On the 4th, we headed downtown to the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. My friend Heidi was in town from Montana, so we enjoyed chatting and catching up on life while we wandered around all of the booths with creative art from artists across the US. Tru also enjoyed some delicious dishes from the Culinary Gallery.
There were so many talented artists with interesting and unique work. I was especially drawn to several mixed media artists and their intriguing art pieces. I could stare at their work and continually find new details combined with such surprising and storylike qualities.Some of my favorites were Gena Ollendieck who created fabulous 3-D hand bound albums using found items and vintage in dimensional collages on the one-of-a-kind leather covers;
Credit: "Go Ahead. Open It." Copyright Gena Ollendieck
Credit: "Messages Remaining" Copyright Richard CurtnerLynn Wipple uses bits of history, old books and memorabilia that fascinates her to create vintage mixed media art;
Credit: "Look" Copyright Lynn WhippleTruman loves photography and found several photographers with original styles, but Audrey Heller was a favorite of us both. Her insightful & playful photography uses tiny models to create visual puns;
Credit: "Ultramarin" Copyright Audrey Heller
On Sunday, we headed to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for Symphony on the Rocks by the Denver Orchestra. We had a fabulous evening enjoying many recognizable works in my absolute favorite venue.
Credit: "Ultramarin" Copyright Audrey HellerOn Sunday, we headed to Red Rocks Amphitheatre for Symphony on the Rocks by the Denver Orchestra. We had a fabulous evening enjoying many recognizable works in my absolute favorite venue.
Red Rocks has amazing natural acoustics and it's beauty creates such a memorable atmosphere for a concert. I love listening to live music in the midst of God's magnificent creation, and what music could be better in this spot than that of a full symphony! It was a cool evening that even required jackets and the perfect night to enjoy an outdoor concert.
We had a wonderful weekend! What did you do to celebrate the 4th?
3 comments:
I love the Red Rock Ampitheatre. We have a friend who lives in Denver and he took us to it when we were out there. It looks like the two of you are making it home
Sounds like you're settling into your new life there in CO. So glad you're not forgetting us Texans, too! LOL
And, I'm quite certain you're not missing our record-breaking heat. (Yes, we've continued to set records - 105 yesterday.)
What's the update on your house?
Blessings!
PS - I'm heading to Ohio on Monday for a week's visit with my family.
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