During this afternoon’s bike ride through the forest preserves & lagoons on the way
up & back to the Chicago Botanic Gardens, we were surprised to so many spotted fawns
along the way! Several pairs of fawns with their mothers by their side.
Some, surprisingly close to the bike path!

Currently under construction…
a new piece of art coming to the corner of Montrose & Ravenswood in Chicago!
Something special to “jazz up” the red brick walls of Lillstreet Art Center.

Under the supervision & creative tutelage of artist, teacher & sculptor Corinne D. Peterson,
the mosaic bricolage is being adhered to the front facade of Lillstreet Art Center to
commemorate its 35th Anniversary! Thirty-five years of sharing art with the community
through classes, studios & gallery. Corinne and her team have been creating tiles, collecting
objects and art from all around Lillstreet. The design has been influenced by all of the
different art departments within Lillstreet. Not just clay, but also metals, fabric, glass,
painting, drawing, photography & more!

In the blazing sun, the team has been out there for several days working endlessly.
First, they “tuckpointed” to fill in the brick where the mosaic was going to be adhered.
They then attached the hundreds of pieces & objects to the wall, filled it in with grout
and have now been “cleaning” the grout off the tiles for days! In the blazing sun, trying
to block the sun with tarps and “headwraps” soaked in cold water! Anything to not
wither way in the summer heat! Today was over 100-degrees – hot, hot, hot.

And, lucky for me… one of my stamped vases has made it into the bricolage…
right there smack dab in the middle! It’s a good feeling to be part of a commemorative
installation piece that will live on the walls of Lillstreet for years to come!

More photos when the bricolage is completed!… coming soon…

At the end of the day, my campers were getting ready for the 4th of July holiday…
with a little red paint, blue paint, and a lot of rubber stamps!

Well, all of my campers finished this week’s weaving projects just under the wire.
They was a lot of focus & determination… along with a little silliness along the way.

All in all, they were very proud of their weavings… including our “late entry” into the class
who joined our class on Thursday and ended up doing his weaving on cardboard “loom”
as he missed the loom dressing process. They loved the simple horizontal stripes,
but were also “motivated” by more difficult patterns like vertical stripes, basket weaves
and boxes. A little fringe at the end… and done. Just like Week D.

As we enter July… and prepare to kick-off the summer holiday…
it’s always great to see the welcoming signs of summer on the lakefront beaches!
Have a great weekend… and be safe!