Looking for a completely different way to make a drawing? How about making your drawing directly on public art? (video) Let’s start with one of the most famous public artworks in Chicago. The Picasso. This hefty icon stands 50-feet tall, weighs 162 tons. A quirky figure that can interpreted in many ways: a woman, a …
Goodbye, Tower. I just left the Tribune Tower for the last time. On my way out, I made a giant five-foot wide pencil rubbing. Here’s a four-minute video with me narrating its creation along with a time-lapse. Etched into the walls of the Tribune Tower lobby are famous quotes about newspapers and publishing. I did …
I did a five-foot wide pencil rubbing on my last day in the Tribune Tower Read More »
I’m thinking about doing a project with all the historical markers in Chicago. Maybe a collection of photos. A photo of just the plaque. A photo of the location where the plaque is. Maybe a 30 second video of the surroundings showing a 360-degree around the plaque. In addition to the photos, it would be …
Postcrossing.com is a site where you can sign up to send and receive postcards from across the world. (It is #14 on my list of 14 things that inspired me in 2008.) Most people send postcards of photos of their local area. I’ve been sending postcards of photos of Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid. Wouldn’t it …
IDEA: send pencil rubbings as postcards for postcrossing Read More »
Since June of last year, I’ve been meaning to experiment with rubbings in my art. After running off a few in the tribune tower lobby today, it seems like they need something more. Maybe… Make a collage by making rubbings of several things on one sheet, or… Incorporating the rubbings into other mediums, or… What …
I was doing some thinking about doing rubbings (placing a piece of paper up on a wall, rubbing a pencil or charcoal on the paper to reproduce the texture underneath paper). It made me think of how I could walk around chicago and make rubbings of various famous and/or interesting things. Similiar to how I …
