Heather Hancock's Contemporary Glass Mosaics at Evanston Art Center

The Lisa D Show podcast was recorded in Heather Hancock's Evanston art studio. Hancock uses glass to create contemporary mosaics to "explore contemporary ideas about mind, place and information."

This month, Heather presents Catching Light: the Art of Architecture at Evanston Art Center

All new work can be viewed at the Evanston Art Center as part of Catching Light: the Art of Architecture through May 26. This is the perfect light-filled space for my Reflect series, exploring urban form and beauty.

As part of the exhibition I'm bringing together a panel of design professionals to discuss how the built world functions as a frame for life.

Reflecting on Light, Architecture and Design
Wednesday, May 16, 6:30-8p, Evanston Art Center
From our individual dwellings to our shared city streets, we thrive in engaging environments. Join Heather Hancock for a conversation with Nate Kipnis, Principal, Kipnis Architecture, Jodi Mariano, Principal Urban Design, Teska Associates, Pam Daniels, Assistant Professor, NU Segal Design Program and Jeff Meeuwsen, Executive Director, Ragdale about how art and design help us live well in the built world.

Heather's statement: I use the ancient medium of glass as a conceptual tool to explore contemporary ideas about mind, place and information. The most compelling aspect of working with glass is the way the material loves light, sparkling and shimmering to engage a viewer. I think a lot about what draws our attention, and why—especially in this world where there are so many things competing for our attention. An element of surprise or unpredictability always makes us notice. Alongside the hard lines and repetitive forms of our cityscape, I notice the fluidity and constant transformations in our natural world. Those moments fascinate me and I try to re-create them in my work to offer a sustaining viewing experience. Making work with glass means that the experience is infinitely variable: changing with lighting, movement, even the viewer’s mood.

See Heather's work at heatherhancock.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, low tech on  purpose. Reach out to host Lisa Degliantoni at thelisadshow[at]gmail.com

Pam Daniels wants you to Get Intrigued, Try Stuff and Try Again!

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This morning we talk with designer and Pam Daniels, a Clinical Assistant Professor and Design Innovator in Residence at The Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. Our conversation takes place in Studio 5, where we talk about Daniels' project MEASURE, the first measuring cups where the shape itself indicates the unit of measure. You can learn more about this project on Kickstarter at http://ow.ly/7ed130jQ4rr which has a funding deadline for May 18.

In this conversation we talk to Daniels about her passion for design and cultivating makers, of all ages, through the work she does at Welcome Industries at Northwestern University with Brandon Williams.

Background

Pam co-founded the not-for-profit DesignHouse Chicago, an organization dedicated to revitalizing local manufacturing through design, and most recently, she has established a design practice called Welcome Industries in partnership with Segal's Maker in Residence, Brandon Williams.  She is active in the League of Women Designers, serves as an adjunct faculty member at Archeworks, and is an advisor to Catalyze Chicago. She has been a speaker at Technori, Chicago Ideas Week, and The International Home & Housewares Show, and been featured in The Chicago Tribune, Core77, Business Week, Design Engine, Modern Luxury Interiors, and Phaidon.

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

Sara Jane Abbott Believes we all have an Inner Starlett!

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Sara Jane Abbott is the Founder, Designer & Stylist at See Jane Sparkle, where she brings out the inner starlett in all of us. In today’s conversation we go way back to Sara Jane’s New Trier high school days where she was a bit of a Molly Ringwald (“Pretty in Pink”) fashion rebel and outsider, dressed in her own upcycled vintage pieces found at places like Lost Eras on Howard.

Fast forward several decades later, post a corporate career designing for others, Sara Jane landed in a hip in-home studio (that features a waterfall fountain), where she’s transitioned successfully from a brick and mortar store on Chicago Ave.

Clients now visit Sara Jane in her at-home studio, with personal styling sessions that marry vintage with new to design new styles. She also hosts Beads & Bubbly Design Parties periodically, Learn more at facebook.com/seejanesparkle/

This Friday, March 23rd 5-8pm at March Art & Wine Night at Creative Coworking, meet Sara Jane and learn about how vintage pieces can be incorporated into your look to make a style all your own.

Sara Jane Abbott's Bio: Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry. Skilled in Trend Analysis, Fashion Illustration, Jewelry, Textiles, and Draping. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a BS focused in Fashion Design from Syracuse University.

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

Shannon Cahill of Art En Object dreams in Vignettes

Shannon Cahill found a way to weave her passion for decor, art and objects into her creative endeavor ART EN OBJECT; a consulting service that facilitates placement of art and objects in homes.

Today we talk about her upcoming show at The Saw Room, Vignette, featuring art by local creatives paired with objects curated by Cahill. Artists on display include; Meghan Borah, Jane Carney, Ross Martens, Darren Oberto, Chris Greene, Anne Stevens and Dana De Ano.

The shows runs November 4 – December 31. Receptions Saturday, Nov. 4, 5-8 p.m. & Dec. 2, 5-8 p.m., at 1712 Rear 2 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL 60201.

Learn more at www.artenobject.com

From thesawroom.com

Shannon Cahill, guest curator and founder of Art en Object, creates vignettes featuring unique objects and furnishings highlighted by local artwork. Her carefully curated vignettes will inspire you with design and style possibilities for your own home.

Here are Shannon’s thoughts on her passion:

“I dream in vignettes. Can’t help it….I’m obsessed.

It’s the finishing touches and the small yet significant details that make a house a home. Each piece of art and each object thoughtfully placed creates harmony and tells the story of the home and of those who reside within.

I have spent the greater part of the last decade creating a home that reflects my family’s personality, and I started ART EN OBJECT in 2015 as a way to bring my passion for art and design outside of my own home and into the community.

I am continuously amazed by the breadth and depth of artistic talent in our community and have been fortunate to work with local artists to place their art into private residences. And now I am thrilled to be highlighting their work through this show of home design vignettes. Carefully curated vintage and one-of- a-kind furnishings and accessories will serve to complement and “frame” each piece of art. You will find that by mixing timeless elements of furnishings and objects with original art pieces, a layered and collected look is achieved. And everything in the show is for sale, offering you the just right “finishing touches” to create your own home’s story!”

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