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Oh what fun it is!!! 🎄💗🥰 Holiday Market @elliestyled today!!!! Come see us🛍️
A favorite shot from yesterday!!! So much talent and creativity in the room✨✨✨ Come see us @laughlingallery @thevaultcreative @elliestyled 1900 Sheridan Road Highland Park, IL
Ho Ho Ho… We’re getting in the spirit here at Laughlin Gallery in Highland Park! Come see us today and tomorrow!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving! Today I’m feeling grateful for family, friends and all the love and support I receive from this community!!! 💗🏈🦃
Working like a dog, but ❤️ it so much! The Holiday season reminds me of my years working in retail. Even as a district manager, I worked 6 days a week during season. The stores did about 60% of their yearly sales volume the 5 weeks before Christm
Who are you rooting for today?🏈 I’m watching the Bears/Vikings and editing photos of new work for my website. 🐻💙🧡 Typically, I’m not into football but David and I try to spend a little time together each day and we’ve been wa
Adding a pop of color to cheer you up on this dreary day! 💗 It’s sleeting here in Chicago today but I remember painting this over the summer when it was beautiful outside. I was using all the materials, pencils, crayons, markers, and oil pa
Studio Day- Searching for harmony among a collection of pieces. ✨✨✨
“Breaking the Sameness” “There are times during the creative phase when you hit a wall and the work isn’t getting any better. Before stepping away from a piece, it’s worth finding a way to break the sameness and refresh
“Rule Breaker” That’s me! Maybe it was 8 years of catholic school or maybe it was having a dad who went to West Point, I’m not sure but I aways preferred the unexpected way. I started this piece months ago when a client wa
Stay Salty - You Dogs!!! 💙🐶🤍 Life Update- My creativity has been through the roof since the retreat last week!!!! I owe you an update on that because it was really SO special✨✨✨ For now, here’s a behind the scenes of what I’m working
Oh Hello Dirty Face, Did I wake you? 🎈😊🐶 All this trick or treating is exhausting! ❤️
Who knew how much fun THIS would be????😃 A few years ago I decided I was tired of sitting on the sidelines. I was going to become a go getter. Meaning, when I saw something of interest, I was going to commit to it, sign up, hit the subscribe butt
Sometimes you just have to take the leap😊 I’m always amazed when people trust a stranger to create a piece of art for their dream home, but that’s what happened with this project. A few emails, phone calls and texts back and forth and
Studio Days are the best when I have visitors… I love sharing my materials process and ideas on creativity! It was great to have you @jillmaremont !!! Thanks so much for putting up with my over friendly pups!!! 🐶 Of you’re local and
“Mended” - 36” x 36” Paint,collage papers and found objects are combined to create a piece of art which represent the beauty in memories and the healing journey. Layers were created over time then torn off, sanded and re
“Mudita” is a Sanskrit word which describes the concept of joy. Specifically the pleasure that one feels from delighting in other peoples well being. I was thrilled to see @leahbinteriordesign win the award for best bath at the Modern L
Have you ever shared a dream with someone only to have it shot down? 😘 This has happened to me about two years ago when I shared my dream of starting a podcast to help promote emerging artists. I have made such good friends in the art community and