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By Morgan Hogerty
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM MICHAS
PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT DANIEL LIVINGSTONE
STYLING BY THERESA DEMARIA
HAIR & MAKEUP BY ALISA RADOI
Lizzy Corbett wearing Moschino dress, ikram, photographed at AIR Studio + Gallery in Glencoe with two of her vases.
Glencoe’s LIZZY CORBETT grew up in Los Angeles, the daughter of a film editor and a studio story editor. From an early age, she was exposed to cinematic imagery and fanciful visual storytelling. Her parents encouraged her to turn her thoughts and reflections into drawings, sculpture, paintings, and hand-crafted inventions. After college, her wanderlust led her to Chicago and to a career as a pastry chef. During this era, she met her husband, Mike Corbett, and two years ago they and their two small children happily settled in their dream community. Corbett’s transition from designing wedding cakes to creating art has been a seamless one thanks to the AIR Studio + Gallery in Glencoe. Corbett joyfully spends hours at the gallery painting, sculpting, and creating nature-inspired canvases. She uses leaves, shells, preserved flowers, and whimsical “found objects” from her walks to create one-of-a-kind pieces. Corbett set aside her art materials to share her city and shore favorites with Sheridan Road.
What’s on the horizon? A wonderful summer filled with family, travel, BBQs, and plenty of laughter Mantra? “Creativity takes courage,” Henri Matisse Best Grooming Tip? Never pluck your eyebrows Guilty Pleasure? Watching Real Housewives or Vanderpump Rules while eating stale chocolate from Easter Favorite Foods? Sushi Music you love? Pearl Jam! I almost met Eddie Vedder once in Quebec City Best advice ever given to you? Mrs. Fine, my art teacher growing up said, “There are no mistakes in art” Best advice I’ve given? Pick your battles Earliest Memory? Being happy at my desk drawing pictures and hearing my mom cook in the background When you wake up, you? Cuddle with my kids until we absolutely have to start getting ready for school Before bed, you? Decompress with my husband by watching something funny on TV and having a glass of wine What’s on your bookshelf? Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman, and East of Eden by John Steinbeck You can’t live without? My husband and kids Love to escape to? Nothing like a cozy, warm restaurant in the middle of winter. RL in Chicago is just the spot Advice to younger self? Don’t get so upset about math, just try to pass
Your style is? Easy breezy—I am all about comfort Can’t leave home without? My gigantic Angela Alvarez purse—it has a pocket for everything Transportation? Volvo Driving Music? Dave Matthews—it makes me excited for summer Place to Eat? Guildhall for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and Tocco for date night Shop? Valentina and Frances Heffernan Best thing about the Shore? The lake and beautiful architecture Worst thing about the Shore? The ONE person you are avoiding will no doubt be in front of you in line at Hometown The Perfect Day is? Waking up on a Saturday with the family, walking to breakfast, and then the beach. Later on a BBQ on our back patio with Nonna and Nonno (my in-laws)
Your style is? rag & bone jeans and a J.Crew blazer Can’t leave the house without? Sunglasses Transportation? Uber Black Driving Music? Whitney Houston Place to Eat? Summer House with the whole family and Club Lucky with my husband Shop? Oak Street Best thing about the City? The food and culture Worst thing about the City? Driving! I have ended up in tears after being lost more times than I can count
