Hello Again!
I apologize greatly for the delay with this post, things have been ramping up with artMobile this past week and it got a little hectic. I'll explain more about the awesomeness that is artMobile a little later but now...COLORADO!!! I had the great opportunity to show my work alongside a number of artists in Loveland, Colorado last month for the show glass.fiber.stone. Apparently, as it has been explained to me, when you tell people in Loveland you're an artist they expect that you either paint or work in bronze. Well, folks let me tell ya', that's just not always the case. Yours truly works in fibers and I have friends that work in ceramics, or video art, or fake fur and great stuff like my husbandman so there's a plethora of materials out there to work with. So after a month of slaving away late into the night (or sometimes all night as the case turned out) I had my piece ready. I packed it up in my carry on bag with all my clothes and I was on my way to the Ol' 'Rado! I've never been anywhere like it, I was in awe of the landscape and the sky! I've never seen sky just go on and on like that. I was lucky enough to stay with a few of my good friends, Abbie and Aaron. My ladies friends in arms, Lauren and Amy also came in from North Carolina and North Dakota respectively and we had ourselves quite an adventure.And you know what I found out everybody, I really love where I come from. Exploring this great country of ours is just that, great, but there's nothing like coming home. Give me the ocean breezes and lush greenery of Massachusetts any day. I mean my goodness right now I have a huge red robin sitting on the fence post right outside my studio window. But enough of me yammering on, I have pictures! And they do say pictures are worth a thousand words....
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| Here is my plane Shamu ready to take me 2/3 of the way across the U.S. |
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| Colorado from the sky,it looks like a big quilt |
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| Loveland Feed and Grain where our show took place |
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| Abbie holding possibly the biggest wrench EVER! |
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| Amy being menacing RAWR!! and Aaron too! |
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| Look at that sky... |
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| Here's my work all installed in my very own room, pretty cool! |
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| The name of the piece was "Rise". |
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| It's a collection of 12 ladders. |
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| Each ladder is a portrait of someone, this yellow one is for the husbandman. |
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| Stairway to heaven. |
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| Me! with all my work |
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| The artist ladies all dressed up for the VIP reception. Swanky! |
| (Left to right, Amy, Lauren, Abbie & Me) |
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| Scrambling down the rocks to the river |
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| Lauren looking super modtastic. |
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| Big Thompson River |
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| At least now I can say I put my feet in a part of the Colorado River system. |
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| Quite a view, look at the snow still on the Rockies |
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| We visited the Stanley Hotel, which is the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write the Shining. Creepy cool! |
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| Lauren's enthusiasm totally mirrored my own. We're goofy. |
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| Some elk grabbing a snack at the gas station across the street from the Stanley. They are HUGE! |
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| Our waitress making us guacamole at our table. MUY DELICIOSO. |
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| Hats |
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| Hats |
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| Yeah more hats.... |
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| What can I say, I love a good hat... |
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| I found this antique postcard in a boutique in downtown Loveland. It was a sign it was time to go home. |
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| While I was there, there were several forest fires burning in the state. This is a picture of the huge smoke cloud at sunset. Pretty but kind if sad too. |
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| For ten months, Abbie worked at this alpaca ranch. We got a sweet tour! |
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| They're pretty cute huh. And their fleece is super super soft. Much finer that human hair. |
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| Look at that punim! |
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| Massachusetts my darling, I'm home! |
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So that was my trip! I'm so thankful to have had the opportunity to
go. It was quite the experience. Next time I'll tell ya'll about artmobile and all the cool stuff I get to do in a big purple van. Til then friends...stay gold! hehe
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