Tag: Chicago

  • Immigration March

    This was the scene from our windows yesterday afternoon. More than 150,000 people marched past for more than one and a half hours, chanting, carrying flags, banners, playing drums and sometimes a few jazzy horns.There were a few people dressed in ethnic clothing and an impressive statue of lady liberty with her head bowed hanging…

  • Auditions with Oprah

    I woke up this morning to the sound of a saxophone playing in the distance and remembered that today is the day Oprah is having auditions at her studio for a new show called The Big Give, a pay it forward challenge. This is what I see when I look off my balcony, I live…

  • Awesome Balloon Sculpture

    Saturday afternoon we were coming back from the Origami Society meeting and saw these large creatures bouncing and jumping in the alley outside the NavtaSchulz gallery around the corner from our loft. They were having an opening for Jason Hackenwerth the creator of these fantastic balloon creatures. Inside we were greeted by this gaping sucker…

  • Harpo studios

    Harpo studios

    We live next door to Oprah’s studio, contrary to what most people think, it is no easier for me to get tickets than anyone else. On days that they are shooting shows i see lots of limos outside but never know who is in them. I live on the fifth (top floor) of our building…

  • The National Bisquit Company

    This is a picture of our building, taken sometime between 1910 and now. We have the top corner unit, the row of three windows in the pop up section and the row of windows below.

  • A perfect evening!

    I am loving Chicago. Tonight the kids went downstairs in our building and got themselves subway sandwiches for dinner and my husband and I went out for a date. We walked a few blocks to a taqueria called de cero. When we left Los Angeles we thought we were leaving good Mexican food behind. But…

  • The Loft

    The Loft

    Here are a few pics from before we moved in, of course it now looks like a maze of boxes and unbuilt shelving. This is a view of the kitchen that used to be one of the ovens in the factory. it has curved brick walls on two sides with an arched ceiling The panels…

  • Chicago

    We have finally moved into our loft in the old Nabisco factory in the westloop of Chicago. We have the top floor unit on the other side of the tower. I have been unpacking for the last 5 days and have not even touched anything for the studio. We have so much to do before…