http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog fresh finds, authentic stories Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:23:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am always curious about the work and process of  street artists.  Some of their work is quite beautiful and inventive. TKV is the artist name of Sashka (1988), a Serbian street artist, living in Belgrade. Doing stencil art is a basic need for her: she has to go out ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1462 The image you see below was an outdoor sculpture created by Ogilvy & Mather -- under creative direction by Gary Caulfield, Millaty Ismail, and Alfa Aphrodita -- which is meant to visualize "speed" and has popped up in various locations across Jakarta. It also happens to share  similarities with a ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1457 The windows have arrived and we are on track for having every thing closed up by Fall. http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1448 First I want to introduce you to the Submarine Channel which features Pretty Cool People Interviews that are short portraits of creative innovators who are breaking new ground in contemporary visual culture. Capturing them in their natural environments – be it the streets of Barcelona, the confines of a darkened special ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1441 Now the fun starts. We have been playing around with a combination of Sil-Leed cement board panels, strong and cost-effective sheets that not only exhibit a unique beauty, but they also help protect against fluctuating temperatures helping to reduce energy costs as well as any maintenance.   They are attached ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1427 I love hats and I'm envious of anyone that can pull them off without looking forced.  A story you may remember in one of my first posts features my grandmother and her four friends who owned a milliner business in 1907.  I created a 3-d piece with American early 1900 ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1392 I walk every evening in my Linden Hills neighborhood.  Usually I get caught up in thinking about my day and forget to really enjoy and observe my surroundings.  So I've started to bring my camera with the intent of finding artistic expressions by my fellow neighbors.  Once you really start ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1412 We've ask the phone company to stop sending us phone books at our apartment building several times.  Still, we get piles on our front steps.  After seeing what Jolis Paon did with her phone books I may be chasing after them to bring me more. Artist, Jolis Paon caught my attention ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1387 The fairy tale isn't over but we are now getting the bills which has a way of taking some air out of your sail.  It is pretty amazing though that we will literally be living in the treetops.  The second floor space is full of light, great views of the ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1367 I love this video created by the Chicago Tribune that follows the creation of the highly anticipated public sculpture "Eye", from Sparta, Wisconsin to downtown Chicago. The 30-foot eyeball, designed by Oak Park artist/sculptor Tony Tasset is on display from July 7 to October 31. The "Eye," modeled after one of ... http://www.marilynstevens.com/blog/?p=1356