to get some photos of the studios there.

Nadeau is a cool furniture store that more people should know about.

Before I could go back to the warmth of my studio, I had to visit my friend Minnie Watkins at her booth at the Great Chicago Fire Festival.

It was too cold to stay outside much longer, but I had a good time. I'm looking forward to this weekend, when I plan to go to some more events, hopefully in better weather.