JAM FINE ARTS

We had a Sunday afternoon fundraising art auction at the BrauerHouse and we had a blast!

Click the Watch on YouTube link to for an excellent tutorial. I'm will need to go in a more biophilic direction after the Floe series. This may be part of it.

This piece is for everyone who is feeling girly.

It's a piece of pop art from a modified well-known fashion doll logo. Warhol grew up with soup; my childhood was full of Fashion Doll. Fashion Doll was an avatar of my dreams of teenage romance, high status, and glamor. I got over it, but I welcome you to put GenderPop on whenever you're feeling fabulous.

I made this piece to enter for Inspired by Warhol show at the Elmhurst Artists' Guild's Summer 2023. There is a chance it might not be accepted. This design is more family friendly than my original idea and I give it better odds.

@thereforeijam  Jan 4, 2011
Sweet collection! via @alisonjardine the Phillips collection (art) 90th birthday... includes Rothko room :) http://n.pr/dUul0j (via npr)

@thereforeijam  Jan 16, 2011
At Slaymaker Fine Arts. Gorgeous gallery. http://twitpic.com/3qoxgy

@thereforeijam  Jan 21, 2011
Detail of the hand of David by Michaelangelo http://tinyurl.com/48bbp7e

@thereforeijam  Jan 22, 2011
If you are an artist & you want to explore some mathematics you will enjoy, (yes *enjoy*) SYMMETRY by @MarcusduSautoy --intuitive & lavish

 @thereforeijam  Mar 1, 2011
Need a jaws of life to get into this PVC tube of paintings!

@thereforeijam  Mar 2, 2011
via @pourmecoffee MT This guy makes awesome sculptures from books. http://bit.ly/gVn1iq //Gorgeous. I honestly want to own one.

@thereforeijam  Mar 19, 2011
Shuffling paintings at a show today.

@thereforeijam  Mar 20, 2011
The guide for Chicago Public Library's NEVERWHERE events is fabulous. Spectacular lineup! @neilhimself

@thereforeijam  Mar 25, 2011
Lovely photo at Artless: http://artless-artists.posterous.com/shambolic

@thereforeijam  Mar 30, 2011
I always liked this tinted series by Fludd. I'd like to hang it as a series for "above my bed."

@thereforeijam  Mar 30, 2011
http://tinyurl.com/4aj9uaa The link! "Above my bed" is a running joke because every art piece I like I say I'll put "above my bed."

@thereforeijam  Apr 6, 2011
Going to see if the neutrino lecture for the public at Fermilab lives up to its name today: http://www.fnal.gov/pub/today/

@thereforeijam  Apr 13, 2011
At the Oriental Institute looking at old beads and mummies

@thereforeijam  Apr 29, 2011
The most comprehensive list of Top 30 things THEY don't want you to know: http://bit.ly/j3DHvK by @kennethjdevries

@thereforeijam  May 3, 2011
Kari Byron from Mythbusters is a sculptor--some pix of her work: http://bit.ly/mAOSsk

@thereforeijam  May 13, 2011
.@MattPuchalski is installing a *brand new* Leroy Nieman original at Medinah C.C. right now. Worth a small fortune. He must be nervous!

@thereforeijam  May 13, 2011
Picture of the Nieman! http://dailyherald.com/article/20110512/sports/705129913/photos/AR/

@thereforeijam  May 16, 2011
You can get some hyperbolic geometries in bead weaving too (try round peyote with 6 or more starter ring). http://bit.ly/erkrI

@thereforeijam  May 26, 2011
This public art project didn't come out well. Looks terrible "Tower of Babel" http://bit.ly/mMTbsz

​@thereforeijam  May 29, 2011
Going to MSI to see the gross but educational "Body Worlds" exhibit. #pleasenoplastinatedbabies #pleasepleaseplease

@thereforeijam  Jun 2, 2011
It's 9 pm. Just been told we need more art for a 9 am art consult.

@thereforeijam  Jun 11, 2011
Business is brisk if you are a bronze sculptor who makes life sized figures of children playing. Every town around here has at least one.

@thereforeijam  Jun 11, 2011
Unthreatening, unchallenging, folksy charm is all the rage for municipal art.

@thereforeijam  Jun 11, 2011
Also popular: Bronze senior gentleman dozing on a park bench.

