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Anna Irving

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Selection of some works a mix of our incoming Printmedia grads and recent Printmedia alumni in our upcoming exhibition at RHAA, People of Print (P.O.P)!
Exhibition opens 8/15 from 6-8 pm at The Research House for Asian Art, 3217 S Morgan St 60608. Additional gallery hours 8/16 1-4pm.
Artworks by:
Emma Difani @emma_difani
Ember Nevins @ember.nevins
Kelsie H @kelsieh.tiff
Anna Irving @annainaninsta
Alex Blom @alex.blom.studio
Haley Kim @hykim321
and Craig Schmidt.

Thank you again to @rhaachicago @kiraaawu and @a_kills. Exhibition curated by Brielle Stein, David Lozano, and Rachael Buffett by @annainaninsta

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2 months ago

Stop and smell the flowers
and the veggies
and the fresh baked goodies
and the locally made bevvies
and while you’re at it
get your portrait drawn with just one line
for we really all are connected
at the Andersonville Farmers Market tomorrow
Wednesday the 29th of July
3-7pm
Smell you there! 🌻😎🌱 by @annainaninsta

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3 months ago

Today! 11AM-5PM
1600 W Catalpa!
Andersonville Vintage Market!

Shop rad vintage vendors!
Get your French girl moment on
and be drawn in the sun ☀️

Non-human animal friends and all friends under 16 are always free at my booth 💕

Summer giveaway for one of my stained glass ice cream hearts is still on! 🍦💗💚
Follow and tag me in your portrait post to enter 🎟️

See you there! by @annainaninsta

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3 months ago

Third Thursday on Grand tomorrow!
Come get your portrait drawn!
Shop local vendors!
Explore the showrooms and reflect in the glorious vintage mirrors!
They all make your butt look good!
Swipe for evidence!
12noon-8pm! 1840 W Hubbard St!
Be there or be L7! by @annainaninsta

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3 months ago

The Faces of Midsommarfest:
Chronicled in one line and en massa kärlek 🌻

The best part of these one line portraits is the connection. Pictured here are
Friends for decades,
New neighbors,
Those who traveled from out of state or country to be with their loved ones,
Those who are moving to the area,
Those who are leaving,
Lovers who met on dating sites years ago,
Lovers who met last week,
Lovers who met at bars,
At book club,
At a D&D campaign,
In the wedding party of a mutual friend,
In the roles of Shrek and Fiona in Shrek the Musical,
Mothers,
Daughters,
Sons,
Fathers,
Brothers,
Sisters,
Queens,
Kings,
Cousins,
And kind folks all.
Souls worth knowing.
Faces worth showing.

Yes, they are literally connected by a singular line.
Just as we all are, metaphorically, too.

Thank you one and all for allowing me to draw you, get to know you, love you.

Tack sä mycket @avillechamber for the opportunity to get closer to our community and for the incredible celebration of summer and fellowship. Happy 60th Midsommarfest! 🇸🇪🌀✨ by @annainaninsta

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4 months ago

Portraits from this weekend,
all drawn with one line in one moment 🌀 by @annainaninsta

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5 months ago

Seven Months Growing Our Iris 🪬

Materials: pool noodle, hemp thread, tulle, pearls, seashells, cardboard, Iris + me, sweat, sun, water, time, and cyanotype on cotton cloth
Assistant: François

with this cyanotype I wanted to capture my third trimester belly and the feeling of connection to something bigger than myself. Iris felt then as he does now larger than life even then at about the size of an eggplant. His eyes were just beginning to sense changes in external light around this time. I wonder if he could see and feel the sun as we took this photo together. can you see the connection, the roots between my belly and the blooming flower?

I love you as big as the universe Iris. Maybe my love for you is the universe. Maybe it’s all the molecules and the in between. The Great Beyond and its reverse. Anything and everything sensed and all unseen. Time, a slinky moving down and up the stairs, record of my love for you both newer and more ancient than Osiris. I love you, as big as the universe, Iris. by @annainaninsta

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5 months ago

The April Rain has come and gone, and now it’s time for May Flowers, Fruits, & Veg! 🌸🫐🥬

5339 N Ashland TODAY 10-1
Enjoy live music, pollinators on parade, gardening workshops, seedling sales, portraits, and the springtime sun 🌞🦋 by @annainaninsta

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5 months ago

Tonight! Drawing up one line portraits and welcoming the warm season at Valborg in Andersonville 🇸🇪

Valborg is a longstanding Swedish tradition marking the end of winter with bonfires, music, and community gathering. Come throw your worries into the fire while enjoying soup, empanadas, Chicago Swedish Mixed Choir music, fire dancing, pottery, typewriter poetry, tarot, seed ball making, and yours truly with one line, one minute portraits 🦋🔥🌸

#andersonville #avillechamber #chicagoartist #chicagoportraits #valborg by @annainaninsta

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6 months ago

It’s François’s best friend’s birthday, too 🐾💕

#dogdaddy #dachshund #littleprince #lepetitprince #birthdaylove by @annainaninsta

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6 months ago

🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕🥕

#eostre #ostara #easter #buylocal #carrots by @annainaninsta

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6 months ago

“Best to be like water,
Which benefits the ten thousand things
And does not contend.
It pools where humans disdain to dwell,
Close to the Tao.

Live in a good place.
Keep your mind deep.
Treat others well.
Stand by your word.
Keep good order.
Do the right thing.
Work when it’s time.

Only do not contend,
And you will not go wrong.

Best to be like water.”

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Eye of the Tides 🌀🌊

Materials: Driftwood, tides, and time

Quote from the Addiss & Lombardo translation of
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu

#bricolage #ephemeralart #spiral #tides #time taken in Harris Beach State Park by @annainaninsta

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6 months ago