Hotel Plaza
Gary, Indiana
Tomorrow morning I fly back to Chicago for the final time. My brother will be flying up the same day so he can see the city and then Ryan Mo will fly up on Thursday. We’ll be packing and loading up the moving truck over the weekend mostly, and then Mo and I will drive back to Texas after my brother flies back to Houston on Saturday night.
Having been away from Chicago a few weeks now, I can already tell that I’ll miss it. But I just wasn’t able to make it work in the short time we gave it. Sure, given a better economic environment, things might’ve worked out better, but I can’t say I have many regrets. The sun shines brighter here, and for longer, and warmer. The taxes are (far, far) lower. And in some ways, it might be easier to be an artist here. I haven’t figured all that out yet, but I’m working on it.
There are four people I met while in Chicago whose work I admire: Matt Irie, Daniel Shea, Brian Ulrich and Art Hand. You should check them all out.