Above is the awesome logo that Chad Kouri designed for our forum Beyond Walls, Nontraditional Ways of Making a Living as an Artist.
I am super excited (and a bit nervous) for my first Artist at Work Forum hosted by the Chicago Artist Resource. The workshop will open up with introductions from three Chicago artists and myself where we will be talking about how we sustain a living beyond the traditional brick and mortar gallery system. During the second part of the event there will be an audience discussion including myself and the following artists:
If you are in the Chicago area next week, feel free to drop by to say hello! The event is being held Downtown at the Chicago Cultural Center on Thursday, August 20th between 6-7:30PM and is located at 78 E. Washington, Chicago , IL 60602.
[ UPDATE ]
I promised a follow up to the panel presentation and am delighted to be able to share this information as part the of Design*Sponge’s Biz Ladies series.
You can read the article [ right here ].
(Photo courtsey of Steven Haulenbeek)
Designed by Steven Haulenbeek of The Mighty Bearcats, the Dubbot Modular lighting system shown above was created from post consumer polypropylene.
Steven was awarded Best in Show and Green Design for this piece in the 2009 Modern+Design+Function competition sponsored by Design Within Reach.
You can see more of The Mighty Bearcat’s work right here.
Sneak peek of business cards by Sonnenzimmer.
The idea of Ashes & Milk came into being one year ago as I began sharing photographs of my artwork on Flickr. Initially these posts were for friends and family, as a way to offer them some shy, unspoken details about me. Over time I found myself within an online community, consisting of a group of people devoted to expressing a visually enhanced life. It was when I sold this piece to a fellow Flickr enthusiast that made these relationships from the internet a reality. I wanted to expand on these connections by creating an online gallery space called Ashes & Milk, where patrons can buy original artwork directly from the site.
The work offered at Ashes & Milk are one of kind pieces that are made by hand, created by one person, designed for one person. This project has been implemented with great care and thoroughness: from devising a website with Also Design, to curating artwork from around the world, and learning about the people whose work represented. As I have spent hours upon hours examining artists and the things they make, I have fallen in love with each person’s unique process of construction, and their driving force of creation. Artists are gifted with the ability to step outside of themselves and to observe the world around them with such great detail. In response they compose the most unexpected, beautiful things, a quality that I so endear and can never get enough of.
I am honored for the opportunity to present a very fine selection of artists and their work on Ashes & Milk.
I hope you enjoy this site as much as I have putting it together.
A special thanks to:
My husband Adam – for his genuine thoughts and heartwarming support.
Jen – for spontaneous discussions and pointing out my literary redundancies.
Matt – for troubleshooting and his smart use of code and algorithms.
Anja - for the encouragement to open up and share.
Carol – for having a piece of me in her home.
Jenny and Matt – at Also Design for a gorgeously fun website.
Besty – for her art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner.
Nadine and Nick – at Sonnenzimmer for beautiful hand-printed business cards and marketing collateral.
Jim – for his problem solving and technical support.
All the Artists – for being the source of inspiration that founded Ashes & Milk.
Oxoxoxo, Nikko Moy
