Sept. 13 & 14

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Kyle works out of his in-home Colorado Springs studio where he makes  custom large-scale fire pits.  For these one of a kind statement pieces,  he enjoys using reclaimed materials when available, and working with  the oxidation techniques his father and grandfather passed down.

https://babyfirepits.com

Michael  W. Vacchiano is a Denver-based artist with a primary focus in  figurative oil painting. His work explores traditional tropes with a  contemporary edge. Michael’s current work explores the turmoil and  inequality within our country today. The allegorical narrative within  these paintings reference this uniquely American concept of something  being “Western”. By using a contemporary western aesthetic he confronts  outdated notions of the American experience and addresses the social and  political upheaval within America today. Michael was co-owner and  curator of Point Gallery in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District and is  currently co-owner of Satellite Exhibition Services, an art fabrication  and installation design company.

Vacchiano's  work has been exhibited throughout Colorado, and his paintings can be  found in a number of private collections throughout the United States  and abroad.

www.vacchianoart.com

Exploring new techniques of casting paper, using found objects and  handmade forms to create unique sculptures. Raphael is a true mixed  media artist, using oil paint, acrylic paint, board, canvas, paper,  glass, modeling paste, and sometimes concrete, and mixing them together  in one piece, which makes Raphael pieces very distinctive and unique.  The variety of sizes and finishes shows his creativity and ability to  manipulate the mediums he uses to express himself.

https://www.raphaelmaximosanchezartgallery.com/about

Chris VandeSande & Dark-River metal designs makes authentic hand crafted wall hanging metal art. The  embodiment of art is natural and nature themed.

Examples  would be; mountains, animals and mandalas. All art is framed in wood  and hand made with a plasma cutter torch, oxy-acetylene torch and more.  Visit us @ www.darkrivermetaldesigns.com or on Instagram - darkrivermetaldesigns. 

A unique blend of lapidary arts, with gold and silver smithing. Hand-cut stones set in hand carved settings. 

etsy.com/shop/borekgemsandjewelry

instagram:@borekgemsandjewelry

“Distinguished Excellence“ category award winner! "Elemental Materials"

Tina Hoffer is a unique woodworker by blending two of natures alluring elements; wood and stone. Tina  creates functional, culinary accessories with her Cutting Boards, Gathering  Boards, Serving Platters and Dipping Trays that will elevate your daily or  special occasions. 

Tina meticulously searches through  arborists’ wood lots looking for the perfectly flawed, cracked and knot  filled hardwoods that other woodworkers pass by because of these  deficits. She chooses smaller pieces of wood that will be enhanced with  Stone like turquoise, lapis, malachite or chrysocolla, and inlays these  into the cracks and voids. She follows the Kintsugi method of Japanese art , where broken and fractured pottery is mended with gold  or silver dust, there by restoring the fragments to a functional and more  beautiful piece.  http://knotswoodandstone.com/

The craftsman behind Kell Designs is a geologist turned silversmith and lapidary artist. All pieces start with rough stone found in the field or purchased directly from miners in the American West. This rough is then cut, shaped, and polished into cabochons for use in final pieces or cut for the inlay process. All the metal work starts with sheet and wire or is casted from recycled silver and casting grain from silver produced in America. The lost wax method is used with wax models and other organic materials most notably plant parts such as alder cones and willow twigs. Tufa carving and sand casting are also used for a rustic look and truly unique pieces. This artist truly does it all from scratch with materials sourced as close to home as possible. See their direct to consumer website at www.kelldesigns.com and check out their instagram profile @kell.designs. 

Deidre Sappington is a progressive custom stained glass artist, specializing is stained glass pet portraits. 

 She  has been creating stained glass windows and panels since 2015. Her  inspiration comes from the transference of light and the emotion that it  evokes through Stained Glass.  Her love of animals led to specializing  in stained glass pet portraits and memorials, where she expertly  captures the essence of our adopted family members. Deidre also enjoys  creating custom works for her clients, including up-cycling old items  with stained glass to give them new life through art. 

 www.Brokenglass.design