FIRST FRIDAY Art Walk
December 1st, 2023
LOCATIONS
New! Petrichor Collective Studios
131 E. Lincoln Avenue, Suite C
(on the corner of Lincoln and Willow)
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
6 pm to 9 pm
Start your Friday night at Petrichor Collective Studios, a community curated space for Artistic expression. Housing seven resident Artists, this community hub is a testament to the power of Collective creativity. Our gallery features esteemed guest Artists, who unveil works of expertise and fresh perspectives. Petrichor Collective Studios transcends the conventional, offering an inspiring environment for everyone in the community.
At Petrichor Collective Studios, Art is an immersive journey. Find yourself saturated by sights, flavor and sound. Each month enjoy the music of an ever-changing roster of local musical talents. To satiate the senses, we offer a specially curated charcuterie board (The Fox and the Crow) and craft mocktail, blending flavors of the seasons.
Come create, enjoy, taste, and explore at Petrichor Collective Studios with us!
Featured Gallery Artist: Justin Clements
Resident Artists: Hypnagogist, Hannah Simonds Art & Tattoo, Ryan Stover, Riley Lovato, Josiekinz, Emilykin, Brennen Kaljian
Rotating Musical Artists hosted by: Gray Harrison
see this month’s Artists below!
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6 PM TO 9:00 PM
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FIRST FRIDAY
First Friday Art Walk is a monthly celebration of creativity, culture, AND community.
Embrace the extraordinary First Friday phenomenon with Petrichor Collective, where inspiration cascades like a refreshing rain. Every First Friday, we reveal a vibrant spectrum of local Artists, serenading your senses with mesmerizing tunes and immersing you in a whirlwind of irresistible make-and-take Art experiences. Indulge in exquisite food and beverages, as we unite to revel in the richness of Art, culture, and camaraderie.
Wander, discover, and explore the Art in your own back yard with us!
WHO WE ARE
Petrichor Collective is a comfortable, open-minded space for our team of creatives to collaborate on projects and accomplish our Collective goals. We support our community through Art by cultivating our different skill sets, and inspiring imagination.
What better way to create community than to host the most amazing, Artist friendly First Friday Art Walk events in Northern Colorado!
“From the Artists, for the Collective.”
WHAT WE DO
Like the first rain of the season, Petrichor Collective is a catalyst for rejuvenation, sparking fresh perspectives and boundless possibilities. We are an eclectic ensemble of designers, photographers, writers, marketers, and Artists, eager to captivate your imagination and inspire your creative spirit through Art.
Don't let the drought of inspiration hold you back – dive into our Collective and explore the extraordinary talents of our members. Whether you're seeking collaboration or considering contributing your own skills, we invite you to immerse yourself in the Petrichor Collective experience. Or, if you think you have the skills, reach out on how to join the Collective.
Empower Art, Enrich Community! 🎨🤝
The funds raised through Patreon are directly channeled into creating exhilarating events like First Friday Art Walk, engaging workshops, and a storm of opportunities for our community. Your support empowers Petrichor Collective to continuously enrich the Artistic landscape and foster an environment of growth and inspiration. Together, we're making a lasting impact on the local Art world!
SAY HELLO TO THIS MONTH’S
Guest ARTISTS
Justin Clements: Artistic Reflections Featured Artist, Petrichor Collective Gallery, November - December, 2023 Fort Collins, Colorado, is not just the place where Justin Clements was born and raised; it's where his Art found its first roots. Encouraged by his parents from a young age, Justin's early affinity for Art was more than just a pastime—it was a growing passion. During his school years, Justin consistently showed a strong inclination towards Art, standing out in his classes for his natural talent and dedication. His journey didn't stop after college. Eager to explore deeper, Justin ventured to Tuscany, where he immersed himself in the study of sculpture and painting. This period marked a significant development in his style and technique. Today, Justin's paintings are a testament to fine art and originality, reflecting an old-world style that resonates with viewers. His works have made their way into various collections, both in corporate settings and private homes, speaking to a wide range of art enthusiasts. On a personal note, Justin's life is anchored by his family. He married Renee Wilkins in 2004, and their union has been blessed with three children, Paul,Ben, and Amanda. His family life, full of love and support, undoubtedly influences his Art, bringing a sense of warmth and intimacy to his work. As we welcome Justin Clements to the Petrichor Collective Gallery this season, we invite you to experience his Art—a reflection of his life's journey and his continuous exploration of the world through his works.
