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Live An Artful Life

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Welcome to our Local Love Issue, where we spotlight some talented artists and makers in our community. Every year I look forward to working on this theme: It’s a reminder that each one of us can live an artful life. I always obsess over a newfound artist, or plot a personal creative venture. Maybe woodworking? Or dance! Or just finish that gloriously complicated knitting project I started several years ago. A dear friend of mine, Shannon, started her own creative venture at the beginning of the pandemic. On a girls' mountain hut trip, in some evening downtime, one of the women unpacked a tiny tin of paints and created a scene from their shushing earlier in the day. Shannon was inspired. As soon as she got home, she YouTubed watercolor tutorials and learned to paint with a 30 Day Challenge. It wasn’t pretty in the beginning, but she finished her 30 days and discovered a new daily practice that’s lasted for two years. She finds contentment in her miniature paintings, in bringing to life a precious memory from her weekend, of ice skating near her cabin with her 11 year old daughter, or playing with her beloved backyard chickens, or riding past a field of wildflowers on a bike trip. Her painting forces her to focus on the present in an otherwise fast-paced life. And, she says, “it’s helped me appreciate the world in a different way. I don’t look up and see the clouds in the sky as white anymore. I see all the grays, the blues, the pinks.” In this Local Love Issue, we hope you are inspired to live your own artful life. For you, that could mean pursuing a creative hobby, or patronizing a local artist to start a treasured collection. In response to a compliment on her daily minis, my friend Shannon quickly says she's not any more or less talented than anyone else. She quips philosophy from the Grand Master himself, Bob Ross: "Talent is pursued interest. Anything you're willing to practice, you can do." Well, dear readers, here's to practicing an artful life. We'll see you around town.

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20 Healing Expression

Lifestyle Letter

City Scene

Business Monthly

Local Experiences

Local Limelight

Fashion Forward

Artist’s Palette

How To

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Money Matters

Our Town

Artist James-Allen Holmes’ Uniquely Optimistic and Joyful State of Healing

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Celebrate Hearts Day at Home With Your Littlest Loves

30 Gotta Sing My Song

Oleta Adams Headlines Lone Tree Arts Center’s 2022 Lineup

36 Artist Update: Olive Moya Goes Big In Her Own Words, the Artist Update

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Local Artists, Artisans and Creatives Share Their Talents and Inspiration

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A RT ISA N & C A N DLE M A K ER , T H E BL ACK OU T CO. After losing her mom in 2015, Keely decided to pursue her passions. She looked to the times spent with her mom sewing, creating mosaics, turning old furniture into new treasures, and made it her profession. Black Out Co. candles are crafted in her own handmade concrete vessels, hand-carved wooden dough bowls sourced from various makers, as well as resin vessels for release in Spring 2022. Inspo comes from nature, art, even from her kids. Her process is chaotic, ideas emerging in the middle of the night or by accident.

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Renee believes that making art should be just as fun as recess, playful and joy-

Valor freshman Maisy Coors, sixth generation member of the Colorado brewing

filled. Many of her watercolor paintings turn into cards as an expression of her

family, felt the call of the stage at 9 years old. She was asked to audition for a musi-

heart, pairing a sentimental greeting and a colorful watercolor. Subjects range

cal by her friend, who didn’t want to do it alone. Her friend didn’t actually show up,

from Colorado landscapes to flowers at Hudson Gardens to a bowl of cherries.

but Maisy went ahead with her audition and was selected. That first show sparked

Renee also teaches art, preferring to call herself an “art encourager” to create

an interest in performing she has been pursuing since. She has a number of orig-

a nurturing environment for creating. “Art is the heart expressing itself and

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inviting a connection between us.”

