Jenny Lam
@jennylam.bsky.social
Self-taught artist, indie curator, writer, traveler. Artists on the Lam founder. Named one of 2023’s Culture Shifters by @huffpost.com. Voted “Best Arts Blog” in @chicagoreader.com & “Best Art Exhibit” in NewCity. Nerd. http://www.artistsonthelam.com
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Jenny Lam
@jennylam.bsky.social
· Dec 19
On this day in 2021, I did this quick #sketch of Henry Cavill as Geralt in The Witcher: www.instagram.com/p/CXrr60Vr8rH 🐺
#ManOfSteel #Superman #SelfTaught #SelfTaughtArtist #Artist #Art #Illustration #Illustrator #Drawing #Pencil #Graphite #Portrait #FanArt
#ManOfSteel #Superman #SelfTaught #SelfTaughtArtist #Artist #Art #Illustration #Illustrator #Drawing #Pencil #Graphite #Portrait #FanArt
Underneath the Chicago winter layers ❄️, wearing my Spinal Tap t-shirt today. 🎸
#RobReiner #ThisIsSpinalTap #SpinalTap
#RobReiner #ThisIsSpinalTap #SpinalTap
December 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Underneath the Chicago winter layers ❄️, wearing my Spinal Tap t-shirt today. 🎸
#RobReiner #ThisIsSpinalTap #SpinalTap
#RobReiner #ThisIsSpinalTap #SpinalTap
Chicago artists: The 2025 IAP Grant app. is now open! I'm a past awardee. ^^ Both times I applied, I was selected to receive the grant!: The 1st was for my Dreams of a City project artistsonthelam.blogspot.com/p/dreams-of-...; the 2nd was when I conceived of SLAYSIAN** artistsonthelam.com/slaysian-2
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Chicago artists: The 2025 IAP Grant app. is now open! I'm a past awardee. ^^ Both times I applied, I was selected to receive the grant!: The 1st was for my Dreams of a City project artistsonthelam.blogspot.com/p/dreams-of-...; the 2nd was when I conceived of SLAYSIAN** artistsonthelam.com/slaysian-2
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{Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery}
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
December 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
{Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery}
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
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"The world is big." #Pluribus
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"The world is big." #Pluribus
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
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and see that the U.S. is not all it's cracked up to be; the "patriotic" imagery, with the fireworks, and all the red white and blue, and Carol's straight up suicidal. By the time Manousos finally makes it to the U.S., she might be a very different Carol than the one he saw in the video.
#Pluribus
#Pluribus
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
and see that the U.S. is not all it's cracked up to be; the "patriotic" imagery, with the fireworks, and all the red white and blue, and Carol's straight up suicidal. By the time Manousos finally makes it to the U.S., she might be a very different Carol than the one he saw in the video.
#Pluribus
#Pluribus
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#Pluribus has so many layers, and to me, one of them, since episode 2, has been highlighting The Gap (the title of episode 7 doesn't only reference the Darién!) between the Global South and North, with Carol as the one wealthy white American. Even though I'm on her side (in the words of Manousos, "I
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
#Pluribus has so many layers, and to me, one of them, since episode 2, has been highlighting The Gap (the title of episode 7 doesn't only reference the Darién!) between the Global South and North, with Carol as the one wealthy white American. Even though I'm on her side (in the words of Manousos, "I
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wish to save the world"), I could also see Koumba's point of view when he explained that there's now world peace, no crime, no poverty (very likely he grew up poor, which puts it into perspective); he had something to gain in the new world, while Carol essentially lost everything (Helen).
#Pluribus
#Pluribus
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
wish to save the world"), I could also see Koumba's point of view when he explained that there's now world peace, no crime, no poverty (very likely he grew up poor, which puts it into perspective); he had something to gain in the new world, while Carol essentially lost everything (Helen).
#Pluribus
#Pluribus
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(And, of course, other important factors include: the other survivors have loved ones in the hivemind; Carol has trauma from being sent to conversion therapy.) I can understand everyone's different motivations.
tl;dr I'm so glad this show takes its time and lets all these things breathe!
#Pluribus
tl;dr I'm so glad this show takes its time and lets all these things breathe!
#Pluribus
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
(And, of course, other important factors include: the other survivors have loved ones in the hivemind; Carol has trauma from being sent to conversion therapy.) I can understand everyone's different motivations.
tl;dr I'm so glad this show takes its time and lets all these things breathe!
#Pluribus
tl;dr I'm so glad this show takes its time and lets all these things breathe!
#Pluribus
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This is where I've been taking my weekly Beginning Wheelthrowing class for the past year! Love that this article highlights the community aspect because I've been saying since Day 1 that it's my favorite thing about Lillstreet Art Center!
