Art at All Ages
90-year-old Lois Baron reflects on a life of art Life is for the living, and art is for the soul. That’s 90-year-old Lois Baron’s view. “Art is what makes us human,” says Baron, a figurative artist and resident of Montgomery Place in Chicago, a senior living community in Hyde Park. “It is often made from […]
Kindness Rocks
Northbrook nurse’s painted stones brighten local spaces Fact checked by Shannon Sparks Stone faces needn’t be stone-faced. Consider the stones that registered nurse and artist Katie Synek has hand painted. Her cheerful creations — featuring positive sayings and bright colors — have found their way to unexpected places in Chicago’s northern suburbs, including a food […]