@thereforeijam  Jun 15, 2011
Big one = awesome abstract sculpture. RT @io9: Meet the Gömböc, one of the strangest shapes in the world http://io9.com/5810917/

​@thereforeijam  Jun 17, 2011
I'm going to climb Willis Tower. I want to do it in a King Kong costume, but that depends on how the test runs go.

@thereforeijam  Jun 23, 2011
If a stairmaster is a decent sim, you can climb the stairs of a tall skyscraper for less than 250 calories

@thereforeijam  Jun 25, 2011
.@ptak tweeted this link reminding me about vorticism. Love, luv, <3 the Ptak's Science Books blog. http://t.co/ln6lMjk #FF

@thereforeijam  Jun 25, 2011
Deep discounting bookplates so I have an excuse to see that show at the Tate and restock at Cecil Court.

@thereforeijam  Jun 29, 2011
Finally framed my Joseph Parker painting. Floated within stretcher protectors. http://twitpic.com/5ioh0d

@thereforeijam  Jun 29, 2011
*exhale* Painting that I shipped in a mailing tube that probably shouldn't have been shipped in a mailing tube arrived in perfect condition.

@thereforeijam  Jun 29, 2011
I have much better luck shipping unstretched rolled canvas over stretched. It's also cheaper.

@thereforeijam  Jul 1, 2011
Blissfully rolling lovely saris.

@thereforeijam  Jul 7, 2011
Gorgeous, gorgeous video on moonbows at Yosemite National Park via @ferrisjabr and @yosemitesteve http://youtu.be/_68ytOYnTvs

@thereforeijam  Jul 12, 2011
Moving and found a great biography on Rothko by James E. B. Breslin. Does anyone want it?

@thereforeijam  Jul 12, 2011
Also have a Michelangelo coffee table book up for grabs.

@thereforeijam  Jul 22, 2011
Found & packed E.E. Knight's notebooks of rough drafts of the Vampire Earth series, including "Way of the Wolf".

@thereforeijam  Aug 2, 2011
The Chemistry of Oil Painting http://bit.ly/pooRqP by @flyingtrilobite at @Symbiartic

@thereforeijam  Aug 2, 2011
Giving away my crappy purple car to the neighbors.

@thereforeijam  Aug 2, 2011
Poor, poor, neighbors.

@thereforeijam  Aug 3, 2011
I believe that the most effective placebo is an abundance of exercise.

@thereforeijam  Aug 4, 2011
There is an ambiguous age that causes a large gathering of extended relatives to gossip about whether someone has had work done.

@thereforeijam  Aug 4, 2011
Didn't know he did this. // RT @jessebdylan: Wondrous Salvador Dali images from Playboy Magazine back in the day. http://bit.ly/oTsKCg

@thereforeijam  Aug 6, 2011
That rough beast slouching toward Bethlehem just needed some morning joe, I'll bet.

@thereforeijam  Aug 9, 2011
Clients demand titles for abstracts. I have a dictionary. I have a dart.

@thereforeijam  Aug 11, 2011
via @Sight_Unseen et al: Inside Man Ray's studio: Hmm. Comfy and creative workspaces http://bit.ly/ofg9ws

@thereforeijam  Aug 22, 2011
Going through a hidey hole in the studio. Junking false starts. Seeing large piece I got stuck on 3 years ago w fresh eyes. Packing it.

@thereforeijam  Aug 22, 2011
<3!!! "Whee!" See the space babies, puppies & kitties go! MT @ptak: Heavenly Chinese space program posters: #space #nasa http://ow.ly/6a06a

@thereforeijam  Aug 24, 2011
I always liked the idea of books below waist level, art & windows above. MT @pourmecoffee: Celebrity libraries. http://t.co/ZJTQpin

@thereforeijam  Aug 26, 2011
Looking for a pic of art museum in a repurposed brutalist ex-Soviet admn. bldg. in one of the eastern European countries. Latvia? Estonia?

@thereforeijam  Sep 4, 2011
Everyday mushrooms: fine onions in olive oil, chopped shitake/white, little oregano, tarragon, veg stock, wh. wine, flour. Put on anything.

