it may not involve 900 pages of glossy advertisements, and annie leibovitz-esque couture photographs of kiera knightly or cate blanchett, but the september issue (read: show) of artwork at both sides gallery in pilsen, chicago is, in my opinion, pretty spectacular. working in the same space as artist meg frazier has been nothing short of a dream. there are days when we both get nothing done, and spend the day talking about the situation of the artist, how to monitor our finances, what we’d like to be when we grow up, how we pretty much are what we’d like to be when we grow up… and then there are days when the music’s playing (or not, if we forgot to turn it on, and we’re in the zone) and she’s painting and i’m drawing and we’re laying down finished pieces like they’re cookies coming out of the oven. and so, after all that baking.. err, making.. here’s what we recently framed and put up on the walls of both sides gallery, just in time for the september edition of the chicago arts district’s second fridays art walk.
{‘tighter’ | ’10”x12” | $150 w frame }
{‘stronger’ | 8”x10” | $100 w frame }
{‘softer’ | 18.5”x8” | $150 w frame }
{‘smaller’ | 3.5”x4.5” | $25 w frame}
{‘sharper’ | 5”x 6.25” | $50 w frame}
{‘clearer’ | 5.5”x16.5” | $125 w frame}
{‘deeper’ | 19.5”x17” | $200 w frame}
{‘longer’ | 10.5”x16” | $150 w frame}
these lovely pieces are on display at both sides gallery – 1840 s halsted st. chicago, il 60608 – and will also be available for purchase in my shop next week, so send me an inquiry at jilly.ink@gmail.com if you want a stab at them first!
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