MISSIONLIFE IS BEAUTY AND THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION OF ART.Bluestone hopes our mission can assist in a journey to wellbeing. Our intention is to provide a safe and beautiful atmosphere in which any who wish can come and explore paths to well being and beauty. SUSAN PIKE |
3377 BLAKE STREET
SUITE 105
DENVER, CO 80205
Artists' Bios
We are located in the new 'RiNo' art district. if you know where the ballpark is, you will soon know us. North on Walnut to 34th, left to Blake and THERE WE ARE!
Joshua Burd
His artistic endeavors started as soon as he could hold a crayon. Now he holds a pain brush, and expresses his artistic talents with acrylic paints on bowls, "apple pads", and canvas. He has always called time to paint -- "free time" -- free to paint his own style with bright vivid colors that he mixes on his own. In his work he has certain ways of arranging his designs and choosing his colors. He has certain names for these patterns and a definit way of selecting his colors. Joshua is autistic -- but to his friends and family, he is an exceptional young man with extraordinary gifts. Free to express himself through color and design -- not limit by his disability, but enhanced by his uniqueness. Each piece of art -- be it a bow or a painting is "one of a kind" no one is the same, selecting/applying color where and how he desires. It's extremely interesting to witness his creativity -- he has a plan, he has direction, and he haw a powerful way of expressing his world through design and color. A Colorado native, Joshua lives in Castle Rock and has become a full time artist/craftsman.
John Burd
He has always enjoyed exploring new and different media -- and presently has designed and created a new line of furniture -- that has a flare of artistic expression. somehting differnt -- something unique -- something fun. As he's been told -- something that encompasses his soul. This new endeavor makes a debut at Blue Stone Gallery with hope that others will enjoy these pieces as much as he's enjoyed creating them. Joshua and John call themselves "The United Artists". We both enjoy our "free time" to express ourselves through art. Also a native -- John taught art at Douglas County High School -- in Castle Rock for thirty years. With a Masters in Watercolor painting, John has displayed and sold his painting throughout the U.S. -- this new media of furniture has beenan exciting change and challenge, yet fullfilling his artistic abilities.
Reena Carter
I paint objects and figures the way I see them or wish them to be seen. I love colors, textures and the mysteries of life as they untangle in highlights and shadows across a canvas. The bulk of my work starts in acrylic or gouache, but rarely is the paint untouched by other mediums or tools. Scratched, layered, cut, manipulated, I find beauty in textures that create depth beyond the painted surface. Though my imagery is not an attempt to create a realistic view, every piece has a figurative aspect as a foundation for my investigations. Bright colors tend to be a constant, juxtaposed with toned images for balance. See Reena's website at http://www.reenacarter.com.
Sandy Enke
I've been dancing Nia for 8 years, and dancing through my life for many more years than that! I guess it really began at a very young age, with my father swaying with me to Frank Sinatra in the kitchen, and dipping me down until my hair touched the floor\how I giggled!
I hope to bring to my Nia classes a sense of personal safety, real comfort and vibrant joy in the body, as well as a deep and satisfying relationship of the body to music through expressive movement. Through Nia we make possible the transformation of our cell tissue by infusing it with positive conversation, conscious motion and awareness of the wholeness and the uniqueness of each of our bodies--and this journey into the body is well worth taking.
I also love travel, x-c and downhill skiing, hiking, reading, writing, meditation, and all kinds of music, especially world music. I'm looking forward to seeing you in class!
Sajit Greene, MA, LPC, Movement Arts Facilitator and Astrologer
Sajit has a masters degree in Dance/Movement Therapy from
Naropa University and 30 years of experience in dance, meditation, and body/mind
awareness practices. She has facilitated movement and expressive arts groups in
a variety of therapeutic, educational, and spiritual settings with people of all
ages. She serves as a guest lecturer at Naropa University and Metro State
College, where she speaks on topics such as dance therapy, stress reduction, and
human sexuality. Sajit is also an instructor at the Healthy Moves program on
the Auraria Campus, and she maintains a private practice in counseling, with a
body/mind/spirit approach to healing. In her counseling work, Sajit uses
astrology as a powerful tool for gaining deeper insight and spiritual guidance
for her clients. Through her movement work, Sajit is passionate about helping
people reconnect with their bodies and experience the joy of movement. The
integration of creativity and spirituality is a core theme in both her personal
and professional life, and she considers herself a ceremonial artist who uses
dance, music, poetry, and visual arts to create sacred ceremonies in alignment
with astrological cycles.
