I am writing this post in the solarium of the Mabel Dodge Luhan House in Taos New Mexico. The solarium is a square glass walled room that sits atop this historic property. The stairs up to this ...
Category Archives: Ze Archive II
Tonight Is Casual Friday With Articulate City
Ever want to "kick the tires" of Articulate City? Casual Friday is your chance. This dispatch came from Articulate City's HQ: Just a quick reminder that tonight is Articulate City’s “Casual Friday” (third Friday of each month). That’s where we get together to have cocktails and chit-chat, and generally have ...
ZAF622 Episode 002: Kirsten Savage
For Episode 002 I sat down for a brief chat with Fort Collins artist Kirsten Savage. She has a studio in The Gallery Underground and is offering oil painting classes. I tried some new things with this one and though I am not were I want to be it is an improvement over Episode 001. ...
Taking Art Palaver On The Road
The recipe for my dream job. Part writing, part traveling, part photography, part meeting people, all mixed together with art and artists. Mornings this would be served with high quality, fresh, carefully handcrafted espresso. In the evening high quality, ...
How Do You Define Success Has An Artist?
Ever think about that? Your artistic goals and how you know your hitting them? I think more artists should. The other day my inbox was graced with one of Cole Thompson's newsletters. Cole is a photographer who works in black and white. Cole has told me that he does not think he does a ...
An Auction Of Great Functional Art
The Matthews House, a 501(c)3 organization that serves at-risk youth ages 16-21 that lack significant family support in their lives, is currently holding a silent auction of flower pots created by local artists. The auction is part of the event Cultivate Hope which is this Saturday, the 12th at The Hilton Garden Inn. The pots ...
Yes. You Too Can Write For Art Palaver
I have been asked and I have had people hint at writing a post for Art Palaver. But yet have I had anyone follow through with a submission. I think it would be great to have other writers for this blog. And I know there are plenty of qualified writers out there who would create ...
The Post Secret Project Comes To Fort Collins
Do you have a secret? The postcard asks. I know the question is rhetorical, we all have secrets. Frank Warren, the creator of PostSecret.com knew that too, so he is asked us to share. Starting in 2004 he asked people to put a secret on a homemade postcard and mail it to him with ...
My New Studio
It is late and I really am not in the mood to post. But my little schedule tells me I need to. I did not get to posting earlier because I was working on my new studio space. You may have caught that in yesterday's post. I am now a resident artist in The ...
Time Again To Ruminate
Ruminate is a literature and art magazine published here in Fort Collins. The quarterly magazine just released issue #7. This is what the publishers have to say about it... "Our Spring ...
