Author: DXO
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The Spring Suite Thirteen Series by Andy Kane
Artist Andy Kane has just published a new series of prints: The Spring Suite Thirteen Series. Here’s the pieces: And his description: All done on 18×24 acid free archival watercolor paper, each print is a limited edition of 125. They are all signed and numbered by the artist. Shipping is included in the price which…
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Closing This Durable Winter (Spring Never Loses)
As we enter the last week of Winter 2013, this winter that started mild then demonstrated a heavy wetness and stubborn staying power, I visited Lincoln Marsh to see what the mood was within the trees and birds and scratchy soil. Here’s what I’ve got: There’s an immense in-between-ness to the fields there. Damp ground,…
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About Demolition Holds
Devoted to publishing info about architecturally significant buildings in danger of being demolished in Chicago,
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Custom Iron Work and Lucite Handle, 1714 W. Division, Chicago
S-L and I were walking last week and we noticed– for the first time– the great custom facade on this building. The iron grate work over the front doors have a staggered pattern of cylinders: They look to me like slugs of metal from some other process, as if the person who made it just…
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The Scratchy Blue Dusk of Late-Winter Lincoln Marsh
I was traveling back from Champaign and going to Winfield to be with the kids on Christian’s birthday, week before last. The traffic wasn’t bad at all, and I was zooming past Lincoln Marsh before I realized it was dusk with a light snow— a perfect time to capture the place in a different mood,…