Elena Rakochy: 2012

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Upcoming Shows

I am participating in several shows in October. Come on out!

I will be at the following receptions, so come on over to see some great art and to chat with me and the other artists:

Form in Flora at The Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N. Stockton Dr: October 5th, 5-8 pm

Process of Scale at The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave: October 12th, 6-9 pm

My Secret Garden at The Framing Mode & Gallery, 1526 S Wabash Ave: October 13th, 6-9 pm

My work is also on display at the Chicago Sculpture International booth at Expo Chicago at Navy Pier now through Sunday. It will be then moving to Lillstreet Art Center for a show called Six to the Third. There is a reception at Lillstreet the 28th from 6-8 (I won't be there).

If you are not able to make the receptions above, but still want to see the shows, here are the dates that they will be up.

Form in Flora at The Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 N. Stockton Dr: September 10th - November 2nd **already installed and open to the public 9am - 5pm daily**

Process of Scale at The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 W. Chicago Ave: October 5th - November 25th, gallery hours: Wed - Sun noon - 4

My Secret Garden at The Framing Mode & Gallery, 1526 S Wabash Ave: October 5th - November 3rd, gallery hours: Tue- Thurs 11-7, Fri & Sat 11-5

Six to the Third at Lillstreet Art Center, 4401 N Ravenswood Ave: September 28th - October 14th, gallery hours: Mon-Thurs 10am - 7:30pm, Fri-Sat 10am - 6pm, Sun 10am - 5pm

Thanks for your all of your support and love!

Firing

I'm firing the first of 2 kilns today for a project that's going into the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art at the beginning of October. I should have taken a snapshot of the kiln after it was loaded - will have to take one to post on Monday when I unload.
Firing is always an exciting experience - filled with eager anticipation, and always a bit of dread. I do gas reduction firings and that basically means that the results are never 100% certain. (One of these days I'll do a post that explains a lot more about firings.) Also, because of the way that I build my sculptures - the tubes trap air and moisture - there is always a slight possibility that one of them won't survive.
Monday evening will tell the tale!