Valya | January 21, 2010
Earlier last year, I heard about the furniture of Korean designer Kwak Chulan, and I was immediately taken by the beauty and energy of his tables: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/read.php?CATEGORY_PK=&TOPIC_PK=2255 These tables were inspired by running horses, and they are poetry captured in form. So lovely. Kwak’s tables made a lasting impression and when they came to my [...]
Valya | January 15, 2010
It’s always a concern when donating to relief efforts whether or not the money will actually make it to the people who need it. With the devastation in Haiti, I wasn’t sure to whom I should send money when one of the parents at my daughter’s grammar school sent this email: This from Mrs. Laskey at [...]
Valya | January 13, 2010
The creative week came to a close with a photo shoot/party with some of my dearest friends, including the photography duo, Pat and Ellen Prather. I was not involved in the shoot, but I had a blast playing the part of the voyeur. photo by Pat and Ellen PratherAs luck would have it, it was [...]
Valya | January 13, 2010
The week was filled with creative endeavors and conversations–the kind that feed your spirit and imagination. Sunday began with awesome crepes and brainstorming for exciting new projects on the horizon (more on those later). Thursday was Deck the Hall at Sheffield’s in Chicago, the fundraising party/auction for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. While I [...]
Valya | January 3, 2010
Join the Chicago Writers Association for a special night to benefit the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame! If you’re free on Thursday, January 7th, join us at Sheffield’s in Chicago for the Deck the Hall Auction and Raffle. Acclaimed authors Bayo Ojikutu, Marcus Sakey and Don De Grazia will appear as a special guests of honor. Ojikutu’s first [...]
Valya | January 3, 2010
We have found our groove in Casa del Lobos. In our experience, when you move into a new place, there’s always some period of adjustment–whether that home is a historic apartment in Frankfurt or a Spanish Revival/Arts & Crafts home in Chicago. You need to figure out where to put your stuff, how your routine [...]
