Title: No Monkeys BIO Howard Harris has long been fascinated by both visual perception and design. The Denver native earned a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute and worked in architectural design and space planning before enrolling in Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. There he received a Master of Industrial Design, studying with […]
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Mercantile is the culmination of Chef Alex Seidel’s two previous ventures, Fruition Restaurant and Fruition Farms. Opened in 2007, Fruition Restaurant is a showcase of Chef Seidel’s passion to create approachable, top quality food without the pretense (and price tag) of fine dining. It is perennially honored as one of the top restaurants in Colorado […]
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Haddon “Sunny” Sundblom illustrated Santa for the CocaCola Company for years. Haddon “Sunny” Sundblom (1899 – 1976) is the Swedish / American artist best known for the painted images of Santa Claus for The Coca Cola Company. The artist turned to the description in Clement Moore’s poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” for inspiration. Sundblom […]
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Sacred & Transcendent Hailed as a precious mineral with mysterious and even sacred qualities by many cultures around the world, crystal has been viewed as a substance with the power to help connect people with the divine. The luminous, ethereal, and prismatic qualities of rock crystal have inspired and facilitated spiritual and religious devotion. Many […]
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Thomas Nast’s etching of St. Nicholas for Harpers Weekly Haddon “Sunny” Sundblom (1899 – 1976) is the Swedish / American artist best known for the painted images of Santa Claus for The Coca Cola Company. The artist turned to the description in Clement Moore’s poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas” for inspiration. Sundblom created the […]
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Click this link to start shopping for Yayoi Kasuma’s items on Amazon!
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FLUFFY EGG NOG PUNCH Ingredients 4 egg yolks 1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon 1-pint whole milk 1 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 4 egg whites* Directions In a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it […]
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A Native American Brave (detail of marble sculpture) Artist: Randolph Rogers 1825-1892 title: “Atala and Chactas” c. 1854 ART in 2016 an exhibit, titled “Changing Perspectives of Native Americans” at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art – showed how the American Indians were portrayed by European and early Euro-American artists. In Crystal Bridges’ museum […]
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We found this little book in our library and decided to pull a few of the clever lyrics out to share with our readers. WE THREE CATS FROM ORIENT ARE 1_ We three cats from Orient are Terrified to get in a car. Why go out for celebra-a-ting? We’ll stay right where we are. […]
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Featured Artist: Terrie Lombardi “My goal is to create images with my paintings that beckon the observer to step closer and see the beauty and expressive use of rich, lovely color that flows throughout my work.” Terrie Lombardi was born and raised in Denver and has been painting for nearly three decades. She is an […]