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  Found all over the world, did you know the beautiful deep red hued January birthstone has been utilized since the Bronze ages as both an industrial abrasive and a prized gemstone? While the hardness of garnets makes them ideal to use in industrial settings for cutting and abrasives they have also been used in watchmaking as bearings to reduce friction at critical points. Within the jewelry world, however, this translates into a gemstone that can maintain its brilliance even up against the regular abrasions of everyday wear. A sample showing the deep red color garnet can exhibit. The name garnet comes from the...

Laurel Bahe: Playful Creativity Is "Pouring" Out of Her Studio

Squash Blossom Welcomes Artist Kathy Crowther! This month we are very pleased to welcome a new Colorado artist, Kathy Crowther to the gallery. Recently relocated to Colorado from South Carolina, Kathy now resides in Woodland Park with her husband. Her art education began at the age of 10 through classes at the Cleveland Art Museum.  Formal training continued in high school, West Virginia University, Oglebay Institute and the Cleveland Institute of Art. For Kathy, “Life is like a puzzle, and painting is like putting a puzzle together.” Positive and negative space play a large role in the balance and design...

Join us as we welcome three very talented individuals into the gallery for this month’s ArtWalk. Oil painters Jean Cuchiaro and Mick Shimonek will display their unique paintings, and jeweler Elizabeth Soscia will present her new unique jewelry designs!  We will be welcoming Colorado native, Jean Cuchiaro for ArtWalk this month.  Cuchiaro graduated from the University of Colorado and began her first successful profession in microelectronics. Although Cuchiaro excelled in a fulfilling career, her passion emerged as a great oil painter launching her second successful occupation. After taking art classes at the Art Students League of Denver and receiving atelier...