@thereforeijam  Sep 11, 2011
Let it be known that autocorrections of my tweets are always truer and better than the intended

@thereforeijam  Sep 12, 2011
"Learn Chinese! Beware the cookie that mocks with awkward fortune"

@thereforeijam  Sep 14, 2011
Reading Milton's "Areopagitica." Uncertain whether he intended to filibuster or persuade.

@thereforeijam  Sep 19, 2011
Presenting art to interior designers

@thereforeijam  Sep 20, 2011
Gah. 10 Digital enlargements cost too much for a personal project. So I'll be spending time in a camera obscura with projecter & a Sharpie.

@thereforeijam  Sep 25, 2011
Huh. Geeky person just handed me calculation of calories burned to climb Willis Tower. Sad that all I can see is he overestimated my weight.

@thereforeijam  Sep 28, 2011
Blog of notable letterheads. Form does not follow function in FL Wright's unless he had INCREDIBLY cramped handwriting. http://t.co/yg6rSB0f

@thereforeijam  Sep 30, 2011
Have an extra fun job today. People who like purple need art.

@thereforeijam  Oct 2, 2011
He was fabulous// RT@LGrugerHanson: I love looking at the art of Franz Marc http://t.co/r71FNVr4

@thereforeijam  Oct 2, 2011
If I was a witch I'd curse this Sunday morning breakfast meeting, but I can't think of anything worse than a Sun. Morning breakfast meeting

Checking in shipment of oil paintings and listening to music I've never heard before: http://t.co/pM9qW1To Blue Foundation--Embers

@thereforeijam  Oct 10, 2011
Newfangled bar-code thing on the back of some new biz cards for partner biz is a puzzle. Must need an app to learn who I am.

 @thereforeijam  Oct 10, 2011
Several minutes of pounding a rock on my barcode later and the web informs me this will add info to Contacts or direct to website. Oh.

@thereforeijam  Oct 11, 2011
Gorgeous! RT @BoingBoing: X-ray stained glass http://t.co/w1agAekx

@thereforeijam  Oct 14, 2011
LIFE: It mocks; it burns; but sometimes it tingles.

@thereforeijam  Oct 14, 2011
Today's sole business agenda item was "Laptop from bed in the manner of Barbara Cartland."

@thereforeijam  Oct 19, 2011
Autocorrect, you enigmatic sphinx, you.

@thereforeijam  Oct 26, 2011
For the record, I make weird art. This was a commissioned bead mosaic and weave vase http://t.co/qJZpQlri

@thereforeijam  Oct 28, 2011
We hung art that came w 4' wide heavy particle board horiz. wedge hanging system....into cinder block, with huge masonry screws today.

@thereforeijam  Oct 28, 2011
Then there was this 48x56" mirror with mirrored frame with unusual and tricky hidden hangers. Heavy, so had to go into studs.

@thereforeijam  Nov 2, 2011
Wanted to finish my latest beaded globe vases by Sagan Day. Probably only have one side ready for celebratory photo.

@thereforeijam  Nov 4, 2011
Firefighters will be climbing Willis Tower in full gear on Sunday fundraising for RIC. http://t.co/09d4mnjv ~~wimpy whimper~~

@thereforeijam  Nov 6, 2011
Having a debate about whether my skyscraper climbing outfit is "obstructive"

@thereforeijam  Nov 6, 2011
Faye and I are going up! http://t.co/Rz2NIkAX

@thereforeijam  Nov 6, 2011
We made it! http://t.co/slWhoI2D

@thereforeijam  Nov 8, 2011
My brother climbed Willis Tower in 21 mins....dick. ; )

 @thereforeijam  Nov 9, 2011
Interior shot of WIP. Beads woven over a glass globe vase. http://t.co/bKah5Bod

@thereforeijam  Nov 10, 2011
After you make the raw chicken dance, she will be tired. Massage her with olive oil rub and put her to bed with carrots, garlic, & potatoes.

@thereforeijam  Nov 16, 2011
There aren't very many pieces by Dali that I'd want to live with but this one is fun http://t.co/ArYvXrhz

 @thereforeijam  Nov 16, 2011
Best times for creative rumination for me are--bed, car(travel in general), bath/shower, exercise. Do you have any other good ones?

@thereforeijam  Nov 16, 2011
Rumi, hell yeah!! RT @MorganLibrary: Islamic manuscript of the day: Rumi and the Reflection of Sun in a Pool http://t.co/dWZK9mq0

@thereforeijam  Nov 16, 2011
Sweet. Finished my galaxy cluster globe vase. It turned out well so I'm going to make a bigger one.

