Bush revealed

Obama’s heritage

Great snippet from Nicholas D. Kristof's New York Times article.

"Frankly, I worry that enemies of Senator Obama will seize upon details like his grandfather’s Islamic faith or his father’s polygamy to portray him as an alien or a threat to American values. But snobbishness and paranoia ill- become a nation of immigrants, where one of our truest values is to judge people by their own merits, not their pedigrees. If we call ourselves a land of opportunity, then Mr. Obama’s heritage doesn’t threaten American values but showcases them.

The stepgrandson of an illiterate, barefoot woman in this village of mud huts in Africa may be the next president of the United States. Such mobility — powered by education, immigration and hard work — is cause not for disparagement but for celebration."

Home And Away

Hello Everyone, In the past month we have received several invitations for screenings. The first will happen in Chicago and is part of an on going series called "Meet the Filmmakers". It is sponsored by IFP and will take place at Facets Cinemateque, 1517 W Fullerton, Wednesday February 20th at 7pm. The screening is free to IFP and Facets members and costs $5 for the general public. The 2nd invitation came from the Gasparilla Film Festival in Tampa, Florida. The first screening at Gasparilla will be on on Thursday the 28th and the 2nd will be on Friday the 29th. More info about the event can be found at www.Gasparillafilmfestival.com.

Hope to see you somewhere. Sincerely, Gary Marks Hexagram Productions

email: garmar10@earthlink.net

web: http://www.dreamhavanamovie.com

The work is influenced by my own experiences, views and observations. It is not meant to make any sort of direct statement or explanation; but it is intended to engage the viewer into a new or deeper level of thought and contemplation.

Resin Art

Translucid multicolored elements caught in glass like resin like dream catchers. The new work of Pawel Ciochon with a permanent address in the building after a few years of showing with other artists in other studios and hallways around the building.
Pawel, 42, originaly from a little town in Poland won a visa several years ago to come to this country and work on his art. He shares his studio with his friend an artist that has been around the building for as long as Pawel has and is just as shy. Here are some picture from their studio and their work.

Kass Copeland

My work is rooted in a narrative foundation because words have always evoked images for me. I often use favorite childhood fairy-tales, rhymes or songs, in addition to family folklore, as resources. By focusing on these subjects, I am able to provide a glimpse into the past, but hope to also provide an alternative view of the current world by placing these themes into a contemporary context.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK

Art and Healing Sunday at Studio 330
Sunday, Feb. 3, 2-5pm

Jennifer Glickstein of Wolf Wisdom
www.wolfwisdom.com
offers mini-readings in this fabulous studio in the Flat Iron Arts Building.
10, 15 or 20 minutes, $10, $15, $20.
Jennifer will lend her insight and healing abilities to your situation.

You will walk away feeling clearer, calmer, and ready to tackle the next step,
whatever that may be!

...
The Flat Iron Building is located at 1579 N. Milwaukee Ave in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago.
Studio 330 is on the 3rd floor, and is a magical space shared by a few fantastic artists!

Hope to see you there!

--
Jennifer Glickstein
Wolf Wisdom Healing and Counseling
www.wolfwisdom.com
wolfwisdomhealing@gmail.com
http://www.elementsofelements.blogspot.com/

Chicago Map by Neighborhood

Found this map of Chicago and all of its parks and neighborhoods on "Strange Maps" on the internet along with the text.

"Not many people know that the epithet Windy City was bestowed on Chicago not for meteorological but political reasons – apparently, Chicago politicians at one time were known for the windiness of their speeches. Its Latin motto – Urbs in horto; the city in the garden – reflects its spaciousness, as it sprawls out in all directions save that of Lake Michigan, on the shore of which it was founded.

Another nickname, the Second City, belies the fact that it is now the third-largest US city, after New York and Los Angeles, with almost 3 million in Chicago proper and almost 10 million in its metro area, dubbed ‘Chicagoland’. The Indian term at the origin of the city’s name, shikaakwa, means ’striped skunk’, by the way."

Live Webcam from Wicker Park

Live web cam transmitting from the very center of wicker Park.
Looking out the window of the 3rd floor of the Flat Iron Arts Building to the intersection of Milwaukee coming from the right side of the screen, North Avenue from the right while Damen Avenue crosses them.
This web cam is an experiment at integrating and presenting online one of the busiest intersections in Chicago and maybe the world, there is always something going on in here, irregardless of the day of the week or time of the day.

Getting into face

Bernard Colbert is pleased to announce an exhibit of photographic images, featuring two well known and extremely talented performance artists. An artist reception will be held on Friday, January 18th, 2008, from 6-10pm at Gallery 203, 1579 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL, 60622 (the Flat Iron Arts Building).
“Getting Into Face” is a year long project, documenting JoJo and Sal-E on a weekly basis. They transform themselves into living works of art (get into face) before leaving for work, as the hosts of the ‘Boom Boom Room’ nightclub event, at the ‘Green Dolphin Street’, Chicago.

Dorothy Perry - Photographer

My name is Dorothy Perry, and I've been a professional wedding and family photographer in Chicago for over eight years. I have a boutique studio with editorial and commercial clients, but am known best for my intuitive, spontaneous "zen-moment" photo sessions of infants and families in BW film and color digital. It also made me a psychic and intuitive healer in 2005...

Ivan Garcia - Brocha Gorda

STUDIO 314 Born in Mexico City in 198? He went as a listener at "La Esmeralda, Escuela Nacional de pintura y grabado" where he had the chance to experiment with different medias. A few months ago he moved to Chicago and landed in the Flat Iron Building where he's working now. His work -in his own words- is abstract and experimental.

Howard Webb

I paint in order to understand without explaining in words. Although words can suggest images it is the images not the explanation I am after. I work to bring the images to the surface as well as awaken to the images already on the surface. Inevitably I usually see figurative images, even in landscapes. Most of all I relish a work which offers a meaningful sense of mystery to the viewer, suggesting one thing on Monday and something new on Friday.

More Galleries

3 more galleries added to the Wiki site of theflatironproject website
Marketa Sivek, Zoe Asta, Eric David Hamilton, Florian Retkowski

Gregorio Stradas - Artist

Tomi Tranchita - Artist

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Michelle Gordon - Painter

Double Exposure - Photography

"Being the reactionary that I am, I tend to be fairly simplistic in my set up, and allow things to go they're own way - then capture a moment in time that's unique. "

Daniel Mastera - Painter

All artists are lazy pigs who just want to do only what they like and take advantage of all the foolish people who pay money for their stupid shit.

Joe Sikora - Painter