On Life Lines

Last Thursday the ladies at GirlSpeak headed to Intuit art gallery located at 756 N Milwaukee to look at an exhibit entitled Life Lines- The Drawings of Charles Steffen. The exhibit was the first of its kind to look at the works of Steffen, who spent fifteen years in Elgin State Hospital being treated for schizophrenia. Steffen's art consisted of somewhat abstract drawings of his family and things he saw in his daily life. They were also accompanied by writing that described the drawings, or sometimes were no more than random tidbits about his daily life.

After looking at the exhibit, we each were designated to write or draw something that pertained to the exhibit, and were later asked to share with each other. There were lots of great pictures and stories amongst the group, and overall it was a really great experience.

For more info on the works of Charles Steffen check out the exhibit
visit www.art.org, or check out the exhibit which will be running through August 28, 2010.




~Gabibi~