Tim Herbst
Im
a native Coloradan who found my way back to the creative side. I find much
inspiration in working with texture and color through metal sculpture.
For me, there is nothing that illustrates the beauty of being alive like
that of creating something. I start with an idea and then cut, bend, break,
weld, & color until it becomes real and tangible in front of me.
Manifesting the continual stream of ideas in my mind gives me much joy. I
hope you enjoy my art as much as I enjoyed making it!
Eric Hornak
Eric's students find in his teaching an experience of the mind as sacred, the body as potent and the spirit as fundamental. With over 15 years as a psychotherapist and 20 years as an instructor with his own school of T'ai Chi Ch'uan, he has forged a unique integration of over 30 years of intensive study of Eastern and Western philosophies, psychologies and spiritual traditions. The breadth and depth of his experience and training in spiritual disciplines and psychotherapeutic methods, combine with over 15 years business experience in various forms of corporate and entrepreneurial enterprises to make him an authentic, holistic practitioner of Tai Chi Ch'uan. Eric's personal and professional focus is ever committed to seeing each person in their infinite and intrinsic individuality, and to returning himself and his community from forgetfulness of Life as Mystery back to the wonder and delight of being Alive. "Existence is miracle enough."
Anna Johanson
After years of exploring different
creative mediums, I discovered mosaics. I was instantly hooked by the
brilliant colors of the glass and the endless possibilities of design
and function. My work brings together metal, glass and mirror to
create boldly colored pieces that bring a new twist to an age old art
form. Blending these mediums allows me to let my imagination run wild,
and brings me much joy. Each piece is made with hand cut glass and a
unique welded steel frame.
Bill McDonald
Landforms, structures, the natural and manmade
worlds and their conflicting and complimentary relationships provide me
with a constant source of inspiration. I experience the amazing physical
structure of our Earth, and the evidence of drilling, digging, scraping,
scratching and building in our attempt to manipulate disorder toward
some eventual place of order. So I pick up my tools: my pencils,
chisels, saws, and I draw. I think, and run my tools. I scrape and
scratch and build, with this activity I will manipulate my surface, and
attempt to exchange negative space for positive, dark space to light.
Make my own mistakes, and try to learn something along the way.
Karrie McBryde
For Denver artist Karrie McBryde, working with hot
glass is a magical experience. When the glass is taken from the 2100
degree furnace, it is very fluid. Throughout the process of working with
the glass, it becomes less malleable. At each stage of the process and
through multiple reheats, Karrie coaxes the glass into what her head and
heart envision. She loves the interaction of color, light and form. Most
of Karrie's pieces are practical as well as beautiful, supporting her
belief that beauty should surround us in our daily lives.
Many of Karrie's pieces incorporate recycled shards of a discarded piece
to create something new and unique, literally breathing new life into
what was destined for the scrap heap. In using this technique, the end
result is a vessel with textural imperfections very different from much
other blown glass, giving it a very human, somewhat primitive touch.
Karrie links her belief in giving back to the community with her glass
work. She donates 20 percent of any item sold to Habitat for
Humanity.
Kenall Knoll
"Making jewelry is a compact and three-dimensional
way for me to create something beautiful. And, you can take it with you!
I love how the stones feel and I love their meanings, their "powers". Of
course, colour is important as is balance. My favorite pieces are those
that seem to come together on their own. If I find myself fighting a
piece, forcing it into existence, it usually doesn't turn out well. The
pieces that flow into being feel good. Sometimes, I have specific people
in mind while designing a piece and sometimes the piece is just waiting
to be found by someone. The whole process is truly satisfying ."
Seunghoon Yoo
Educated in both Korea & the United States describes how traditional acupuncture saves modern lives: The Ancient Chinese believed that there is a universal life energy called Chi or Qi present in every living creature. This energy is said to circulate throughout the body along specific pathways that are called meridians. As long as this energy flows freely throughout the meridians, health is maintained, but once the flow of energy is blocked, the system is disrupted, creating pain and illness.
Imagine a flooded river clogged with debris. Imagine the disasters to follow: electrical grids short circuit and everything goes black. In our body this blackout can be corrected or “reprogrammed” with acupuncture. Acupuncture began restoring Chi (health) 3,000 years ago, and continues today by stimulating certain points on the meridians to free up the Chi energy and health.
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