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Valentine’s Day Weekend Event Features ChicagoBased Fashion Designer Borris Powell’s ‘To bE iN LoVe” In June 2021, Parker restaurateur Pamela Briere launched the first Parker Fashion Week, meant to promote local arts, style and fashion in Douglas County. The high-profile event, which generated lots of buzz far beyond south Denver, featured award-winning fashion designers from across the country and attracted 500 people to Parker’s new West Main development on West Mainstreet. Pamela’s restaurant West Main Taproom & Grill was transformed into a mesmerizing production and red-carpet experience. One of those featured designers was a show favorite, Borris Powell. The Parker Fashion Week team is bringing back Borris for a special Valentine’s weekend fashion show and dinner revolving around his fashion-theater experience called “To bE iN LoVe,” which debuted in Chicago last year and highlights Borris’ 10 year anniversary collection and his personal journey as a fashion designer. Come celebrate love with your significant other, close friends, family members and anyone else who is special in your life with this fun, fashion-forward event to promote our Douglas County businesses.

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Healing in Art ARTIST JAMES-ALLEN HOLMES’ UNIQUELY OPTIMISTIC AND JOYFUL STATE FOR HEALING

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Let go of any preconceived notions you have about artists, because James Holmes challenges them. He isn’t foreboding, moody, tortured, nor is he a poor, starving artist. Instead, he is gentle, kind, and most notably, has an joyful exuberance in his work. The Colorado native, Sheridan High School graduate has practiced many forms of artistic work since childhood, including early jobs lettering race cars at Englewood Speedway and creating hand drawn ads for the Yellow Pages. As an adult, he was involved with the artistic community as an 18-year Denver Art Museum Board of Trustee member, and also sits on the board for the Art District on Santa Fe. In 2018, James broke his neck in a horseback riding accident. During his recovery, on the advice of his mom he started painting to pass the time, and found this creative expression to be a form of healing.

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“During his recovery he started painting to pass the time, and found this creative expression to be a form of healing”

With no intention of becoming a paid artist, an artist friend convinced him to show his work. It was well received, and he continued to refine his practice as painter. He is an expressive, abstract, visual artist, who rarely sets out with a specific aesthetic in mind and isn’t interested in representing something figurative in his work. For James, the muse behind his art is his own internal state. But unlike artists who express strife, James’ nature is joyful. His responses to strife are generally contemplative and optimistic, and that comes out on the canvas. James typically starts and finishes a work within one sitting. It is the most authentic way to express his current state, which like all of us is fluid and ever-changing. Then his process has him ‘meet the painting’ the next morning or a few days later. He then evaluates and interprets what he was trying to convey. He acknowledges that specific interactions he has with others frequently show up on his canvas. In that way, his work is a real connection to the people around him. But when his work is displayed, he doesn’t provide a narrative of what he is trying to express. He leaves that to the viewer. In an interesting twist of fate, James’ work was displayed in the Centura Parker Adventist Hospital Healing Gallery in

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Create an eye-catching centerpiece with your little loves this Valentine’s Day. Follow these easy steps to make memories and beautiful table art.

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STEP 3 // Place foam or stability contents inside your main base, drop in branches, top with moss, then proceed to ornament creation. Tips & Local Ideas: Instead of moss, try shredded paper, marbles, hand-picked small rocks, pine needles or sand.

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“Sing it high, sing it low Sing from deep within my soul. Sing it loud and make it clear, Sing so everyone can hear.” And so she does, and has done for more than 45 years. The name Oleta Adams is likely familiar, she recorded “Woman in Chains” with Tears for Fears, sang “New York State of Mind” with Phil Collins on drums, covered “Get Here” which became an unofficial anthem of the Gulf War, toured with both Phil Collins and Tears for Fears. She is featured on the Elton John/Bernie Taupin tribute album Two Rooms, performing their hit “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me.” Her talents go far beyond popular music, crossing between genres of gospel, soul, R&B, urban, and is an accomplished pianist. She will be performing at the Lone Tree Arts Center on Feb. 18 as the fourth installment of international musician and local resident Gerald Albright’s Lone Tree Sessions series. When we spoke to Gerald Albright in the early phases of the pandemic (see December 2020 issue), his stated goal was to bring more jazz to the southern metro area and Douglas County. And sure enough, he has. “I’m truly excited to have a jazz series at the Lone Tree Art Center. I have the opportunity to bring some of my dear friends to this great venue to perform for some of their biggest fans. It’s a true delight for those who attend, and also serves as a great educational experience,” Gerald says. Gerald and Oleta have been been friends for 30 years. They performed together at jazz festivals throughout those years, including the landmark 1998 Phil Collins Big Band International Tour. “Oleta is one of the unique treasures of our music industry. There’s only one Oleta,” Gerald says. “You know her voice immediately when you hear it, and it transcends to many genres of music. She’s polished and a true joy to work with.” New and longtime fans can find out more about Gerald’s 2022 season at geraldalbright.com/tour. Gerald says, “The 2022 season is shaping up nicely, and I hope to see all of my fans this year.”