@thereforeijam  Nov 16, 2011
Looking for an extra tall crystal decanter with ball stopper for another piece.

@thereforeijam  Nov 17, 2011
On the way to Chicago for a presentation to designers then a big art install and art showing.

@thereforeijam  Dec 1, 2011
Daughter's drawing from art class. Note that wine goes to the top. http://t.co/v88vjfZZ

@thereforeijam  Dec 2, 2011
Thanks, Herzog, for mocking my sense of wonder. "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" heavy with melodrama and absurd solemnity.

@thereforeijam  Dec 15, 2011
One of my pet peeves is two-dimensional sculpture.

@thereforeijam  Dec 15, 2011
Then there are the paintings, drawings, photographs of...sculptures. Sometimes great & artfully chosen, other times just studies or homages.

@thereforeijam  Dec 15, 2011
Sculpture rant prompted by sculpture: bbc.in/smUCMD I like Banksy just fine; these are formal quality, nit-picky, knee-jerk complaints.

@thereforeijam  Dec 17, 2011
Testing jinx by publicly & prematurely announcing that one of my large vases might have sold at a Xmastime pop-up gallery.

@thereforeijam  Dec 18, 2011
It's flattering that someone bothered to calculate that the galaxy cluster globe vase took 80 hours of weave time and ~5,000 beads.

@thereforeijam  Dec 24, 2011
(whisper) creatures are still stirring.

@thereforeijam  Dec 31, 2011
Wish I could root around in the Vatican museum and archives stuff w/ full access for a week. Don't want to own any of it. Just really nosy.

​@thereforeijam  Dec 31, 2011
Salvador Dali: Surrealist Party from 1941 http://t.co/oCqqOnZq via @dangermindsblog

@thereforeijam  Jan 3, 2010
http://ow.ly/ShPO Patty Smith art show

@thereforeijam  Jan 3, 2010
Finishing up a pair of vases that are wildly ebulliant. The Haeckel brain coral fish bowl will be bland in comparison.

@thereforeijam  Jan 8, 2010
http://twitpic.com/x8dx6 - Other view of "Masquerade". It has a twin that is still drying. Pix of that later.

@thereforeijam  Jan 15, 2010
Back from taking art to Toms-Price in Skokie. Showing a little of everything; debuting rare Fairchild print & new set of vases.

@thereforeijam  Jan 21, 2010
First snowflake photographs on exhibit at American Antique Show in NY. http://ow.ly/YY7u

@thereforeijam  Jan 21, 2010
Re: Sketchbooks- Didn't shred most of them due to many drawings & sketches of boyfriends and my husband when he was younger.

@thereforeijam  Jan 22, 2010
Cleaning out the studio and art closet. Lots to donate to Goodwill.

@thereforeijam  Jan 23, 2010
Chasing down gigantic, masculine, abstract paintings for an urban loft w/ 18' ceiling.

@thereforeijam  Jan 24, 2010
What, no apron? RT @saintpetepaul: For classical scholar with a sense of humor: Hey Nero! Rome's Burning! : IDC CityShop http://ow.ly/ZX0R

@thereforeijam  Jan 29, 2010
Love the lo-tech, tinkery nature of still lifes. RT @WeAreGeek: Photographer whose work is based on the laws of physics http://bit.ly/cqJGbW

@thereforeijam  Jan 31, 2010
10-y.o. is trying to recover from a soul-crushing brush with Legoland ennui.

@thereforeijam  Feb 3, 2010
It's OK. The baby knows karate. RT @RichardWiseman: OMG - completely terrifying! RT @vbloke http://i.imgur.com/Vs7No.gif

@thereforeijam  Feb 8, 2010
Should be a Folklore Channel on cable for all of the ghost, yeti, Loch Ness Monster, conspiracy, urban legend shows. Call a spade a spade.

@thereforeijam  Feb 12, 2010
#FF Recommend @sarahangliss who is an artist, musician, engineer that plays the saw and theremin and makes robots.

@thereforeijam  Feb 21, 2010
Escorted precocious youths to Fermilab open house today. We had a great time! Highly recommended-they learned sooo much!

