About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Antiquing.....

So, today a had my girls day out.  An enjoyable brunch followed up with rummaging through the Randolph Street Market and looking at all of the pieces that people brought to sell.  As an artist I was hoping to see someone in the art arena and was lucky to see a couple.  They had some difficulty in getting sales, because the true theme of this flea market was the antiques.  There was lots of neat items and tons of jewelry.  My friends and I did not leave empty handed.  An antique camera for Yvette, a vintage Gucci purse for Selika and a beautiful colored glass apothecary jar for me (in my favorite color ... green).  I also purchased a depiction of my alma mater from one of the artists.




The most exciting is getting shots of some cool artifacts and future pieces.  I loved all of the old and collectible housewares, was definitely a fav of mine.  My best shots are below.



A view from the balcony...

Shoppers bargaining and purchasing...

Some of the selection of antique housewares...

Beautiful glass wares...
Books and jewelry... pretty cheap too...

Antique knobs for water spigots...
Antique numbers...
So all in all, a pretty good day spent with pretty great people.  Look forward to working further on some of the images here and coming up with some great pieces.

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