Article: Artist has clothes call creating paper finery

Donna Rhae Marder's sewn paper "constructions," including a prom dress sewn from high school memorabilia and gloves made from handwritten letters, will be exhibited through Dec. 11 at Paper Press, 1017 W. Jackson. The show is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Marder, who teaches drawing and design at Roosevelt University, combines the "trash of everyday life" with elegant Japanese papers.

BANNER YEAR: More than 150 colorful banners depicting Chicago special events and festivals will be auctioned Wednesday at Banner Auction II, at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, 215 W. Ohio. Some banners have been autographed by Stevie Wonder, Mike Ditka, Sir Georg Solti, Walter and Connie Payton and ...

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