The closing reception for the Chicago Art Open is tonight from 6-10 pm at 847 W Jackson.
I'll be there, I hope to see you!

Also, I passed my MFA candidacy on Wednesday! Yay! I'm so glad that I have that behind me. It was making me so nervous and really not much fun to be around. So thanks to those who were able to put up with me (especially Jesse) despite my nervousness and anxiety.

I got published again in this week's Chicago Reader. Yay! My fourth publication in a week and half!

Here's a link: http://www.chicagoreader.com/specevent/ARTMONTH2005.html

wife

wife
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

Another new silhouette...
I was thinking about all of the different words for woman, the words in our language that refer only to women. More is on the way.

Come see me at the Chicago Art Open Reception on Saturday ... 6-10 pm.

I got published!

Pick up a copy of this weeks' Time Out Chicago and turn to page 54. There's my photograph!

I was also in Friday's Chicago Tribune, if you happened to catch that.

This is all in connection with the Chicago Art Open, which is up from Oct. 10-24. The address is: 847 W Jackson, Third Floor Gallery. The exhibition is free and open to the public!

Here's the website for more info: Chicago Art Open

Fitting in

Fitting in
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

This is a new image. I was playing around with the silhouettes some more. Let me know what you think!

Home Bound

Home Bound
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

Here's a new piece. I was thinking about how the home and all of its weight, expectations, etc, are carried with women everywhere we go. It's about how we are seen and how we feel: bound up, restricted, weighed down.

Tennessee Rest Stop

Tennessee Rest Stop
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

So here is a picture from our trip down to Florida. It was in Tennessee at a rest stop - one of the nicest rest stops I've ever seen. It's almost like you're in the middle of of wild place, but the sign gives it away - you're really just on the side of the road.


Someone asked me if I had OCD, after looking at my photographs. I said no. But I was thinking: Aren't we all a bit neurotic or OCD in some way? And sometimes feel a little more that way than usual? Yeah I think so.

Photo Digital Show postcard

Photo Digital Show postcard
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

Hello all,

I have one piece in a gallery opening tonight from 6-10 pm. Stop by and check it out!

The opening is at 33 Collective Gallery on Friday, August 19th from 6 to 10 pm to honor the artists (including me!) participating in the Photo/Digital Exhibition.

The gallery is located at 1029 W. 35th Street, 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60609. One mile west of US Cellular Field. Free parking available in the rear of the building.

Regular gallery hours are: Fridays 3pm to 6pm, Saturdays 1pm to 5pm and by appointment. The exhibition runs from August 15 to 31.

Hope to see you Chicago folks there! -Lily

P.S. The gallery's website is: http://www.33collective.com

Place Setting

yellset
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

Hello! This is a taste of the design for my new website.

The idea behind the layout is that the visitor to my site is like a guest at my table, "feasting" on my images.

You can check out my new website by clicking on "Lily's Website" under links (on the right side of this page.)

I don't have my own domain name yet, but I will post it when I do.

I'll be headed to Florida on Monday. I'll try to post some pictures from the trip. I hope to have some new images dealing with domestic duty soon.

Hello,

Wow it's been a busy two weeks! And not a lot to show for it. I've got lots of ideas for new images. I want to do some things with laundry... another domestic duty. But you'll have to wait a bit to see the photographs.

I'm working on a portfolio site right now. It's keeping me busy. So, sorry no new images this week. Thanks for checking out my blog! Feel free to leave comments.

-Lily

Step 4: An Appearance

Step 4: An Appearance
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

This is another image from the same web narrative. It is "Step 4" in the sequence.

If you want see the whole site, click on "Lily's Web Narrative" under Links. Soon I'll have "Floor Duty: A Seven Step Program" on my own website.

By the way, you can leave a comment even if you are not a blogger member by clicking anonymous in the comments window. Just include your name if you want me to know who you are. Thanks!

Step 7: Never Done

Step 7: Never Done
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

This is part of a web narrative site. It consists of some still photos and animations that make up "Floor Duty: A Seven Step program". I'm really excited about where this project is going.

Can you tell that I've been watching a lot of Twilight Zone episodes this summer?

Hello all,

I've been busy learnin' some new things about web design... so no new images this week.

Currently, I'm working on expanding an animated gif sequence (the last image was a still from it) into a web narrative. It was all inspired by my thoughts about the moment something is clean being the same moment that it begins to get dirty again. You can drive yourself crazy trying to get things clean...

This next series of images for the web narrative are going to be kind of strange. I've been inspired by Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "Yellow Wallpaper" story, Anna Gaskell's photographs, and Dr. Seuss' stain that never goes away in "the Cat in the Hat".

Leave me some comments if you have any suggestions or thoughts on the subject!

Floor Duty

Floor Duty
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

You spend a good part of the day sweeping and mopping. Just when you sit down to take a breather and relish a job well done, you notice there is another spot - right there. Upon closer inspection, you see there are other spots too. You get down on your hands and knees; it is like the spot is replicating itself before your eyes.

The old saying pops into your head, "a woman's work is never done."

Dishwashing: Effect

Dishwashing: Cause and Effect #1
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

When will the dishes be done? And how does the body show signs of domesticity over a span of many years?

These next three photos are a set. This is image #1.

Dishwashing: Cause

Dishwashing: Cause and Effect #2
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

Image #2

Dishwashing: Effect

Dishwashing: Cause and Effect #3
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

Image #3

Dish Duty

Dish Duty
Originally uploaded by lilymayfield.

Here's a recent piece I did. The total size is 73" x 37". This is about repetition of mind-numbing domestic duties. I'm thinking of expanding this piece so it will be even more overwhelming. Sometimes I even lose track of what my hands are doing, like turning on the auto-pilot button. Let me know what you think...