by Jackie | Aug 3, 2025 | Artistic Process, Exhibitions, Galleries, Life
Earlier this year I so loved creating a series of miniature paintings for a show at The Oak Park Art League, and the show was a wonderful mixture of photography, botanical watercolors, abstract pieces made out of all kinds of things, weaving, prints, mixed media...
by Jackie | Jun 16, 2025 | Classes, Exhibitions, Galleries, Life, Tennis
I meant to post in May but the month got away from me. I do have a fairly good reason, though, since I got to go to Alaska to see my nephew graduate from high school in Anchorage, had a tiny solo gallery in a fantastic show called Microcosm at the Oak Park Art League...
by Jackie | Jul 31, 2024 | Classes, Exhibitions, Galleries, Life
Summer started early with a visit with my mom in the Philadelphia area for the first ten days of June, then the last two weeks of June we traveled to visit my brother and family in Anchorage, Alaska! It was such a special trip, starting with the unbelievable luck we...
by Jackie | Jul 17, 2023 | Classes, Exhibitions, Galleries, Life
Studio day last Friday with my friend Jill Kramer, where she taught me tea towel printing with hand-carved stamps we made (jillakramer.com) I never really intend to create only seasonal posts, but that has definitely been the pattern of my website updates for a few...
by Jackie | Dec 31, 2022 | Classes, Life
Happy New Year! If you know me you already know the loss endured by my family in 2022, and while that really does define how I will remember the year, it has still been a year worth celebrating. Like every year, there were adventures, successes, failures, gifts, and...
by Jackie | Aug 29, 2022 | Classes, Exhibitions, Life
On Saturday I participated in a neighborhood festival in Chicago, and it was the first outdoor art tent I’ve set up in probably a decade. It was something that caught me a bit by surprise, when my friend and former student Satish asked me to do it with him and...