Tag: coronavirus

  • Gman Tavern – Rory, 16 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2/Color i-Type Film On Saturday the Gman Tavern was running $20 BOYG growler fills and I stopped by to support both my favorite local bar, and my friends who work there. Rory was working the door and it was great to see (half of) her face and…

  • The WasteShed, 14 May 2020Polaroid OneStep 2/Color i-Type Film The WasteShed is a 501©(3) nonprofit organization here in Chicago. They collect art and school materials that would otherwise be thrown away and make them available to teachers, artists, and anyone who needs them at a low cost. After discovering their Instagram account Beth Ann placed…

  • Cocktail Night, 30 April 2020Polaroid OneStep 2 / Color i-Type Film Finally some good film! We made cocktails and called Beth Ann’s parents. I made myself Stanley Tucci’s Negroni and Beth Ann made herself something with Amarula.

  • Wrigley Field / Lakeview Pantry, 16 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) Today the Chicago Cubs announced they will convert Wrigley Field to serve as a packaging and distribution for Lakeview Pantry to help provide nutrition assistance to Chicagoans in need during the pandemic. The mayor held her daily press conference from outside the…

  • 100 Acre Woods Gang, 15 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) Shortly after leaving my job in 2018 I went to see ‘Christopher Robin’ in theaters. I was facing such a severe case of burnout that the film resonated with me in a way that I wasn’t expecting. I then learned that…

  • USPS, 14 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) This week I made There are few more essential parts of our system than the USPS. The fact that there is discussion of it becoming insolvent during the pandemic is heartbreaking to me. Today I mailed out over 60 handwritten postcards to members…

  • Easter Morning Line at Lost Larson, 12 April 2020Polaroid SLR 680 SE / Impossible Color 600 (Expired) We placed a pick up order from Lost Larson so we’d have something special to enjoy on this beautiful Easter morning. I biked up and soon found myself in a self organizing social distancing line. It’s encouraging to see people…