#Ravenswood #Chicago #Artist #Artists #Ceramics #Pottery
#Ravenswood #Chicago #Artist #Artists #Ceramics #Pottery
The former gear factory at the corner of Ravenswood and Montrose avenues offers a staggering array of art classes and, on top of that, an intergenerational sense of community.
Lillstreet Art Center marks 50 years of enabling the love of craft
www.wbez.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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On this day in 2014! Me in Hobbiton, The Shire, #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Paradise 🥲💚
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
On this day in 2014! Me in Hobbiton, The Shire, #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Paradise 🥲💚
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
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(Also I can't believe The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film is celebrating its 25th anniversary next year. But that would mean I'm... oh God...)
December 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
(Also I can't believe The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring film is celebrating its 25th anniversary next year. But that would mean I'm... oh God...)
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(Photo 1: www.instagram.com/p/wc6JZgCcPk
2: www.instagram.com/p/xP5yCYCcIB
3: www.instagram.com/p/BOVe1Xyj5EK
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #TheLordoftheRings #LordoftheRings #LotR #Book #Books #Movies #Film #Nature #Travel #TravelPhotography #Photography #Photos)
2: www.instagram.com/p/xP5yCYCcIB
3: www.instagram.com/p/BOVe1Xyj5EK
#Aotearoa #NewZealand #TheLordoftheRings #LordoftheRings #LotR #Book #Books #Movies #Film #Nature #Travel #TravelPhotography #Photography #Photos)
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What?!
"Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE."
Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son: (Exclusive Sources)
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found after first responders were called to the couple's Brentwood home at 3:30 p.m.
people.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 AM
What?!
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Insane story
The CIA once hauled a plutonium-powered "portable nuclear device” up a Himalayan peak to spy on China—then a blizzard hit and they left it behind.
It’s likely still buried in a glacier feeding the Ganges—a river system that supports ~600 million people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The CIA once hauled a plutonium-powered "portable nuclear device” up a Himalayan peak to spy on China—then a blizzard hit and they left it behind.
It’s likely still buried in a glacier feeding the Ganges—a river system that supports ~600 million people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? (Gift Article)
A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Insane story
The CIA once hauled a plutonium-powered "portable nuclear device” up a Himalayan peak to spy on China—then a blizzard hit and they left it behind.
It’s likely still buried in a glacier feeding the Ganges—a river system that supports ~600 million people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The CIA once hauled a plutonium-powered "portable nuclear device” up a Himalayan peak to spy on China—then a blizzard hit and they left it behind.
It’s likely still buried in a glacier feeding the Ganges—a river system that supports ~600 million people. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
{Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery}
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
December 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
{Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery}
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
What a gorgeous film. The cinematography. The sound design. The use of light! 👑 Rian Johnson 👑
And Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc continues to be delightful. Give me at least ten more of these tbh.
#WakeUpDeadMan #KnivesOut3 #KnivesOut
"The world is big." #Pluribus
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"The world is big." #Pluribus
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
Manousos' drive was such a beautiful sequence. And as soon as he reached the Darién Gap, I saw this as an immigration story; this is the same treacherous path migrants from South America have to take in order to reach the U.S. And at the end, of course, we cut to Carol
This is where I've been taking my weekly Beginning Wheelthrowing class for the past year! Love that this article highlights the community aspect because I've been saying since Day 1 that it's my favorite thing about Lillstreet Art Center!
#Ravenswood #Chicago #Artist #Artists #Ceramics #Pottery
#Ravenswood #Chicago #Artist #Artists #Ceramics #Pottery
The former gear factory at the corner of Ravenswood and Montrose avenues offers a staggering array of art classes and, on top of that, an intergenerational sense of community.
Lillstreet Art Center marks 50 years of enabling the love of craft
www.wbez.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Fun new project by Neal Agarwal exploring the scale of life! neal.fun/size-of-life
#Illustration #Art #Nature #Science #Tech
#Illustration #Art #Nature #Science #Tech
December 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Fun new project by Neal Agarwal exploring the scale of life! neal.fun/size-of-life
#Illustration #Art #Nature #Science #Tech
#Illustration #Art #Nature #Science #Tech
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Ravenswood’s Lillstreet Art Center is celebrating 50 years as a home for artists.
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Ravenswood’s Lillstreet Art Center is celebrating 50 years as a home for artists.
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
To mark the milestone, the studio is throwing a holiday party Friday night and will host Saturday jewelry trunk shows throughout December. blockclubchi.co/4rAZ0n5
On this day in 2014! Me in Hobbiton, The Shire, #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Paradise 🥲💚
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
On this day in 2014! Me in Hobbiton, The Shire, #Aotearoa #NewZealand. Paradise 🥲💚
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
(Photo 2: In my element. Shot on my iPhone 5s.
