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on posted by sue mac s girl on july 23 2026 posted in photography tagged camera clubs chicago photography 2 comments i will be participating along with other members of our local camera club in an artists reception this weekend here is all the necessary information if you are in the area and have a few minutes to spare we would love to see you there milwaukee arts posted by sue mac s girl on may 20 2026 posted in art tagged art milwaukee photography 10 comments a sunny sunday in milwaukee on the way to see our youngest granddaughter dancing with the milwaukee ballet in alice in wonderland at the marcus performing arts center we stopped in at saint kate the arts hotel where they use much of the ground floor space for art exhibitions not only did we get to see some very creative artwork but we also enjoyed the ballet which was absolutely awesome and i m not just saying that because our granddaughter was in it the milwaukee ballet always puts on a brilliant production we were very impressed by the butterfly kaleidoscope silkscreen print by damien hirst and from a distance these next two characters appeared deceptively lifelike bronzeville to harlem posted by sue mac s girl on november 16 2025 posted in art travel tagged peoria photography sculptures 13 comments one of the most outstanding exhibits at the riverfront museum in peoria was bronzeville to harlem an american story and we almost missed it we were walking down a corridor past some large dark tinted glass doors and assumed it was either a lecture or meeting room but being nosey i decided to peek inside and discovered this amazing work by preston jackson it took the artist thirty years to complete this creation which is comprised of hundreds of bronze figures and steel relief sculptures and represents the black renaissance in places like peoria bronzeville in chicago and harlem in the 1920 s one of the things that i especially liked about this exhibit was that the pieces weren t in glass cases it always makes photography so difficult trying to avoid annoying reflections but here you could walk around and get a clear view of everything from all angles preston jackson was born in decatur illinois and began his career as a professor of art at western illinois university he later took up a position as professor of sculpture at the art institute of chicago and was appointed chair of the sculpture department from 1994 to 1996 in 1998 he was named the laureate of the lincoln academy of illinois and received the order of lincoln medallion bronzeville to harlem seems to come to life with period jazz music playing in the background and audio narrations by actors and the artist himself this was such a fascinating exhibit and i can highly recommend a visit to the riverfront museum to see it if you happen to be in the area i m not sure whether it s a permanent exhibit or not so check with the museum website to make sure it s still there before you go riverfront museum posted by sue mac s girl on november 5 2025 posted in art tagged peoria photography riverfront museum 11 comments during our brief visit to peoria a couple of weeks ago we stopped in at the riverfront museum located right next door to the caterpillar visitors center although not a large museum it had an interesting mix of exhibits with a planetarium and movie theater included in the price of admission after looking around a special exhibit about the titanic which didn t really provide any real opportunity for photography we moved on to a display of illinois made woven jacquard coverlets from the glick collection the largest collection of its kind in the country although the museum seemed to be mostly dedicated to arts and crafts there was a nice collection of seashells fossils crystals and the like we then stopped in at the planetarium to watch a 30 minute show about the search for life on other planets after the show we took a look a display of folk art that included quilts a hand carved horse made of pine and a miniature doll house built entirely out of corn stalks husks kernels and silk the quilt with all the tiny pieces noragi 1000 tsugi was made by tomie nagano other artwork in the museum included a piece called beethoven s trumpet by john baldesarri reverend howard finster s version of the mona lisa created with paint plexiglass and mirrors and a 10 x 7ft painting called our greatest inheritance by atlanta based artist alfred conteh i was quite surprised to find almost hidden downstairs in the lower level of the museum a sculpture by rodin originally the marble study of danaide was meant for a larger work but was not used and was later cast in bronze as a separate piece in an upcoming post i ll show you another of the exhibits at the riverfront museum the one that really caught my eye and one that we almost missed caterpillar in peoria posted by sue mac s girl on october 31 2025 posted in travel tagged caterpillar peoria 15 comments recently while visiting our daughter and her family in delavan we spent an afternoon in peoria illinois since we had a limited time to explore we opted to visit the riverfront area and found a couple of places of interest the caterpillar visitors center is as you would expect all about the world s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment the company is currently celebrating its centennial despite a turbulent history of near bankruptcy strikes legal issues violations and various other controversies the tour began with a video presentation as we took a virtual ride in a gigantic two and a half story cat 797f mining truck that served as the auditorium accompanied by sounds and vibrations we visited some of the sites where the famous caterpillar equipment is being used with an emphasis on environmental sustainability which given its history was viewed by me with a certain amount of skepticism although i don t understand the intricacies of all this machinery i always enjoy the challenge of taking pictures that detail some of the things i ve seen there is plenty to do at the center as you can design your own cat machine test your skill as an operator on a simulator try out the new construction technologies game room or climb into the cab of one of these giant earth movers as a footnote i just read that caterpillar was one of the donors that funded the demolition of the white house s east wing this year if it s true and had i known at the time i probably would not have visited the center as it is i begrudge having contributed to this desecration by paying the entrance fee patterned by nature part 2 posted by sue mac s girl on september 1 2025 posted in photography tagged chicago botanic garden fashion 8 comments the theme patterned by nature at the chicago botanic garden this summer included special exhibits relating to fashion and the use of natural resources the garments were created by students from columbia college chicago s school of fashion during a five week workshop following a trip to the botanic garden they used materials left over from previous exhibits including canvas banners vinyl posters wires and plastic plant pots alexandra abbott tommie anderson brandon barrera ciara brophy lucy conway hidequel gonzale sungwon kim madison metcalf david navarro mihir patel logan reilly and nat sass did a great job of utilizing these upcycled items to create some unique designs kristin field from chicago is a natural dyer and gardener some of the techniques she uses to natural dye her creations