Alexa Messenbrink - Freedom and Flow Designs // My name is Alexa and I play with pretty Earth candies and shiny wire to make unique and wearable art! I have been making jewelry for 10+ years now, and have been wire wrapping since 2018. My art is my complete passion. My jewelry is meant to stand out from the rest of the crowd, never to be duplicated, never to be seen anywhere else other than the wearer themselves. I make art that is unique as you are.
Erika Sterner // Originally from a Chicago suburb and recently moved to Fort Collins from Lincoln, Nebraska where I spent the last few years teaching middle school math. Pursuing an art minor in addition to my education degree; I now found a love of printmaking and decided to combine it with my love of people's stories to share both with others.
Grace Payne // I am an abstract artist from Hot Springs, Arkansas. My artwork is heavily influenced by nature and my spiritual connection to the earth. I like to incorporate other mediums, like sand and stone, into my paintings to create texture as well as strengthen the relationship the between the artwork itself and nature. Many of my paintings have greek names, I have always been a big fan of Greek Mythology and the romance and intense emotions portrayed throughout Greek history and the arts. My artwork is a way for me to connect to the earth and the universe as well as release my emotions and gain mental clarity, my hope is that others who view my work will feel this as well.
Renee the Baker // I'm a local, Fort Collins baker specializing in seasonal pies! In addition to vending at the Larimer County Farmers Market and Timnath Farmers' Market, I accept special orders and run a monthly pie subscription. I am increasingly focused on using the local food chain for as many of my raw ingredients as possible and developing my business in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Art Owl Designs // I am a 28 year old woman who has always been passionate about art, I enjoy many different mediums and aim to try them all someday!
Lucy Powers // Hello there! I'm Lucy, a Costa Rican book illustrator with a flair for capturing the magic of children's stories. Through my work I seek to create a way into a world of wonder through the eyes of a child. My prefer mediums to work go from the delicate flow of watercolors to the precision of digital art and the tactile intimacy of pencils.Often, I find myself weaving these mediums together into a harmonious blend that adds depth and dimension to my illustrations, making each piece a unique visual tapestry. My ultimate goal is to not only illustrate stories for the little ones but to touch the inner child within all of us, evoking a sense of nostalgia and joy. By sharing my creations, I hope to kindle a warm familiarity and bring a delightful emotional resonance to my audience.
Lucas Archuleta // Hey there I'm some dude who can draw stuff. For the most part, ink illustrations are my go-to. Thus far, I've found comfort in a colorless world, focusing heavily on the detail and line work. I’m pretty driven by my emotions when creating a piece most of the time, but I also draw inspiration from stuff that I just think is neat. I hope you’ll give my weird little drawings a gander.
Memento Vivre Fine Arts // My name is Chris and I am a queer artist with an interest in sustainability. I produce linoleum prints, acrylic paintings, clothing, and wall decor. My visuals focus on illustrative styles, and I love subjects such as insects and skulls. Running Memento Vivre has given me a wonderful outlet for my creative endeavors, and I love that it has allowed me to become part of the art community of Fort Collins.