1: At Bag End. (Yes that's my Mordor x Joy Division shirt.)
3: Day-drinking Southfarthing ale in the Green Dragon.)
#LordoftheRings #Book #Film #Movies #Photography
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#ArtistTips #ArtistsCommunity #WriterTips #WritersCommunity #Community #Creatives
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#ArtistTips #ArtistsCommunity #WriterTips #WritersCommunity #Community #Creatives
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Just got tix to see LCD Soundsystem at Aragon Ballroom + Amyl and the Sniffers at The Salt Shed Chicago!
#LCDSoundystem #AmylandtheSniffers #Punk #Dance #IndieRock #Chicago #Music #Concerts
#LCDSoundystem #AmylandtheSniffers #Punk #Dance #IndieRock #Chicago #Music #Concerts
December 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Just got tix to see LCD Soundsystem at Aragon Ballroom + Amyl and the Sniffers at The Salt Shed Chicago!
#LCDSoundystem #AmylandtheSniffers #Punk #Dance #IndieRock #Chicago #Music #Concerts
#LCDSoundystem #AmylandtheSniffers #Punk #Dance #IndieRock #Chicago #Music #Concerts
Throwback to Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid concert inside Fourth Presbyterian Church last year: www.instagram.com/p/DDjKy8vRwHH He returns to Chicago this week!
#Violinist #Musician #LivePerformance #GothicRevival #GothicArchitecture #Building #Buildings #Urban #CityLife #PortraitPhotography #Illinois
#Violinist #Musician #LivePerformance #GothicRevival #GothicArchitecture #Building #Buildings #Urban #CityLife #PortraitPhotography #Illinois
Got taken to church by #AndrewBird tonight 🎶 Front row for the ridiculously talented multi-instrumentalist's intimate #Gezelligheid #concert inside the Gothic style Fourth Presbyterian Church in #Chicago! This was my first time attending and I can now see why this is an annual #holiday tradition for
December 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Throwback to Andrew Bird's Gezelligheid concert inside Fourth Presbyterian Church last year: www.instagram.com/p/DDjKy8vRwHH He returns to Chicago this week!
#Violinist #Musician #LivePerformance #GothicRevival #GothicArchitecture #Building #Buildings #Urban #CityLife #PortraitPhotography #Illinois
#Violinist #Musician #LivePerformance #GothicRevival #GothicArchitecture #Building #Buildings #Urban #CityLife #PortraitPhotography #Illinois
A closer look at my quick sketch of Baby Yoda / #Grogu from 2020: www.instagram.com/p/CIrBWPFBzgO, artistsonthelam.tumblr.com/post/6372422..., & www.facebook.com/share/p/1aTy... 👶
#DisneyPlus #Handdrawn #Draw #Design #Artwork #Artists #ChicagoArtist #WIP
#DisneyPlus #Handdrawn #Draw #Design #Artwork #Artists #ChicagoArtist #WIP
December 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A closer look at my quick sketch of Baby Yoda / #Grogu from 2020: www.instagram.com/p/CIrBWPFBzgO, artistsonthelam.tumblr.com/post/6372422..., & www.facebook.com/share/p/1aTy... 👶
#DisneyPlus #Handdrawn #Draw #Design #Artwork #Artists #ChicagoArtist #WIP
#DisneyPlus #Handdrawn #Draw #Design #Artwork #Artists #ChicagoArtist #WIP
On this day in 2017! www.instagram.com/p/BcayXIEnzce Shot on my iPhone 5s. My original caption from then:
"The CTA Holiday Train!! 2nd year in a row I got to ride it. Santa (who sounded like an Italian mobster? ) looked me in the eye, waved at me, and said hi to me. Also, I like how
#Photography
"The CTA Holiday Train!! 2nd year in a row I got to ride it. Santa (who sounded like an Italian mobster? ) looked me in the eye, waved at me, and said hi to me. Also, I like how
#Photography
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
On this day in 2017! www.instagram.com/p/BcayXIEnzce Shot on my iPhone 5s. My original caption from then:
"The CTA Holiday Train!! 2nd year in a row I got to ride it. Santa (who sounded like an Italian mobster? ) looked me in the eye, waved at me, and said hi to me. Also, I like how
#Photography
"The CTA Holiday Train!! 2nd year in a row I got to ride it. Santa (who sounded like an Italian mobster? ) looked me in the eye, waved at me, and said hi to me. Also, I like how
#Photography