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Murals
Bathrooms - Space For a Little Fun |
Bathrooms tend to be small, and we (hope) not to spend a whole lot of time in there. But they really are a great spot to decorate. They are wonderful precisely because they are small & we don't spend most of our day in there. You can get a little wilder in a bathroom. The smaller surface of walls won't cost you as much to cover. It's not a space that has to cater to your mood as much as a kitchen, or the living room, or the hallway that is the first thing you see when you just get home. It doesn't have to remain calm, and you won't get bored of a theme super quickly, because, as I've said 3 times already I think, you're not in there 12 hrs a day.
So make it a happy wee visit by revving up the fun factor a bit. Or just, like this family, add a few touches that please you, and liven up your space bit.
Nice, eh? It was really fun to paint, too. Just some abstract elements bouncing arythmically (I know that can't be spelled right) around the room. Abstract is not usually my first reaction to a question, so it surprised me (and Deb) that this came out of my head as an idea. It's using different mixes of metallic paints & plasters to get a range of tarnished looking shapes.
And here's another bathroom from the same home. Yes - the boy luuuuurrrrvvs soccer. All you need are a few touches to make their bathroom positively theirs. The impact will last for a few years, at least. They know you've done something cool just for them, and with any luck their towels will end up in the laundry basket instead of next to it.
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Long Grove, IL.
You know your kids are going to encounter trouble. There will be dangers out there ... and you hope and wish that they get through in the best way possible, maybe that someone is looking out for them when you can't. You can't be there all the time ... but maybe some spirit or force of your love and that of your family will stay with them and protect them as they make their way through their lives.
This family had two architectural niches in the hallway upstairs. Empty. White (contractor grade flat white, at that). Just begging for something special to happen.
With photo's of the kids from earlier years, a couple of classical pics, and more photos from now, we created a couple of very personal art pieces to express that feeling of concern. Their Grandmother is the spirit that the kids think of as looking out for them, so the angel has her dark hair.
Looming woods, lightning, full moon, jungle, abrupt waterfall, rapids, broken bridge, inadequate railings, what the heck are they doing there? Playing?!? Now - if you or I were there we'd be skootching them off to safer ground, taking them back home, making sure that they had diner & brushed their teeth before they go to bed.
But. You know the blurb.
We're not always there. Here's wishing that someone or something else can at least make sure they don't break their legs & drown while they're out playing.
And also wishing them the best for the future, that there are bright abundant lands in front of them, that they stick together, and the angel is still at their back, should they need her.
Yeah - we've got sentimental bits. We care about the feeling and message in what we do. |
14 Artists Hit the Wall, #4 |
Yippee! We're done! Well, we're done - just did some final touches last night. The top coat goes on September the first, though I think we (as in, all 14) are supposed to be done today. Maybe this weekend. ?
We're in the Evanston Review, the local branch of the Pioneer Press, as well. Make sure you click on the pictures ... then it takes you to more & little blurbs on each:
Here's the left side connecting up with Mona's Chef's pots ... all the good smell magic swirling around.
and the bulk of our panel
then where it links up with Leas, the founders of Heartland Cafe.
I have been collecting & putting together video footage. I will make a movie & post it up to You Tube. Unfortunately my computer apparently would like all those movies to go reside on an external harddrive, not sit in iMovie, so I've got an appointment with the nice people at Apple to sort that out next Tuesday.
Hang in there, everyone! It's coming! |
14 Artists Hit the Wall, #3 |
Ooo ooo ooo
I should be working out, but I am of course doing as much as I can to avoid that. It's just delay, not canceling.
Day #2 on the wall, Tuesday, and yes I'm a little slower on the posting. I was more thinking about Epsom salts and muscle relief than blogging by the end of it.
We did get a wee write up in the Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-pod08obama20100809183425,0,7635293.photo
Michelle is on the panel right in the middle of the mural, and has our name-drop content. Obama kicked off his Illinois campaign at the Heartland Cafe.
And with any luck we'll also make it into the Evanston Review and/or Pioneer Press.
We got this far by the end of Monday
Tuesday we were able to start filling in the food. BJ filling in the food. We are conveniently located - just across the road from a good burger. I had the catfish last night, that hit the spot.
Ginny came to visit on Tuesday
Mona, my neighbor to the left, beginning her sky
And Lea, one of the project's amazing organizers, begins to my right.
I've got more more more pics, but will have to scoot off for now. Keep watching!
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14 Artists Hit The Wall, #2 |
Woohoo!
So - we're off! Its been a big day and I'm largely incoherent right now, but hopefully there's enough juice left to leave a quick update.
Yes - we are on the wall!
Spray cans are coming in tomorrow, so we're starting with what Dustin & Won had left over from other jobs. Won gave us a the quick low down on using a spray can this morning. Great for laying out where things are going to go.
All the nice scribbles behind were my own fault ... practicing with the can before laying out.
Thursday night was our first night projecting. Small islands of art action in the night. Vignettes of the artists in action.
b.j. filling in the lower right corner. The concrete is a bit of a pain, you really have to work the paint into the spots. Then you think you're fine, turn away, look back a few minutes later and what do you know ... ? More spots.
Today with lots of artists at work:
And please come and see us if you have a chance to pop by! You may even see us in the Tribune excerpt if we're lucky enough to fall into a good news spot.
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