This weekend we had our first snowfall and it sure did paint a pretty picture. I took these photos out my window (you may notice the screens); it's the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River. Though there's a fence, the property, without any other houses in view, looks like it is out in the country. That's because this summer and fall, the homes across the way were torn down. This side of the creek gets erosion (we need bank stabilization) and that side got the … [Read more...]
News from Glimpse of Solace artists (Cleary, Coudal, Nance, Buckland) and a call for submissions
April showers today; I love the rumble. Here are some updates about the artists whose work has been featured on Glimpse of Solace Daniel Cleary is going to have a show "In Exhibition: Daniel Cleary, new and selected paintings" starting tomorrow April 10 at the Uptown Arts Center, 941 W. Lawrence. Brendan Coudal continues to be inspired by his cats Max and Phoebe . But he also has a number of new projects. Check out all Brendan’s visual art at his website. One … [Read more...]
Happenstance
Salutations! Hope August is going well for you. We’re already going into the second week of the month so if you have some summer activity on your to-do list, you better get to it. Before you know it, we’ll be raking leaves and setting our clocks back. As per usual, I don’t really have a list of things I’d like get accomplished – I am a meanderer that way. Last weekend I was happy to go, spur of the moment, to a poetry reading at Woman Made Gallery and then to an art fair … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: Kevin Nance
There's one more week to see Kevin Nance's photographs of St. James Cathedral at the cathedral (at Kyle's Gallery Place in St James Commons, 65 E. Huron, Chicago). The exhibit is aptly titled: "How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place." You can also look at his work at the Andersonville Galleria, 5247 N. Clark, Chicago. Kevin Nance is a Chicago-based photographer, photojournalist, and freelance writer. His work appears in the Chicago Tribune, the … [Read more...]
Solace of the faithful
Hello, hello. Almost August—can you believe it? I know I am old because time is passing more quickly, and not just because it’s summer. When I published Solace in So Many Words I made a decision not to include work that was overtly religious. There were several reasons for that. But I know that God and religion and faith and prayer are all-important sources of solace for many people. So today’s posts reflect that. Laura Rodley’s poem "Meeting the Father" in the … [Read more...]