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Amelia Dellos

Jan 71 min read

I Completed a Seven Day Challenge in 2024

Ok, maybe I didn't complete a marathon, but I did complete a 7-day collage challenge hosted by Chicago Collage Community! Here is my...

Amelia Dellos

Jan 71 min read

“urbs in horto” (or “city in a garden,” Chicago’s Motto)

This was such a fun and creative way to start 2024! Here is my final collage. ✂️ A collage by @aedellos for Chicagollage Day 7: ✂️ Join ...

Amelia Dellos

Jan 62 min read

IT WASN'T THE COW !!!

I spent the better part of four years researching THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE for a documentary I directed and produced, "Love Under Fire: The...

Amelia Dellos

Jan 51 min read

Chicagollage Day 5: Lake Front.

1909 Grant Park declared “Forever Open Clear and Free In 1909, the Illinois Supreme Court handed Montgomery Ward a victory in his nearly...

Amelia Dellos

Jan 41 min read

Jane Takes the Win & Gets an Interchange Named After Her ... 50 Years Later

To me, "The Loop" is our loopy interchange as you enter the city from 290. I grew up in Chicago in the 80s, and Jane Byrne was definitely...

Amelia Dellos

Jan 32 min read

Girlie on a Bike -- “Don’t cultivate a bicycle face.”

Bike face and all sorts of other ailments were used to scare women off of cycling. For the complete story, go to VOX.COM. "Bicycle face":...

Amelia Dellos

Jan 21 min read

Mr. Sunshine Takes the CTA

I grew up on the Northwest side of Chicago, off of Harlem and Foster. So I had no other choice than to be a Cubs fan. I grew up listening...

Amelia Dellos

Jan 12 min read

The Onion Queen & The Three Fires -- who's city is this?

Last year, I started art journaling, which in turn led me to work in collage. I am finding as a writer that I enjoy putting the words...