Artists never cease to amaze me with their absolute dedication to craft and their drive to keep working despite regular visits from art’s capricious muse: One day is bliss, the next, pure struggle, uphill all the way. No matter, artists keep returning to the studio...
The Western installation-fiber-art duo Emilie Odeile and Ken Chapin are so in sync that they regularly finish each other’s sentences. Like when talking about winning an Arts in Society grant through Colorado Creative Industries, to make a life-sized replica of Margaret Wise Brown’s children’s book...
Alexandra Manukyan’s latest body of work is a surrealist exploration of femininity, mythology, and fashion. Born and raised in Armenia, she studied there at the Fine Art College and the State Pedagogical University before immigrating to the United States where she has made her home...
Patrick Michael Charron Stevens Jolly is a native of Detroit, a graduate of Western Michigan University, holds a BFA in sculpture, is a father, a grandfather, an art dealer, a recovering alcoholic, a painter, a woodsman, a prickly pickleball player, a printmaker, and a seeker...
Chaos. That’s what comes to mind in painter/woodcarver Gregory Lomayesva’s living room — aka studio — in the South Capitol neighborhood of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Even Lomayesva calls his routine chaotic, complete randomness. “You bounce around a bunch of things and suddenly it’s, ‘I’m going...
Bailey Placzek, curator of collections for the Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, was relaxing at home one day a few years ago, listening to instrumental, ambient music with her eyes closed. “All of a sudden, one of Still’s paintings popped into my mind. I wondered,...
Since opening his firm, Tryba Architects, in 1988, David Tryba has had a lasting and profound influence on his hometown of Denver, Colorado, and beyond. After graduating in 1981 from the University of Colorado Denver College of Architecture and Planning, Tryba began professional practice in the...
Most art comes with a price tag. But that’s not always the best indicator of whether its value will endure over time. In this issue, we’re looking at the intangible qualities that affect the value of art. We spoke with hyperrealist painter Daniel Sprick, art...
Kuryo by Abe Motoshi Japanese design is always at home in the West, especially at TAI Modern in Santa Fe. Kuryo by Abe Motoshi is a masterpiece in bamboo and rattan. It’s exemplary of his style, which tends toward simple vessel shapes in one or two...
Jeff Ware started collecting Western art years before he met, by chance, artist Karmel Timmons. It didn’t take them long to realize a shared passion for art, which was just the start of a beautiful relationship. We caught up with the busy couple who, when not...