LOCAL Houston | The City Guide APRIL 2016 | Page 64

THINGS WE LOVE

Life is one big panoramic landscape, and artist STEPHEN WILTSHIRE will be in
Houston this month to create a spectacular panorama of the city I love. The
five-day project titled Elevate Houston: The Big Picture
commences on April 19 and concludes April 23. In one day
on one helicopter ride, Wiltshire will observe and take in the
city to study the architecture and scenery and the next day he
will start working publicly at The Galleria. Seven hours daily
will be spent sketching his 3-foot tall by 12-foot wide panorama of Houston – All. From. Memory. If that’s not awe-inspiring,
I’m not sure what is. I LOVE Wiltshire’s passion to have found
light in his autistic journey. www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk

As I work on my spiritual and mental health, I am learning not to
be so hard on myself in terms of what I can and can’t do and
what is simply not an effective use of my time. Like making homemade breaded chicken nuggets. Sometimes I really just want to
buy a bag of the frozen kind that my kids can eat without any
kind of carcinogen or additive. (And the fact that I even have to
think about that really pisses me off but that’s another story.)
Luckily, JENNIFER JOHNSON, former chef under organic foods pioneer ALICE WATERS at Chez Panisse, founded Hip Chick Farms
which makes farm-to-freezer chicken fingers and all I have to do
is go to the grocery store and buy them. www.hipchickfarms.com

By Carla Valencia de Martinez

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