Is Art a Good Investment, Four Corners Business Journal, Oct. 2
Earlier this summer, cosmetics-heir-turned-art-collector Ronald Lauder paid $135 million for a portrait by Gustav Klimt: Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Obviously collectors like Lauder are willing to pay that amount for a painting for other than economic reasons. Perhaps it is prestige, status, ego or even a passion for collecting. In Lauder’s case, he has spent huge … Read more
Ceramic Vision: Technique sometimes falters at show, Durango Herald, Sept. 22
“Undulating Vase,” Peter Karner; “Continuum 3-D” and “Continuum 042004″ Intuition Markers by D. Michael Coffee; “Yell Fire,” ceramic and wood by Judy Brey; “Moonhouse,” “Labyrinth,” “Echo Canyon,” and “Spirit Walker” by Boots Brown; “In-Situ” Intuition Marker by D. Michael Coffee. Review: Ceramic art is born in fire. The work of Boots Brown in the fifth … Read more
Autumn’s Harvest: Gallery walk to feature new work, new artists, Durango Herald, Sept. 19
Jackson Clark at Toh-Ahtin Gallery has spent the last year putting together a collection of pottery for the Fall Colorfest Gallery Walk this Friday. Other gallery owners and managers also have diligently prepared to highlight new artists and new work from represented artists. Toh-Ahtin will feature work by the legendary potter of San Ildefonso, Maria … Read more
A disciple of TATTOO, Durango Herald, Sept. 5
“Spiritual Sentinel,” “Deco Dude,” and detail from “Tattoo Totem,” all screenprint on cotton canvas by Edward Lambert Review One might suspect looking at the murals hanging in the Durango Arts Center that Edward Lambert, who painted them, must be one of the tattooed men in his imagery. But Lambert, according to all published reports, has … Read more
The entrepreneurial balancing act, Four Corners Business Journal, Sept. 18-24
How do entrepreneurial business owners balance the passion they have for their product and the demands of the consumer? Savvy, successful enterprises manage to achieve equilibrium. Many small businesses fail because they cannot strike this balance. I live in a small town with a tourism-based economy. Summer is the busiest season in spite of our … Read more
Pagosa Springs designated a Preserve America Community, Four Corners Business Journal, Sept. 11-17
Pagosa Springs is getting a new road sign. The sign will recognize Pagosa as a Preserve America Community. The Preserve America Community program is a White House initiative that encourages and supports community efforts “to preserve and enjoy our priceless cultural and natural heritage, use their historic assets for economic development and community revitalization and … Read more
Business is a right brain activity: Tell the world you have what they want, Four Corners Business Journal, Sept. 4-10
I work with creative people: artists, writers, photographers. Many are highly imaginative, prolific, brilliant even. Some are not. The thing about artists is that they are often so right brained they cannot function in any other mode. They want to make their art and then they want someone who is linear and logical and business … Read more
Weaving Cultures and Traditions, Arts Perspective, Fall 2006
Clarissa Hudson was 29 years old when she met the grand master of Alaskan Chilkat weaving, Jennie Thlunaut, at a weaving workshop. Thlunaut was 95 years old and the last of the Chilkat weavers. After a six-week apprenticeship, and two complete weavings, Thlunaut exclaimed, “You are it! You’re the one. My work is finished. Now … Read more
Observations: “Mind’s Material: Sensation, Cognition & Knowledge, Pagosa SUN, Sept. 14, 2006
“Bust of a Man,” 1996 collage by Kelsey Hauck; “Chris, R. I. P.,” 1986 pastel by Karl Isberg; “Untitled,” 2000 oil by Doug Pedersen Special to The PREVIEW “Mind’s Material: Sensation, Cognition & Knowledge” at Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts features the master works of Doug Pedersen, Kelsey Hauck and Karl Isberg. The exhibit, which runs … Read more
