Abstract Mistakes

Sometimes my iphone has a mind of its own, as evidenced by the above images. From time to time a blurry, abstract photo will pop up in my camera roll-- a result of my iphone deciding to take a picture, usually in my (red) coat pocket but sometimes when I'm holding my phone and walking along (so there's probably snow and a hallway in the above pictures too).

It's interesting how these 'mistakes' remind me of Minimalist abstract paintings from the 1950s-70s, like the work by Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler & Barnett Newman.

Chicagoland Junking

Sorry for the blurriness of these photos... the iphone does not like low light conditions! Today I met up with fellow vintage blogger, Lara, who lives down in Frankfurt, IL which is about an hour ride south on the Metra. She took me to lots of little antique shops, where we both felt a little overwhelmed by all the goodies we saw! It was hard not to spend a lot of $$, I ended up taking photos of things I liked to try and stop myself from buying so much (a pretty good strategy actually). Lots more photos of the meetup will be up at my other blog, thriftaholic, soon!

Gotham City & Old Chicago

It's on days like these (low-lying fog) that I realize why Chicago was chosen to be the fictional 'Gotham City' of Batman fame... our dark skyscrapers combined with the mistyness make our city mysterious and a little bit ominous.

I explored North Michigan Ave. today after a lunch meeting... I usually avoid this stretch as it's usually packed with Suburbanites headed to the American Girl store but one of my favorite places in Chicago is located just north of H & M... the 4th Presbyterian Church. While I'm not religious, there's something about the ivy and old stone amongst the temples of consumerism that really intrigues me. Built in 1917, the church feels like a slice of the old city, it's actually just across the street from the Hancock Tower, it makes me wonder what the area was like 90+ years ago when the church was built.

The last photo is actually from a Catholic church in the area undergoing construction. It was odd seeing the statue of the bishop (?) with the contemporary steel supports surrounding him.