While in St. Louis for Eric’s workshop with Tony Stubblefield, I decided to take a few days off and drive the 5 hours north to Chicago and visit my sister and nephews.
While there, I took some inspirational pics of the Four Seasons, a huge mosaic by Marc Chagall located in the Loop district of Chicago. It is 70 feet long, 14 feet high and 10 feet wide with artwork on all four sides.
Below, is my sister Michelle (left) and me in front of the wall shortly after drinking giant big-gulp slurpees. Do you know how many calories are in a super-sized slurpee? 630! Now I know why I’ve never had one before.
The workshop at Tony’s is done and I will post photos tomorrow. Next is the Missouri Basketweaver’s Guild Annual Convention and we’re heading over there in the morning. Eric will be teaching his Cottage Smalls Mail Basket, 7-inch Cottage Carrier and Cottage Business Card Holder.
Don’t you love the Chagall? Like most artwork it is even more beautiful in person. I love all of the art they have in Chicago. I lived in the suburbs for years, but rarely made it into the city. Now that I’ve moved away, I hate that I didn’t make it down there more often when it was available. Enjoy your time with your sister.
Yes, there is tons of artwork in Chicago and the Chagall is fantastic. Thanks for reading Andria!
What a wonderful picture of my favorite sister.
And which sister is that?
Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures of the Chagall. The Mosiac work is amazing. Hope you had fun with Tony. He’s my buddy. I miss weaving with him
Enjoy the convention!
Yes. We had fun at Tony’s. He’s a great host. Thanks for reading Joanne!
Yeah Yeah Yeah, all these trips…but in August or September you promised to come see us again. Good Ole Karen and Eric, your know-nothing-about-baskets (yet) friends.
Karen – you know more about baskets than me!! The class in Maine will be Sept. 15th I believe.