Ok, I know Art vs. Craft is more than a month away, but I just got this little gem of a flyer in my inbox a couple days ago, and had to share it with you.  Ain’t it purdy?

See you there…

I’ve just finished listing some handspun yarns in my Etsy shop.  I hope to have some new items (bags, etc.) to list later this month, hopefully….so keep in touch.

My friend Carrie is an amazing artist and has a solo show opening this Friday.  I’m so excited!  Hope to see you at the reception…

Queen of This Island (Utö) 2008 c-print 42 x 33 inches

Carrie Schneider
How Not To Fall
October 17 – December 6, 2008

*Opening reception for the artist Friday, Oct 17th, 6-9pm! Please stop by!

moniquemeloche
118 N. Peoria
Chicago IL 60607
312.455.0299
www.moniquemeloche.com

WE (Blatic Version) 2007 c-print 58 x 76 inches

After a year-long Fulbright Fellowship to the prestigious Finnish 
Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki, Carrie Schneider returns to Chicago 
with a body of new work for her first solo exhibition with 
moniquemeloche gallery. Schneider sets up impossible scenarios that 
pit a character (usually herself) against some force of nature.   
Through a complex web of personal mythologies, Schneider throws 
herself into fantasies of escape and concealment, creating uneasy 
resonances with simple juxtapositions.  The result is a series of 
large-scale photographs and two 16mm films that continue to heighten 
the familiar to a level of precarious strangeness.

YarnCon Poster, originally uploaded by moonrat42.

I’m gearing up for YarnCon this Saturday, October 4th! There will be a ton of vendors selling all things yarny. There will also be workshops and snacks…yea snacks! Above is the hand-printed YarnCon poster by Chicago artist Alex Uribe. A limited run of 30 posters will be for sale.

Pulaski Park Auditorium
1419 Blackhawk
Chicago, IL
Oct 4th
10am – 4pm

Ok, let’s see if this works.  This here is my first post of a brand spanking new blog.  Big thanks to Kelly (click here too) for hooking me up with this blog! Yea! Ok, that’s all I got.  Stay tuned…