Eli Crocker // My name is Eli Crocker and I’m a geology major at CSU. While I’ve always loved rocks, I’ve also always had a passion for art. It’s been such an important part of my life and it allows me to let out my emotions in a creative way. Showing what I feel is important to me because I want to connect with others who feel similarly. Art is all about interpreting what you see. My goal is to get my viewers to feel something when looking at my work. Many of my pieces reflect on transphobia, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
Abstruse Apparel // Retired wood shop teacher from New York and California, I now run Abstruse Apparel in Fort Collins creating digital art messaging and upcycling used clothing. Join my Collaborative Message Challenge every First Friday! Submit a creative message to see turned into apparel or digital art. Selected designs will be on display and the winner can pick up the item for FREE! Visit Funktional: A Space For Radical Reuse on 1228 W. Elizabeth Street to see my work. Let's change the world together, one stitch at a time!
Donivon Wood Fine Art // I'm very pleased to share my drawings with you. I am a self-taught artist that has been drawing and painting since I was 5 years old. Pencil work has been my preferred medium because of the level of detail that can be achieved. Throughout my life, I've had so much fun drawing that an estimated 90% of my work has been gifted to whoever commissioned it. Art has definitely been a constant source of joy in my life, and it's my mission to share it with those who love it. I have always specialized in graphite and charcoal pencil drawings. Lately, I've added colored pencils and pastels into the mix. My most current works have been portraits of pop culture, music, and sports icons who either I personally admire, or was commissioned to do. I love creating commissioned drawings for people. The personal satisfaction I get when I hear or see how much the work brightens up their life helps confirm that this is part of my purpose.
Paula Harrison // Intentional experimentation is an important part of my process. Experimenting with materials and techniques allows an artist to uncover a path to their original intention. The beauty is that you can discover many things along the way to your goal. This remains a big part of what I do in my own work; it’s often a meander not a straight line. For me, painting is also a spiritual practice. I learned along the way that images are a means to access experiences of awareness and consciousness that can only be accessed non-verbally. Creating images that are open-ended enough to allow dialogue, to allow personal meaning to develop, is a great joy. I taught art for twenty years in the public school. If you are interested in investigating how making art can open up your world, contact me.
Lizzy Sarnes Art // I'm new to Colorado and I am a graphic designer as well as a sculptural ceramic and 2D artist. I have been drawing and creating sculptures even before I could read and I don't intend to ever stop. My body of work is split evenly between darkly morbid and vibrantly absurd. I love to fill my world with memento mori while I embrace the beauty and humor of life.
Wild Earth Lab // As an illustrator and trained environmental scientist, Valerie is a bit obsessed with trying to present the complexity of the natural world in a coherent and beautiful way. By incorporating her artwork into scientific diagrams and educational materials, Valerie seeks to share a view of nature through the eyes of a scientist.
Hypnagogist // Hypnagogist is multimedia visionary artist hailing from Columbus, Ohio, specializing in 3D animation, traditional painting, art installations, and mixed media fusions of the aforementioned works. Hypnagogia is the liminal space between wakefulness and sleep, and Hypnagogist's work reflects that with colorful and surreal imagery, pulling from conscious and unconscious states.
Amy Powell Art // Walking through the woods with my daughters, we don’t make it more than a few feet before one of them stops to admire a rock/leaf/acorn. They admire even the plainest pieces of nature and inspire me with their awed eyes. I create art that expresses the sacred feminine and the beauty of the natural world. I flow between large scale oil paintings and delicate watercolor illustrations and feature portraits, animals, and natural elements such as mushrooms, moths, feathers, and bones.
Hannah Brook // Hey, I’m Hannah. I have loved art for as long as I can remember and have experimented with many different mediums. I’m currently pursuing a career as a tattooer. I have enjoyed making pendants out of my extensive crystal collection, making wood burning art pieces, and painting with watercolor and acrylics. Fantasy, sci-fi and nature are a constant inspiration for creating a little world of my own with my art.
Ryan Stover // Ryan's vivid watercolors and complex ink drawings celebrate the beauty of nature and the paradox of human experience. Ry's work is overflowing with energy and colors that are wild and free – yet bound and balanced by bold black lines. His work is a visual meditation on holding on and letting go: Going with the flow... while being aware of doing so.
