Was a great surprise last Thursday night to arrive and see my cartoon projected behind readers at "The New Chicago Style," an event hosted by Another Chicago Magazine (ACM) and the City of Chicago's Publishing Industry Programs. The image also serves the wrap-around cover of ACM #50, which came out last winter and features a bunch of really great work exclusively from Chicago writers, along with several drawings of city scenes from yours truly. Featured guests at this event were contributing novelist Joe Meno, poet Simone Muench, novelist Bayo Ojikutu and poet/novelist Kathleen Rooney, each of whom gave read selections of their work at the Chicago Cultural Center and then proceeded to the Stop Smiling Storefront in Wicker Park for a panel discussion and afterparty.
Image is based on a view west through the lobby windows of the Dirksen Federal Building on South Dearborn Street in Chicago, looking towards the Calder sculpture by the Post Office across the street.
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| ACM #50 cover design by Jason Smith, ft. my drawing. |
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| Kathleen Rooney |
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| Joe Meno |
And, certainly with no disrespect to the readers, below are some sketches I made during the event. Click any to see them bigger.
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| Bayo Ojikutu |
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| Bayo Ojikutu |
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| Kathleen Rooney |
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| Simone Muench |
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| Joe Meno |
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