@thereforeijam  Feb 23, 2010
http://ow.ly/1arql -Dinosaur bone replica bench 4 sale. These were installed at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Saw Dr. Paul Serreno there.

@thereforeijam  Mar 4, 2010
via @madgestar & @brainpicker "70 Million" by Hold Your Horses – playful wink at art history http://vimeo.com/9752986--Fantastic

@thereforeijam  Mar 6, 2010
http://christianecegavske.com I was suprised to learn this animator isn't European.

@thereforeijam  Mar 11, 2010
DNA testing underway on modern Italians to determine whether or not they are descended from the painter, Caravaggio. http://ow.ly/1hGLp

@thereforeijam  Mar 20, 2010
Whee! Slushy, hairpin turns are more exciting with a car full of ceramic and glass vessels. No casualties.

@thereforeijam  Mar 23, 2010
Confession. I'm shipping vintage kimonos using SpaceBags. What?! I needed a moisture barrier, I swear!

@thereforeijam  Mar 25, 2010
Heh. Got a call from someone who is trying to locate an authentic fake painting. What a world.

@thereforeijam  Mar 28, 2010
You never realize how many trees there are on your street until you start playing with the kite.

@thereforeijam  Mar 31, 2010
Intriguing blown stainless steel design and art via @saintpetepaul http://www.stephennewby.co.uk/

@thereforeijam  Apr 11, 2010
My weekend: Babysitter! Hotel. Art museum w/ flower arrangement show. Multiorgasmic panang. Bill Maher. Harley Bikers. More flowers.

@thereforeijam  Apr 12, 2010
Doc about Stalin's daughter living in Wisconsin: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=372451&src=110

@thereforeijam  Apr 15, 2010
via @girlfuturist: Painting in the Met attributed to Granacci really by Michelangelo? http://bit.ly/cHZzAM < Hey Artnews! Bigger pic please!

@thereforeijam  Apr 15, 2010
Zoomable shot of debatable Michelangelo: http://ow.ly/1yQ6c

@thereforeijam  Apr 17, 2010
via @girlfuturist: http://bit.ly/eHuEZ --RT @jshawback @DooneyStudio <Excellent article about the artist/gallery system in flux

@thereforeijam  Apr 19, 2010
More on Maya Lin's "What's Missing?" project: http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=37533

@thereforeijam  Apr 21, 2010
I was all excited about getting to use the crow bar to uncrate some sculptures but this time the sculptor sent them in cardboard boxes. Drat

@thereforeijam  Apr 25, 2010
Nifty place to visit: Yerkes Observatory http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/index.html

@thereforeijam  Apr 25, 2010
Checking out a couple of galleries today.

@thereforeijam  Apr 26, 2010
"Cave paintings, or it didn't happen." http://tinyurl.com/yyq7st3

@thereforeijam  Apr 26, 2010
Boobquake today!!! I need to change.

@thereforeijam  Apr 26, 2010
Kicking myself for missing this piece at the Milwaukee Art Museum-- http://ow.ly/1DelZ

@thereforeijam  May 12, 2010
Unstretched some useless student canvases to restretch with fresh canvas so MIL can start painting again.

@thereforeijam  May 12, 2010
Problem with the industrial canvas stretcher at local place is that it doesn't allow for stapling on the back.

@thereforeijam  May 12, 2010
I have huge stretcher bars coming out of my ears, but Grandma isn't ready for 30x40's and larger.

@thereforeijam  May 13, 2010
.@alisonjardine A Warhol having more perceived value than a Rothko really irks me.

@thereforeijam  May 15, 2010
More art biz bull: http://tinyurl.com/34vrxat This & the market flooded by forgeries is why I hate to deal vint. or antq. works on paper.

@thereforeijam  May 15, 2010
Thousands of non-profits may lose their tax-exempt status http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=381051

@thereforeijam  May 17, 2010
Deciding what to send for the art swap: #ArtSwap2010 http://j.mp/bOMy2k

@thereforeijam  May 21, 2010
Youngest is playing her sister's recorder at frequencies that only dogs and every nerve cell in my body can hear.

@thereforeijam  May 21, 2010
That recorder is going to have an accident.

