After the Boulder Tattoo Project commissioned world-renowned poet and 2013 Guggenheim fellow Anne Waldman to write a love letter to Boulder, “Boulder Zodiac” was parsed into 218 segments and tattooed onto the bodies of 218 volunteers last fall. Some of them got complete phrases, some just commas — and then…
The neo-Victorian look was hot over the weekend at AnomalyCon, where steampunk aficionados gathered for elegant, hardware-laden cosplay and camaraderie and all things con, as well as live music by Clockwork Flamingo and Keldari Station. Photographer Danielle Lirette caught the people of AnomalyCon in full dress, from another century. See…
Time to clean out your closet, putting away all the cold-weather clothes. Need to update your wardrobe for spring? There are plenty of events where you can find inspiration this month, from the much-anticipated Denver Fashion Weekend to trunk shows. Here are our nine favorite fashion events for April. See…
Last week the remaining designers on Under the Gunncompeted as teams vying for the prize of having their mini-collection sold in Francesca’s stores. Team Oscar and Shan won the challenge, and to their surprise Francesca’s selected two pieces to feature in its collection. At the end of the show, Natalia…
#95: Tyler Beard The collage work of Kansas native Tyler Beard features textures, landscape and hard angles meeting in zen simplicity and sometimes flying off into sculptural planes. The results are interesting enough to have ended up in the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, MCA Denver and Aspen’s Anderson Ranch,…
You may not realize it, but this past week was a special one for Star Trek. The last seven days marked the birthday of not one, but both, of the original series stars. WIlliam Shatner, who portrayed Captain Kirk, and Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock, both turned 83 this week…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
South Park exposed our secret. After an episode aptly titled “Casa Bonita” aired in 2003, the existence of Casa Bonita became known to the world outside of Colorado. Up until that point, Casa Bonita was mostly a regional gem. If you grew up in Colorado, chances are you celebrated at…
When Michael Pinto opened Thick as Thieves Tattoo in 2004, he wanted to create a place for people like him. A self-proclaimed misfit, Pinto has been immersed in the lifestyle since he was a teenager, and has been tattooing professionally for fifteen years now. Westword recently caught up Pinto, who…
#96: Peter Strange Yumi Collage artist, musician and videographer Peter Yumi spends a lot of time in the studio, where he creates ever-changing works from scraps and borrowed images and swatches of paint. Lately, they’ve begun to spill out of the frame into three-dimensional forms. For Yumi, it’s all about…
Fashion can reference many things in a single look: design, architecture, culture. We recently spotted Taylor Tsakopulos, a student on the Auraria campus whose style encompasses endless possibilities. Continue reading to learn her fashion icons, style mantra and picks for the best places to shop. See also: Christina Tate is…
Sometimes people blend their surroundings to create their own fashion focal point. Mike Forest Sperandeo is one of these people, carving his own niche out of chaos and artistic inspiration. Keep reading to learn his style mantra, style icons and where he shops. See also: Menswear: Jomar White spotted on…
On Under the Gunn last week, the judges gave Shan, Oscar and Natalia a pass — and Oscar was declared the winner, for his second victory. But the mentors’ relationships took a dramatic turn when Mondo and Anya confronted Nick with their frustrations about how Natalia continued to survive each…
#97: Evan Mann Artist Evan Mann’s sculptural work seems to grow naturally, in an all-white world of amorphous and organic shapes. Even his drawings appear to have begun in one corner and spread across a surface like snowmelt or multiplying cells, growing an idea. When he throws these shapes into…
Ten years ago, almost to the day, the current zombie apocalypse started in earnest. On March 19, 2004, patient zero hit theaters with the release of Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead. The world of the walking dead hasn’t been the same since. See also: Shaun of the Dead: Your…
When artists Taylor Boylston and Chelsea Bashford recently decided to officially “close” Inca House, their home gallery and show space, it was for reasons all too common to a DIY spot: the rent got to be too much and people weren’t respecting the venue. “We felt like people were taking…
So, you’ve got a kid, huh? Whether it’s your own rambunctious preschooler or the bratty nephew you’ve been charged with keeping alive for the next five hours, the most important thing is leaving your house where valuables are liable to be destroyed and seeking refuge on somebody else’s property. In…
Missy Rhysing was not exposed to art until she got her first tattoo. She immediately fell in love with the art form, and began working toward becoming an artist; she’s now known for her work combining modern and antique imagery in portraits of women. Rhysing is co-owner of Ritual Tattoo…
#98: Rian Kerrane Galway girl Rian Kerrane came to Colorado in 2002 to teach sculpture at the University of Colorado Denver, but her installations in mixed media and cast iron have an international reach, from the galleries of RedLine and Edge to others in her home country of Ireland. Perfectly…
Does your family have a special charm that gets passed down from generation to generation? Do you keep a rabbit’s foot keychain in your pocket for good luck? If you have jewelry or an object that means something to you, the Mizel Museum would love to display it. As part…
Under the Gunn opened last night without Stephanie Ohnmacht; the Denver designer had been sent home the week before. But the show starring Tim Gunn still has a hometown hero: Mondo Guerra is one of three mentors — along with Anya and Nick — advising the contestants who remain. Last…
The students behind Crafting Yourself aren’t all that much older than the six-graders their after-school program is designed to help. As part of the University Honors and Leadership program at the University of Colorado Denver, five senior scholars were given a year-long assignment to create a sustainable, innovative and creative…
