Guest List for Week 2 on The Lisa D Show Live

Week 2! We're celebrating show #10 by Friday, April 24!

During the shelter-in days, The Lisa D Show is jumping into IGTV, live on Instagram. In partnership with Evanston Made, this show will use its platform to connect Evanston Creatives and Artists to the public! Watch live (:30) weekday shows featuring interviews with creatives living and working in Evanston, IL, talking about initiatives and projects brought to life during these strange times! This show is made possible by Liz Cramer and Tiago Velho.

This week's guests;

4/20, Monday - Amanda Evanston's new body of work, Faces, is a collaboration with her daughter, flash sale 5/1!

4/21, Tuesday - Annie Coakley from Downtown Evanston launches raffle and teeshirt sale to support small business owners in Evanston.

4/22, Wednesday - Steve Johnson w SJ Connects shares tips on effective PR, storytelling and communications.

4/23, Thursday - Nora O'Connor sings us a Bruce Springsteen with her son on the piano.

4/24, Friday - Ellen Greene shows us what's on her canvas and Shannon Cahill with art en object shows us what's on her wall - art by Kathy Halper and Dana De Ano.

Give yourself a little boost of joy and laughter, weekdays at 6p CST IGTV! Watch the Lisa D Show live and Connect with Evanston Creatives!

We're interviewing Evanston Creatives as we shelter-in-place, to talk about what they are up to with their time. Up to something interesting? And a member of Evanston Made? Reach out to thelisadshow[at]gmail.com with an interview request!

Watch The Lisa D Show live on Instagram @TheLisaDShow, weekdays 6P CST
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This show is made possible by Liz Cramer, Evanston Made, Tiago Vehlo, me and our willing guests!

Evanston Made is designed to connect Evanston artists and creatives with the public through programming, events, exhibits and more. Join as an artist, arts producer, arts patron, etc. at evanstonmade.org

The Lisa D Show features interviews and conversations with creatives living and working in Evanston, IL. Recordings typically happen in the 1100 Florence Gallery at 1100 Florence Ave in Evanston, IL. Reach out at thelisadshow[at]gmail.com

Artist Ellen Greene’s Midwestern! Punk! Mom! Retrospective

Artist Ellen Greene’s Midwestern! Punk! Mom! Retrospective! is on exhibit this September at 1100 Florence Gallery. The opening party is tonight, 6p-late, it will go late, there is a lot to see.

Ellen’s maximalist approach to her installation takes viewers through endless narratives and objects, with floor to ceiling art & objects. In this interview, we talk about giving permission to artists to exhibit work the way it works for the work, which this show has done in spades.  

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 7, 6-8p

Artist Talk, Sunday, September 15, 3-5p

Closing Party, September 19, 6-8p

1100 Florence Gallery is located at 1100 Florence Avenue in Evanston, IL 60202. Gallery hours are Sunday 12-5p, Wednesday 6-8p and Friday 6-8p. View art by appointment by emailing 1100florencegallery[at]gmail.com. Visit 1100florence.com for more information.

The Lisa D Show Podcast features 20-minute, unedited interviews with creatives living and working in Evanston. 

Ellen Greene on Painting Beyond the Canvas

In this episode of The Lisa D Show podcast we talk with artist Ellen Greene about her recent transition into portrait work. Ellen is a trained painter, having attended the Kansas City Art Institute, and is best known for her intricate work leather gloves.

Last year, Ellen gifted a portrait of a dog, shared it on the Internet (as one does) and the commissions for pet portraiture and now human have been fast and steady ever since.

Full disclosure, I am the portrait on the right below.

 

We talk about the struggle of choice many creatives face when pivoting from one area of focus to another, more lucrative area. If you are still painting, but you are painting pet portraits, have you lost your way as an artist? What I love is Ellen’s perspective on this shift in her work and her openness to the potential new mastery portrait work might bring her painting career.

See more of Ellen’s portrait work at portraitsbyellengreene.com and follow her on Instagram at portraits_by_ellengreene

To see her full body of work and wearable art visit artbyellengreene.com

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The Lisa D Show is a podcast celebrating creatives, featuring 20-minute, unedited conversations that mimic the live-radio vibe, very low tech on purpose. Reach out to host Lisa Degliantoni at thelisadshow[at]gmail.com