@thereforeijam  May 26, 2010
I'd love to know how the gold teeth thing is accomplished. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/finger-of-god/

@thereforeijam  May 27, 2010
More on the 1999 "Toronto Blessing" of gold teeth appearing in churches: http://heavenissoreal.info/forum/index.php?topic=2239.0;wap2

@thereforeijam  Jun 2, 2010
Little City is a wonderful organization. They're accepting book dropoffs at the event locale. See prev. tweet.

@thereforeijam  Jun 2, 2010
SEE! The World's Largest Eyeball! Roadside attraction coming soon to Pritzker Park, Chicago http://j.mp/cCEpkA via @ebertchicago

@thereforeijam  Jun 4, 2010
#ArtSwap2010 Thrilled! Received an aromatic beeswax encaustic/mixed media gem from Trace Willans of Soewn Earth today. <3 it!

@thereforeijam  Jun 4, 2010
#ArtSwap2010 Thanks to Trace Willans for the encaustic. Sorry, I can't find your Twitter @.

@thereforeijam  Jun 7, 2010
Goodbye, "Art of the Renaissance." Goodbye, Hildegard of Bingen. Goodbye, Henry Miller. Must make room on shelves for more kids' books.

@thereforeijam  Jun 10, 2010
Article about the importance of good archival framing: http://ow.ly/1X05F via @girlfuturist

@thereforeijam  Jun 15, 2010
Drinking coffee and psyching myself up for all of the art I have to schlep again today.

@thereforeijam  Jun 15, 2010
Our little family biz is growing. We now provide art & art consultations for #1 & #2 high-end furniture/interior design retailers in Chicago

@thereforeijam  Jun 21, 2010
Studied these briefly. The most amazing thing is how thin the bronze was cast. Technical marvels of Africa not Atlantis. http://ow.ly/21qZF

@thereforeijam  Jun 22, 2010
Elegant Reuse: Second Glass http://secondglass.net/index.php?page=our-work

@thereforeijam  Jul 11, 2010
I know what happened to fish in the lake. Boys dammed a v. shallow canal and netted 100's of fish http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=393216

@thereforeijam  Jul 11, 2010
It was murrrrderrrrrr.

 @thereforeijam  Jul 16, 2010
Ahh, children. Children are angels. ANGELS OF ENTROPY.

@thereforeijam  Jul 18, 2010
@DavidSandumArt Painting is not the only form of art out there. If you feel compelled to make something, but you... http://post.ly/ncVW

@thereforeijam  Jul 26, 2010
Awesome OB rocks! @MattPuchalski 4 of my new skyline images getting photographed by @OsioBrown. Stay tuned for new prints 4 purchase.

@thereforeijam  Jul 26, 2010
I sneak peeked a @MattPuchalski cityscape of Seattle in progress over the weekend. So dramatic.

@thereforeijam  Aug 4, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/26s9x2r I love this beaded globe. Would be better with a lucite or glass base.

@thereforeijam  Aug 7, 2010
Just saw some of Martyl's art. Love to have a piece related to the " Doomsday Clock"

@thereforeijam  Aug 9, 2010
Has anyone ever been to a Peter Lik Gallery or seen his work in person? http://www.peterlik.com/bio

@thereforeijam  Aug 16, 2010
Very, very cute "Atmospheric Strata" beaded necklace by Laura Cesari. http://ow.ly/2qr1m (via Skepchick.org)

@thereforeijam  Aug 20, 2010
Chicago tweeps! Recommend "Rites of Enchantment" w/ Maritess Zurbano, Magician on Oct. 6 & 7 http://tinyurl.com/2cd2ubw

@thereforeijam  Aug 25, 2010
I'm finishing up an homage piece. Who has inspired you to make something creative?

@thereforeijam  Aug 28, 2010
I just declined the offer from my 4-y.o. to dress up as a superhero like her. What an old fuddy-duddy.

@thereforeijam  Aug 28, 2010
Oh. I'm the *sidekick*. That's different. SuperPony here I come.

@thereforeijam  Sep 5, 2010
Kane County flea market and thai food with daughter. Now some framing errands.

@thereforeijam  Sep 12, 2010
Harriet Hall, lone voice of reason, no longer with O magazine. Sad. http://bit.ly/aBX2mV via @sciencegoddess

@thereforeijam  Sep 15, 2010
Marveling at the realism of these architectural renderings- http://tinyurl.com/2g292s3

@thereforeijam  Sep 17, 2010
What is it with the earwigs this year? I opened a portfolio during a presentation & one came crawling out of my prints! (Prints are okay.)

