Bonus Flashback Friday: Sept 13 Break-in! #art #ink #dnartcorner

Not sure if I would entirely call this post a bonus, but after all the birthday celebrations were said and done last year a terrible thing happened to us on the evening of November, 13th that same week. After a wonderful dinner in Sycamore, we came home to discover our apartment was broken into. I…

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Flashback Friday: Sept 12-13 Birthdays! #art #ink #mixedmedia #dnartcorner

It’s always fun to celebrate birthdays and what better way to celebrate a birthday is with cupcakes! This journal entry highlights not one but two birthdays we participated in last year. First up, my niece Samantha turned lucky thirteen last November and celebrated her special day in a unique way. Instead of asking for gifts…

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Flashback Friday: Nov. 2nd, 2014 #art #ink #mixedmedia #dnartcorner

Hello readers! Thanks for continuing to follow me and my antics over the past year. Historically, I am terrible at posting my entries regularly, but I feel for now that I am on the right track in posting ‘almost’ weekly. At least I am not waiting several months between posts like I was 🙂 Anywho…

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Flashback Friday: Remember, Remember the 5th of November, 2014

So I know I am a day early, but I couldn’t resist posting this entry today. Here is my stylized version of the Guy Fawkes mask from one of my favorite movies “V for Vendetta” that I created a year ago. Enjoy! Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Forgotten Flashback: October 31st 2014

I hope you enjoy this illustration I created last year that celebrates one of my favorite holidays and pays tribute to one of my favorite films, Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas”. Happy Halloween to all of my family, friends and followers! Trick or Treat!

Forgotten Flashbacks: Fall Color Tour, October 4th 2014

For almost every year since meeting my husband, we have ventured out to Michigan to my father-in-laws place to explore the beauty and wonder of Michigan in the fall. Fall can be the most wondrous seasons as we transition from late summer to crisp autumnal days. Last year, even though it was somewhat chilly and…

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Bonus Flashback Friday: St. Joseph, October 5th 2014

Earlier this evening I posted a journal entry that remembered our concert with Warpaint which was part 2 of a wonderful day my husband spent together as we traveled back from our trip in Michigan. As we made our way home from our annual ‘fall color tour’ of Michigan, this year we unexpectedly stopped in…

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Flashback Friday: October 5th 2014

As a prelude to our upcoming anniversary last year, I surprised my husband with tickets to one of his favorite bands – Warpaint. Warpaint is a all-female groups that treat listeners to blend of rock-synth with an female edge. They were playing at the Vic Theater located in Chicago. We grabbed a bite of pizza before…

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Forgotten Flashback: September 27th, 2014

I had not visited Fright Fest at Great America in Gurnee, IL for a number of years until grand opening weekend last year. At that time, I rediscovered how much I love visiting the park during the fall season. No heat, no bugs, just plain fun. Crisp autumn air and frights where everywhere to be…

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Forgotten Flashback: September 20th 2014

On a rainy but warm September day my husband, niece and I ventured into the heart of Naperville to attend my niece’s first Pow-Wow hosted by the Midwest SOARRING Foundation. We saw many things that afternoon from beautiful dancing, drumming, art, story telling, and songs to hand-carved flutes., other Native American crafts and more. According…

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