are stitched shibori and ecoprinting using a combination of indigo coreopsis gallnut and alum acetate if you haven t done so already you might like to check out some more pictures of the garden during the patterned by nature theme at my other blog the nature of things simply red out and about posted by sue mac s girl on july 16 2025 posted in travel tagged england paris photography simplyred squares 22 comments it doesn t seem possible that it s been almost a year since my trip to england and paris i ve spent a lot of time going through all the pictures that i took and i ve dipped into these files for becky s square photo challenge which this month is simply red busted in the park posted by sue mac s girl on july 4 2025 posted in art tagged art busted frederik meijer sculpture park photography 13 comments and before you ask no i wasn t done for smoking weed in the gardens apart from all the amazing pieces of artwork scattered around frederik meijer sculpture park there is also a special exhibition busted now on view in the welcome center these three pieces by michael ferris jr look eerily life like they are portraits of the artist s friends jo nora and steve born in chicago ferris now lives and works in the bronx his work is largely inspired by intarsia woodworking from his middle eastern heritage the pieces made of reclaimed wood are decorated with pigmented grout the inlaid patterns remind me of maori tattoos and i almost expected that last one to start talking he looked so real the installation rough edges by elise siegal is a different kind of creepy these ceramic portrait busts although not exactly life like look as though they could all of a sudden start talking amongst themselves i wouldn t want to be in there with them alone at night i much prefer pieces like hester diamond by artist barry x ball made of translucent pink iranian onyx and i ve always been in awe of the ability of sculptors to make a solid piece of stone look transparent as in ball s purity made of belgian black marble and the skillful artistry of works like i know you are but what am i made of cast glass by artist dean allison some of the pieces were quite bizarre a sculpture space cactus by salvadore jimenez flores being one of them along with gold butter dog 1 guggenheim crown silicon by artist paul mccarthy and two busts by jessica stoller in porcelain china paint and lustre two pieces by artist layo bright were particularly eye catching the last two sculptures are apollo in green rameggiato marble by sanford biggers and please hold in ceramic and twine by rose b simpson these were just a few of the busts in this exhibition which is open through september 20 2025 and if you d like to see more i highly recommend a visit if you re in the grand rapids area the park is part of the chicago botanic garden reciprocal program so if you re a member entry to the park is free seeing the sights posted by sue mac s girl on june 25 2025 posted in travel tagged art grand rapids history photography 10 comments we arrived in grand rapids just after 3pm and after checking into the hotel and getting some coffee we decided to take a walk around the town stopping first at the gerald r ford presidential museum this two story triangular museum was built at a cost of 11 million and was dedicated in 1981 since it was getting near to closing time we didn t go inside preferring to stay outdoors while the weather was a little cooler just opposite the hotel is a sculpture by spanish artist and sculptor jaume plensa entitled the four elements we were to see more of his work the next day at meijer sculpture gardens just behind it you can catch a glimpse of a restaurant called real seafood company that i can highly recommend the camera club that i recently rejoined had given us a scavenger hunt list for the summer and one of the items on it was a clock the one in the next picture didn t have a lot going for it aesthetically but i took a shot anyway and later discovered that it had an interesting history it stands outside what is now the kent county courthouse before that it was the site of the old city hall after much protest the building was demolished along with its iconic clock tower in 1969 although the clock tower is long gone the clock itself was rescued and once again stands at the corner of ottawa avenue and lyon street one of the things that i enjoy exploring when i m in a new place apart from gardens is old churches this one is st mark s episcopal church the building was completed in 1848 making it the oldest surviving public building in grand rapids two statues that we came across during our walk through downtown grand rapids were those of rosa parks famous for her courageous stance on equal rights and arthur h vandenberg a united states senator best known for leading the republican party towards a policy of internationalism another item on my scavenger hunt list was murals and these two caught our attention the first was by chicago artist jeff zimmermann the second titled seeking a pleasant peninsula is by artist maddison chafer i hope you will join me on my other blog the nature of things for an upcoming post when i visit meijer sculpture gardens in grand rapids michigan a grand time in grand rapids posted by sue mac s girl on june 23 2025 posted in travel tagged grand rapids hotels photography 10 comments this past weekend my daughter invited me to go with her on a trip to grand rapids michigan i was more than happy to accompany her i knew if she was booking the hotel it would be something amazing and much swankier than the places i m used to staying at i wasn t disappointed welcome to the amway grand plaza hotel our room on the 22nd floor had an awesome view from the floor to ceiling windows of the grand river and overlooking the gerald r ford presidential museum the grand plaza has quite a history once known as the pantlind hotel the original building was constructed in 1913 ten years later a 189 room addition was made to the hotel and in 1983 the 29 story tower was completed becoming the city s tallest building many famous celebrities have stayed at the grand plaza including margaret thatcher queen noor of jordan james earl jones faye dunaway and jerry seinfeld to name but a few we spent some time walking around the hotel and being rather curious as to what was behind the locked doors to the gerald r and betty ford presidential ballroom and the imperial ballroom we tried to peek in a very nice lady who worked in the hotel came by and asked us if we would like to see inside she very kindly let us in and we were able to take some pictures while she told us a little bit about the rooms the imperial ballroom originally housed the old national bank both of these beautiful rooms are available for special functions we checked out every facet of the hotel from the pool and spa to the skywalk that connects the plaza to the devos place convention center and the van andel arena an interesting way to see the city without venturing outside in the heat but we did go outside eventually and discovered some more interesting sights in grand rapids so more to come in the next post posts navigation older entries recent posts artists reception milwaukee arts bronzeville to harlem riverfront museum caterpillar in peoria patterned by nature part 2 simply red out and about busted in the park seeing the sights a grand time in grand rapids archives archives select month july 2026 may 2026 november 2025 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