@thereforeijam  Sep 20, 2010
Very macho Terry Pratchett forges his own sword OUT OF A METEORITE! http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/im_gonna_need_that_sir_terry_p.php

@thereforeijam  Sep 24, 2010
Anti-psychic cat invites you to the Starparty! Also: Einstein stepped here. http://ow.ly/2Jhq0 (Really? Einstein? Wisconsin?)

@thereforeijam  Oct 2, 2010
Frost forecast overnight and partly cloudy for #SkepticsUndertheStars at Yerkes Observatory tonight. I'm going to sleep at my in-laws'.

@thereforeijam  Oct 3, 2010
Fantastic night at Yerkes Observatory. The sky was clear and we had the rare opportunity to use their telescope! #SkepticsUndertheStars

@thereforeijam  Oct 7, 2010
Had a great time @MaritessQofM :Rites of Enchantment. Very fun magic show! Autobiographical, humorous, w/ skillful sleight of hand.

@thereforeijam  Oct 18, 2010
More high-profile art forgeries uncovered. http://ow.ly/2VbTz

@thereforeijam  Oct 20, 2010
Peculiar phenomenon: Many stars can be seen better with

@thereforeijam  Oct 23, 2010
For sheer shock value, performance art falls short of parenting.

@thereforeijam  Oct 28, 2010
Not a big fan of "Candide" as a musical. Voltaire's prose gets lost in it. Mini review: Too many notes.

@thereforeijam  Nov 6, 2010
Finishing up my postcard for #twitterartexhibit in Norway.

@thereforeijam  Nov 4, 2010
11/4/2010. Some days need to be marked. This was one of those.

@thereforeijam  Nov 10, 2010
Meeting with a group of interior designers in Naperville this morning.

@thereforeijam  Nov 13, 2010
Bought my purple car used 12 yrs ago. Today a little old lady hit it & I luxuriated in not giving a damn.

@thereforeijam  Nov 15, 2010
It's hard to fight off a midget ninja while putting away paintings. Hiya. Hiya.

@thereforeijam  Nov 16, 2010
Very true with art>> We value a product more if it's physically in front of us while deciding. http://alturl.com/jg28k via @TheSocialBrain

@thereforeijam  Dec 6, 2010
Chagall's America Windows at the Art Institute of Chicago: http://is.gd/ii4Ig //Used to see it every day for school & work via @GirlFuturist

@thereforeijam  Dec 8, 2010
If the Antinuous sculpture was bought by a museum, it was worth every penny.

@thereforeijam  Dec 16, 2010
Enjoyed the Richard Hawkins show at the Art Institute: http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/hawkins

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​@thereforeijam  May 2, 2009
ArtChicago surprised--having mostly art people could stand to live or work with. No dead things this year. Enjoyable. Not crowded.

@thereforeijam  May 5, 2009
Introducing Chae Sung-Pil, one of my favorite artists from ArtChicago. Beautiful landscape/field paintings-- http://bit.ly/D4igG

@thereforeijam  May 21, 2009
Reading D. Hockney's "Secret Knowledge," 2001 about the Renaissance and possible use of lenses/mirrors in painting. http://bit.ly/10w6ke

​@thereforeijam  Jun 14, 2009
"The Forger's Spell" by E. Dolnick-Book about a WWII-era forger who made Vermeer and other forgeries with Bakelite-laced oil paints.

@thereforeijam  Jun 25, 2009
After reading Hockney book on art & optics, then reading "Forger's Spell," it's plausible that the optics theory could help spot forgeries.

@thereforeijam  Jul 27, 2009
Getting skittish of selling vintage/antique prints on paper. Borrowed another book called "Provenance" likely to reinforce this opinion.

​@thereforeijam  Jul 27, 2009
This article makes no mention of the vintage posters the gallery bought from Kennedy in the late 90s early 2000s http://bit.ly/YAbZt

​@thereforeijam  Jul 27, 2009
Learned recently that the gallery I used to work for bought a few of their vintage posters from a guy who was indicted for forgeries.

