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Ethiopian Slide Show At Farmette
Several years ago, Neil and Connie Sullivan, owners of the St. Vrain Market, adopted twins from Ethiopia, Earlier this year Neil, in conjunction with PRIDE, a non-profit group the couple has become involved with, had an incredible opportunity to revisit the country, and travel to some of the most breath taking rural areas of Ethiopia. The people he traveled
Yarn Bomb?
Sandra De Vries is a Dutch artist, who has been friends with Lyons artist Jacob Leeuwenburgh (also from Netherlands) since they were in high school. When they recently re-connected after twenty years, De Vries, who now lives in Vernon, British Columbia, mentioned that her latest artistic endeavors revolved around “yarn bombs.” If you are familiar with the artist Cristo, and how he “wraps” statues, trees, buildings, bridges, and even islands with silk, yarn bombing is similar, except that De Vries uses knitted yarn to
Summer Art Camp In Lyons
As the school year comes to an end, many parents are looking for unique summer camps for their children. Previously, most families would drive to Boulder or Longmont to expose their children to summer camps offered by highly skilled artisans. That is no longer necessary. The Corner Studios located at 318 Main Street has developed an intense summer offering for our community.
From recycled art, clay, paper, paint, even the art of science: fossils, magnets, and soap bubbles, every week offers something fun for area families at an affordable price. Children can make a
Art In Public Places
Spring brings with it a desire to be outdoors. Many Northern Colorado towns host Friday night walks where people take to the city streets, pop in and out of specialty shops, galleries, and/or museums, and partake of refreshments (often free). Daytime suggests a stroll to view art in public places. You’ll
Poetry Talk - April 11
Bucolic Plague
I’ve got the Bucolic Plague
All my thoughts
Pastoral, rustic
Serene
Non-toxic
No weeds
Strong root systems
Unkempt, growing, fertile
Green with expectation
Organic
Unmet?
Bursting forth
Poking through the cold snow
Rebirth, renewal,
Tilling over the brown dead winter
Expectations of possibility
Is it contagious?
By: Martin Soosloff
BOMCA Events - April Events & Young Artists' Summer Workshops
DEMO & DIALOGUE
Thursday, April 11, 6:30-8:30pm
$5 / free for members of Art Students League of Denver & BMoCA
Learn how to empower your vision of presence with artist Jordan Wolfson.
Presented in collaboration with Art Students League of Denver.
DÍA DEL NIÑO
Saturday, April 20, 11am-1pm
Free
Celebrate Children's Day, a traditional Mexican holiday, and enjoy art-making,
storytelling, dance performances, and authentic food with your young ones.
Created in collaboration with The Mexican Cultural Center and The Mexican
Consulate in Denver.
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Millicent’s Magnificent Magic
By Chrystal DeCoster
This past Saturday evening, spring unfolded at The Corner Studio owned by Valerie Pellegrin. Bulbs were popping up in the front yard while bouquets of creativity were visually blooming inside. Artist Millicent Kang from Boulder, wearing a dress cut from cloth similar in palette to that which was exploding on her stretched canvases, cheerily greeted the opening reception’s array of guests.
Poetry Talk - March 7, 2013
Slow the Dance
Let your soul purpose be your sole purpose.
Let your arms float on the air
all around
Greeting the universe with the
cosmic sound
Let your knees bend
one by one
Sink into the earth
only to rise again.
Slow the dance
keep the energy high
You’ll make the right steps
For there are no mistakes
When you heart beats pure
essence of life
Slow the dance
Let the universe in.
By: Carol Pranschke
“Jobs Of Yesteryear” At The Cup
Lyons artist Tyler Voorhees will be the featured artist at The Stone Cup beginning this Friday, March 1. His show will hang for two months, through the end of April.
From his humble beginnings in rural South Dakota, Voorhees has always been drawn to the art of storytelling. With his paintings, and the characters that inhabit them, he seeks to spin a visual yarn by drawing the viewer in with the composition, and holding their attention with the details. His mixed media paintings depict jobs now forgotten by the majority of Americans, made obsolete by advancements in technology (which are also hidden in the paintings). These occupations existed a mere century ago, yet they have fallen to the wayside in the collective memory of our society.
