Tag: Surface Gallery
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Two Colorado Springs artists turn healing into art in new exhibit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When life blew up in his face, Chris Alvarez relied on his old passion and a new passion to heal. The stressful events were piling up — divorce, children leaving home — and to cope, the longtime artist leaned into his new love for playing…
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Colorado Springs artist practices and teaches ikebana, Japanese art of flower arranging
Ikebana found Heidi Almosara when she needed it most. The ancient art of Japanese flower arranging, with its meticulously arranged branches, flowers and other materials from the natural world, creates beauty through asymmetrical balance and a less is more philosophy. There’s a purpose to the aesthetic — to mirror the human experience. “Think about our…