Oleta is also on tour in 2022, making up for missed dates in 2020. Find her at oletaadams.com The Lone Tree Arts Center is excited to bring many other acts to the stage in 2022.

UPCOMING LINE UP Visit lonetreeartscenter.org for time and ticket information

Feb. 11: The Queen’s Cartoonists Feb. 12: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co.: The 2022 Lunar New Year of the Water Tiger Feb. 18: Oleta Adams Feb. 19: International Guitar Night March 8-9: Discovering Antarctica: Heroic Tales of Shackleton, Crean and Scott March 12: Mary Louise Lee Band: A Tribute to Gladys Knight and the Pips March 18: Nat Geo Live — Maureen Beck: Improbable Ascent March 24: Taj Mahal Sextet March 27: Chris Mann: From Gershwin to Gaga April 24: Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana April 29: Classic Nashville Live Starring Jason Petty and Gail Bliss May 6: Nat Geo Live — Thomas Peschak: Wild Seas, Secret Shores May 7: Smokey and Me: A Celebration of Smokey Robinson May 14: The Great Guitars Featuring Martin Taylor, Frank Vignola and John Jorgenson

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ARTIST UPDATE: OLIVE MOYA GOES BIG IN HER OWN WORDS, THE ARTIST UPDATES US ON HER SURGING CAREER SINCE WE LAST MET TWO YEARS AGO

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Our February 2020 cover story, artist, muralist, self-described “abstract storyteller,” Olive Moya gives us an update on what the last two years and the pandemic have brought her. At that time, she told us she wished to work on bigger, more complex public spaces so that her work can “be seen and hopefully create meaning for anyone out in the world.” Indeed, she has done that. She has also engaged in some amazing collaborations

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The pandemic was surprisingly extremely busy for me and many artists I know. I feel like people were craving human connection, stuck looking at the same four walls during lockdown, so art became more important than ever before. I was invited to participate in four different mural festivals last year, which was particularly exciting since everyone was eager to get outside to (safely) do something different and see one another. It was extremely uplifting to connect with the art community in that way when everything else in 2020 was so difficult. During the pandemic, I was able to experiment with collage and use photographs in my work for the first time in years. To translate that to murals, I learned how to wheatpaste and created many large pieces that incorporated both painting and photography. I did this for walls at COATI Uprise in Colorado Springs, Streetwise Mural Festival in Boulder, CRUSH Walls (in collaboration with Alexandrea Pangburn), and the transportation center in Vail. This year I experimented with a few new mediums; I was asked to create an animated piece for Night Lights Denver that was projected on the Daniels & Fisher clock tower, collaborated with fashion designer Amy Lisojo, worked on sculptures in my studio, and teamed up with Ice Sculptor Paul Wertin to design the Winterfest Ice Sculptures in Vail. Earlier this year, I partnered with my friend Emily Hope Dobkin of Betterish to create a proposal for a mural that was chosen for The Denver Art Museum’s newly renovated Martin Building. The concept was rooted in community engagement and the photos used to wheatpaste the background were sourced from people here in Colorado and beyond. It will be up for the next three years and we’ll continue to create programming that gets people involved with art and their community.

TOP LEFT: Mural in the Vail Transportation Center, Photo Credit: Dominique Taylor Photography

TOP RIGHT: Photo Credit: Kirstin Anne BOTTOM: A Nameless and Unknown Space. Photo credit: Third Dune Productions

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