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When I saw the ad for a Frida Kahlo Immersive in Chicago I perked up and paid attention. I have enjoyed the Immersive experiences I have had in Paris and Tokyo. Why not Chicago, closer to home? It also seemed like it would be a cool thing to do with my daughter, who had […]
During the last year I have enjoyed exploring different photography genres. In March I loved time in the Scottish Highlands learning about landscape photography and before that I exhausted myself doing a Chicago Abstract Architecture Photography workshop. Exhausted because we walked 20,000...
It felt a bit like getting out of Jail. Going to Chicago for a long weekend to an Architectural Photo Workshop. Staying in a hotel? Wow. After a year and a half of very cautious entries into the world, the weekend was wonderful. Sure, I wore my mask indoors and saw lots of people...
by Peggy DePersia, guest blogger As if things aren’t scary enough! The classic goblins of our “Hallows Eve” are back and oh, the references. As we remind ourselves at this time every year when we approach “All Hallows Eve” or Halloween, it is historically an opportunity to honor the dead. On...
It was kinda weird thing to do. We went to to Chicago for a weekend. Instead of visiting Chicago Art Museums we headed up the coast of Lake Michigan to check out the Milwaukee Art Museum. I’m so glad we did. It was a wow. This DesignDestinations.org post was originally...
River Green in Chicago Reposted from 2018 St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. Seeing the Chicago River turn green on St. Patrick’s day has been on my “life wish list” for a long time. Might have something to do with my maternal Grandmother’s name being Mahoney or maybe it is just curiosity....
Do you love to visit Chicago? Like Architecture? If you say yes to both questions, I have a new DesignDestination for you. The brand spanking new Chicago Architecture Center located right by the Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River needs to be on your list to places to visit....
Over the summer I had two opportunities to go to Chicago for a couple of days each with very different kinds of experiences. The first was with my friend Tina. We went to a photo shoot, art gallery and interesting shops while meandering the city. We tried out trendy new restaurants...
I just spent a couple of days in Chicago with a friend last week and as always Chicago is full of great stuff to see and do. Lots of surprises. Things that make me smile. So, what was interesting, amusing and notable? We stayed at the Chicago Athletic Association hotel filled with old and...
I love Chicago. It’s a constantly changing city with something new to check out every time I go there, providing cool stuff to photograph and write about. A recent trip is no exception. I wrote about and photographed a really fun Halloween Parade on Halstead. For images of this very creative...