Late Harvest In Small Works Holiday Show

My mixed media work Late Harvest is featured in Chicago’s Woman Made Gallery as part of its 2021 Small Works Member Show.

My Late Harvest mixed media artwork will be on view at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago starting this Saturday, November 27. I’ll be attending the opening reception, which runs noon to 4 p.m. – join me that day!

Show Runs Nov. 27 – Dec. 18

My piece will be be displayed with more than 150 other artworks by almost 100 artists as part of the Small Works Members Exhibition.

The show opens Saturday, November 27 – Small Business Saturday – and runs through Saturday, December 18.

Admission is free, always, and this show offers an excellent chance to pick up meaningful, one of a kind gifts for the art lovers on your list.

Two Receptions Planned: Nov. 27 And Dec. 18

Woman Made Gallery will hold two receptions during the show’s run, one on the opening day and the other on the closing day. Here are the reception dates and times:

• Saturday, November 27, noon – 4 p.m.
• Saturday, December 18, noon – 4 p.m.

Please note that face masks are required during the receptions. During regular gallery hours, face masks are optional for those who are fully vaccinated.

See Show Online, Buy Art Online

You also can see the show immediately online at Woman Made’s virtual gallery for this show.

The gallery also has created an online art shop, so you can browse and buy art online through January 2022.

To learn more about the show, visit the show’s page on Woman Made’s site now.

About Late Harvest

Late Harvest combines watercolor on board with found objects consisting of rusted metal and empty cosmetic jars and lids.

This piece represents a response to the shift I’ve been experiencing after entering my 60s.

Like wine made from a grapes harvested late in the season, sometimes after they have turned nearly into raisins or even have snow on them, I and my art have lived through many days and seen the seasons change. And like a late harvest wine, my life has taken on a mellow sweetness in this stage of life.

Artist Statement

Here is what I wrote in my artist statement about this Late Harvest piece and time of life:

"As I approached my 60s, my art began to change away from painting toward mixed media. This outward shift mirrored an inner one. I became more introspective, feeling myself changing, rearranging inwardly while releasing pastimes, interests, relationships, and possessions to prepare for a new chapter. Now in my 60s, making sense of my experiences means making new art related to my evolving identity. Wise woman, elder, crone - whatever the term, it means letting go of the ingenue, maiden, and even middle aged person I once was. My mixed media works explore my feelings about entering new territory as an elder in the human tribe...how far I've come and what I hold within, a cache of wisdom built up through (sometimes hard) experience. I live the paradox of reaching my seventh decade yet feeling young and new. I put my best self forward yet feel no need to deny my age, gifts, and abilities. For those with eyes to see, perceiving the world through the heart, I am woman, I am crone, and I am ageless. My seeds of wisdom are ready for sowing in fertile ground: ask me, and I will sow for you what lies within my mysterious self."

To Visit Woman Made Gallery

Woman Made Gallery is located at 2150 S Canalport, #4A-3, Chicago, IL 60608.

To enter the building once you arrive, dial 354 at the main entrance off the parking lot. To contact the gallery, call 312-738-0400 or email general@womanmade.org.

Regular gallery hours are Thursday, noon to 7 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.