Blog # 16

Art can take the form of many mediums, including feathers.

Artist Kate Mccgwire uses feathers quite often in her work.  Her piece have won her many awards and has showcased her work in many exhibits.  

  

When I first saw picture of one of her pieces I didn't know that they were feathers, actually I wasn't sure what they were at all until I read the description.  I like how unconventional the material she uses is.  I don't think I've ever seen someone use feather in this way to make a sculpture.  Usually when you think of art, or at least when I think of art, it is always very conventional (photography, painting, drawing, sculpted marble etc.,).  So, I like how her work reminds me that anything can be art and anything can be used to make art.  

Blog # 15

Chiditarod is an annual shopping-cart race/food-drive held in Chicago to help the disadvantaged and needy people of the city.  It is a race through the windy city stopping at 11 check points to collect, at the very least, 42 pounds of non-perishable food in their shopping cart.

Here are some pictures of the event:

Needless to say, the people participating in the race dress up in crazy outfits and decorate their shopping carts accordingly.  The event ended up raising a lot of food and money for the people of Chicago.    

I think this is a great way to run a charity event.  It gets everyone participating and having fun.  It brings people together for a great cause.  Not only that but it is a rather unique way to hold a food drive.  I think getting people to be creative is why this works so well.