Outsider Art News From Checkered House

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Shows Coming Up

Off to a good new year....Checkered House will be participating in the Intuit Show April 27-29 this Spring. Following that, we will hold a garden party in June. We are still accepting artists works for the garden party. Stay tuned....

Saturday, December 30, 2006

Lots of Show News

Checkered House will be participating in the Intuit Show which is currently scheduled for April 27-30th at the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. More details to follow.....

Also, Jan 26th-28th is not only the Outsider Art show in New York but also...Kimball Sterling's semi-annual Huge Outsider Art Auction! Details are posted on his website www.sterlingsold.com. There are always incredible pieces from unique estates and I hear they are particularly attractive this time. So, if you have to be at the show, you might want to have a computer with you! You can bid on line or live!

Monday, December 18, 2006

Angels Cross All Lines

It seems lately as though I have heard a lot about angels from the religious, the nonreligious, all ages and types of people. I was thinking about this as I was creating a slightly holiday like page this year, deciding to focus on angels. They seems to give some sort of peace to those in need or just those looking to add a little holiday spirit to their homes. They transcend religion and therefore seem appropriate for this gallery to feature at the holidays. We have angels from Paul Flack, Theresa Disney, Patti Bryan and others. So, if you are looking to add some artwork to your home with a little bit of a spiritual feel but not a religious one, maybe an angel would be right for you.....

Friday, December 08, 2006

Patti Bryan

Please take the time to see our new artist, Patti Bryan. The page is actually still under construction and will be finished on Monday, but there are a couple of works featured. Patti's works of art are clay busts with great big personalities that just emerge from the clay.

Sunday, July 30, 2006

New from John Unger

We just added some new works from John Unger. He has been doing some really fun metal work and he has been working with his daughter who is staying with him this summer. She is very talented as well. They make a great team with some really fun things going on. For instance, they have done a whole series based on nursery rhymes. I actually bought "The Three Little Pigs" for the gallery so you can see it under John's works. He continues to sell his fire bowls which we also recently bought for our personal use.

Friday, July 14, 2006

Pictures of the Fireplace!

We'll try this. Here are some pictures of the fireplace.

A Big THANKS to the artists for my Fireplace!

As Custer Fair and the good times came to a close and everyone was ready to just get home, I had one favor to ask.....and everyone really came to the party! Thank you so much to Theresa Disney, Paul Flack, CM Laster, Grace Kelly Laster, Ruby Elvis Rose, Chris Hubbard and Eric Legge for painting our fireplace. It is a beautiful mural that will always remind me of the really great time and the people who were a part of it! If you would like to see pictures, let me know and I will send.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Art Cars in Evanston

We just confirmed recently that both the Lasters and CHUBS will have their art cars up here for both the show at Checkered House (Colfax) and Custer Street. For those of you who aren't familiar with art cars, they are an increasingly popular art form. Shows across the country feature the artists and their art cars. If you would like to see what Chris's looks like, check out www.heavenandhellcar.com. You will see a picture of the one he is bringing here.