2022
Delightful collaborations with artist Kate Eli for Elder & Oat and Trippots in West Dundee, IL.
The first Spanish language window in West Dundee--within recent generations' memory--at Riverside Upholstery in West Dundee!
My largest window painting to date! A 50-foot snowball fight at Van's Custard in East Dundee, IL.
Let it snow! Snowflake frames at Bridal Boys & Bikini Bottom in East and West Dundee.
2021
Sequins and paint!
I had the honor of painting Dickens in Dundee windows for local businesses in East Dundee, IL, for the second year in a row.
Painting support by my AMAZING friend Amaris Danak
Painting support by my AMAZING friend Amaris Danak
Painting support by my AMAZING friend Amaris Danak
As part of Side Street Studio Art's June 2021 feminist arts Going Dutch Festival, I offered goddess-themed window painting workshops!
Participants helped create the public works--while learning the symbolism of the "Double Goddess," and participating in partner, guided meditation, following the MA Pose practice (Annine van der Meer.) I recommend reading Gestare's work on the MA Pose practice.
2020
The annual Dickens in Dundee festival was transformed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I was hired along, with 2 other womxn artists, to paint the town with holiday scenes. Some window themes were requested by the businesses whose fronts we painted, and some were left to artistic license!
Over a decade ago, I performed on the Rochaus stage, back when it was called the Clearwater Theater. I've lived away from home for 8 years out of the last decade, so it feels special to return to these places and share my creative energy again, this time in a different medium. So, thank you to the Village of West Dundee for the meaningful opportunity to decorate my hometown sites.
Sparkly donut snowflakes with sequins, at CRAFT, West Dundee, IL
Assistance from Eryn, Nohra, and Bill Morrison
Treats for good children at Around the Corner Candy, West Dundee, IL
Assistance from Allison Faye Mack and Sandra Zmuda
Music notation snowflakes at Rochaus, West Dundee, IL
