tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961789.post-60101611243045948722007-12-06T18:39:00.001-06:002008-04-07T02:01:21.770-05:00I thought I'd give a little tour of what some of the studios are offering this holiday season at Lillstreet Studios in Chicago. It's truly a unique shopping experience to be able to shop directly from the artists in their studios. I'm including photos of just a sampling of the studios. There are over 50 artists under one roof - and that's not including Lillstreet's Gallery!<br /><br />ceramics by <a href="http://sodafired.com/">Emily Murphy</a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Ceramics_Chicago-721189.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Ceramics_Chicago-721185.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Emily_Murphy_Chicago_IL-772858.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Emily_Murphy_Chicago_IL-772852.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">jewelry by <a href="http://lillstreetstudios.com/">2nd and 3rd floor studio artists</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Jewelry_Chicago_Lillstreet-767114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Jewelry_Chicago_Lillstreet-766539.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">ceramics by <a href="http://www.lisaharrisceramics.com/">Lisa Harris</a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Lisa_Harris_Lillstreet_Chicago-713216.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Lisa_Harris_Lillstreet_Chicago-713212.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />pottery by <a href="http://lillstreetstudios.com/artists/Karen%20Avery.html">Karen Avery</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Karen_Avery_Lillstreet_Chicago-790945.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Karen_Avery_Lillstreet_Chicago-790933.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: right;">pottery by <a href="http://lillstreetstudios.com/artists/Gary%20Jackson.html">Gary Jackson</a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Gary_Jackson_Lillstreet_Chicago-776664.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Gary_Jackson_Lillstreet_Chicago-776641.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Cathi_Bouzide-765696.jpg"> </a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />porcelain by <a href="http://joannakramer.com/">Joanna Kramer</a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Joanna_Kramer-730083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Joanna_Kramer-730079.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>porcelain by <a href="http://lillstreetstudios.com/artists/Karen%20Patinkin.html">Karen Patinkin</a><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Karen_Patinkin_Lillstreet_Chicago-755229.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Karen_Patinkin_Lillstreet_Chicago-755224.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">ceramic and glass beads by <a href="http://web.mac.com/parakeetfarmer/iWeb/mysite/Welcome.html">Amy Lemaire</a><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Amy_Lemaire_Chicago_Lillstreet-730985.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Amy_Lemaire_Chicago_Lillstreet-730981.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br />jewelry by <a href="http://www.christinesimpsonjewelry.com/">Christine Simpson</a><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Christine_Simpson_Chicago_Lillstreet-740087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Christine_Simpson_Chicago_Lillstreet-740082.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />porcelain by Deborah Schneider<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Deborah_Schneider-797619.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Deborah_Schneider-797615.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Cathi_Bouzide-765696.jpg"> </a><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br />agricultural art by <a href="http://www.casbah3d.com/">Cathi Bouzide</a><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Cathi_Bouzide-765696.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Cathi_Bouzide-765691.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> </a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Cathi_Bouzide-765696.jpg"> </a>Photography by <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Guy_Nicol_Lillstreet_Chicago-720823.jpg"></a><a href="http://guynicol.com/">Guy Nicol</a><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Guy_Nicol_Lillstreet_Chicago-720818.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Cathi_Bouzide-765696.jpg"> </a><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br />pottery by <a href="http://lillstreetstudios.com/artists/Mike%20Szostak.html">Mike Szostak</a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Mike_Szostak_Lillstreet_Chicago-787461.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Mike_Szostak_Lillstreet_Chicago-787457.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Cathi_Bouzide-765696.jpg"> </a><div style="text-align: left;">jewelry by 2nd floor metals artists<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Metalsmithing_Lillstreet_Chicago-794107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://potteryblog.com/uploaded_images/Metalsmithing_Lillstreet_Chicago-794102.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;">Many of the studios are open daily...<br />check in with individual artists for their hours<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;">Monday - Friday 12noon - 6pm<br />Saturdays 10am - 6pm<br />Sundays 12noon - 5pm<br /></div></div></div>Emily Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02405853235523900054noreply@blogger.com