Family Reunion

Susan Froyd March 25, 2010 4:00AM

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When a relative passes away, one rite of passage involves divvying up that relative’s possessions. For siblings Amy and Joseph Findeiss, deaths in the family led to finding a treasure trove of photos with Catholic and military themes. The brother-and-sister artists then collaborated on a series of portraits based on those images. Amy, a Denver resident, would paint the initial portrait and then send it to Joe in San Francisco, where he’d add a collage with symbolic images — halos, sacred hearts or smoking warships — and then send back the piece. Each in their own way, the Findeisses searched for ways to address the family ethos.

“Some of his choices for imagery I can relate to, but some are completely surprising,” Amy says of her brother’s additions to the portraits. “It tickles me, in a way. I’ll look at them and think, ‘That’s a cool connection. I never would have made that one myself.’” It took the pair about eighteen months to complete the series Saints & Sailors, currently on display at Jonesy’s EatBar, 400 East 20th Avenue, where it will remain on view through April 15. Meet the artists there at a reception tonight at 7:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.jeatbar.com or call 303-863-7473.
Feb. 15-April 15, 2010

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Susan Froyd started writing for Westword as the "Thrills" editor in 1992 and never quite left the fold. These days she still freelances for the paper in addition to walking her dogs, enjoying cheap ethnic food and reading voraciously. Sometimes she writes poetry.

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