@thereforeijam  Aug 13, 2009
Paul Cocksedge, experimental light artist/designer. http://bit.ly/kLW39

@thereforeijam  Aug 15, 2009
Elegant reuse: Arch. Digest reports that the bottles cladding the exterior of this home are Red Bull bottles http://bit.ly/3Fz0U5

@thereforeijam  Aug 16, 2009
Audrey Niffenegger is also a print/book artist. Curated a grp. show incl. her at the Athenaeum few yrs ago. http://bit.ly/yt8rM

@thereforeijam  Sep 7, 2009
Recommend "The Lost Painting" by Jonathan Harr. Very engaging recent art historical mystery without any Templars or other BS.

@thereforeijam  Sep 21, 2009
Wet, hazardous drive on pitch-black, recently repaved country routes last night. No lights, lane lines or road reflectors. Whispers & fog.

@thereforeijam  Sep 21, 2009
Elegant reuse: Flower pots made from recycled tires. http://ow.ly/qoLb Smaller versions seen at the bottom of this page: http://ow.ly/qoKi

@thereforeijam  Sep 26, 2009
The finest movie review blog for all of those old or very obscure movies you thought you'd never want to see-- http://bit.ly/kbUpW

@thereforeijam  Oct 6, 2009
Started putting fruit in a bowl out in the open so the kids would be tempted to eat it. Now I find fruit everywhere with 1 bite out of it.​

@thereforeijam  Oct 6, 2009
via @RandomGoodStuff: One nation under god - the oil painting: http://bit.ly/uJWpR Maudlin fundy kitsch-this is screaming for parody.

@thereforeijam  Oct 8, 2009
via @MichellePeluso http://bit.ly/rdJLZ David Hockney's latest series is done with his thumb on iPhone Brushes.

@thereforeijam  Oct 8, 2009
Uh-oh. Pirate sword, hat & strewn tween treasure tells me there has been yet another ninja pirate rodeo princess raid on big sister's room.

@thereforeijam  Oct 13, 2009
See Maritess Zurbano, professional magician! RITES OF ENCHANTMENT- play reading at the Dramatist's Guild NYC Oct.23 7:30 pm

@thereforeijam  Nov 10, 2009
Huh. Had no idea Schiele ever did a floral. Nice. http://ow.ly/B2XH

@thereforeijam  Nov 14, 2009
We're enjoying one of our all-time family favorites-- http://bit.ly/2saFVc

@thereforeijam  Nov 22, 2009
Nice stained glass technique using found glass items. http://ow.ly/EKOe

@thereforeijam  Nov 26, 2009
We are also thankful for Gary's Vision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptLD0kCoHG4

@thereforeijam  Dec 3, 2009
6 Hilarious Attempts at Brainwashing Kids with Comic Books from Cracked http://tinyurl.com/y8r5eod

@thereforeijam  Dec 11, 2009
The lush paintings of Csilla Sadloch: http://www.csillasadloch.com/Csilla_Sadloch_paintings/home.html

@thereforeijam  Dec 19, 2009
I learned about Spacedog today. Check out this doll playing the theremin. <3 <3 <3 ♫ http://blip.fm/~i1z25

@thereforeijam  Dec 22, 2009
I'm spoiled, but unless bright white is part of a design pallette white matted pictures on most wall colors stick out like a sore thumb.

@thereforeijam  Dec 31, 2009
Haeckl is a lot like the Escher of the naturalists, isn't he?

Last night was the reception for "Beneath the Surface" at TLD Design Center in Westmont, IL. I had the chance to meet and chat with Joann Murdock and Mary Dillon and the Design Center's director, Tammy Deck. The show continues through April 1. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 11 to 6 pm.

TLD Design Center offers classes and work space for fiber artists and other artisans. They even offer metal smithing, which I will enroll my youngest in next Fall.

Come one come all! TLD Design Center is an incubator of fine craft and fiber arts. I wish I lived closer and could hang out there.

I have three wall pieces on display with a few other artists. I'm looking forward to seeing the show.

​Opening: March 1st 6pm to 9pm 
Showing through April 1st

TLD DESIGN CENTER & GALLERY
26 E Quincy St
Westmont, IL

HTTPS://www.tlddesigns.com

Open to the public
Wed through Sat 11am to 6pm each day
 no appointment needed / no entry fee / free curbside parking

I started a new glacier mosaic on 36 x 36 convex mirror. This one is based on the White Glacier on a Canadian island in the arctic. It's way up there.