MTN Goddess Ceramics is a small, women owned Pottery business created by Madi Nigro. All ceramics in the shop have been hand thrown, carved and glazed by Madi. Growing up in Colorado near the Rocky Mountains, Madi has fond memories of rock climbing, hiking, and exploring nature. Focusing on ceramics that spark joy, self confidence and inner love, each product is handcrafted with care, making no two pieces the same.
A_boldartist // I am a self-taught artist continuing to enhance and adapt my skills through time. Most of my work is a form of art therapy using imaginative symbolism combined with realistic depictions of animals, anatomy, and nature. I'm revered for animal portraits and have been commissioned for several family pet portraits. However, I also enjoy showing a bit of my humorous side through my artwork painting ornery characters. I hail from Columbus, Ohio but now based in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Mossy Cows // mossy cows is run by Miriam, a local laguna artist who loves all things fantastical, cute, and pink! you can often find her admiring shiny rocks, or curled in bed doodling away with her kitty cat, doodles.
Rebecca Staudenmaier // I am primarily a functional ceramic artist. My stoneware pottery is hand formed and decorated in Fort Collins, CO, inspired by the prairies of Kansas where I grew up and the high desert plains of the West that I visited as a child. I have been making and selling my work for over 25 years. For my day job, after almost 20 years teaching art and science to 5th grade through college, I now manage an infectious disease laboratory at CSU.
Kim Nigro // I am a retired school teacher who works in a meditative and natural organic frame that reminds us of the beauty of life. I paint Goddess Artwork to promote the diversity and strength of women all over the world while reusing and reinventing things such as canvas and paint. My paintings include recycled paint and canvas representing the perseverance of women as they struggle to be free. My most often works use motivational words and imagery, sealing the thoughts into the message of the painting in hopes of inspiring those who view the work. I invite you to vie these abstract energy paintings and share how you experience life now and how it may look in the future.
Somonoce Studio // Bethany Economos is a mixed media artist whose work is often influenced by her surroundings and the world. Her background in Fiber Arts (BFA Tyler School of Art 2001) shows in the hand embroidered stitching and the other surface design techniques. She has moved with her family 14 times in the last 20 years, most recently to Colorado during the first Covid shutdown in 2020. The shutdown (and lack of art supplies) led her to explore the incorporation of upcycled materials and unconventional items into her latest works. This “make do and mend” attitude has positively impacted her life and her work. She continues to explore new materials and techniques with a focus on upcycling.
Gray Harrison // Photograper. Musician. Bicycle Mechanic. Gardener. Traveler. Lover of life.
Simply Elcee // I am an artist with a lifelong passion for all things crafty. Growing up in a family of artists, I developed a deep appreciation for the creative process and the power of art to connect people and bring joy to their lives. Over the past five years, I have made Fort Collins my home, finding inspiration in the natural beauty and vibrant arts scene of the city. Through a variety of mediums including art prints, cards, and apparel, I am trying to capture the essence of the world around me I am excited to share my art with the community and invite you to explore my work and join me on my creative journey!
The Goblin Den // Hi, my name is Zora. My work includes collage, decoupage, and other visual arts. I began collaging when the collective existential crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic motivated me to explore artistic outlets. The creativity inspired by the randomness of thrifted, secondhand, and found objects is essential to my work and aligns with a personal commitment to walking on this Earth as gently as possible.
Alejandro Alonzo // Alejandro was raised in Tampa, Florida, and lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Alejandro specializes in silver gelatin prints based on styles influenced by decisive moments, portraits, landscapes, and studio work. Come learn about his culture and style through the collection of his hand-crafted prints developed in his darkroom.
Sasha Bellucci Art // Sasha is a mixed media artist & holistic healer. Originally from Ukraine, Sasha moved to the US when she was a little girl. She has been an artist her entire life, expressing herself through various mediums. Sasha believes that life is all about relationship & art is no different. Art is about the relationship between artist and medium. She gets to know her medium and creates an authentic piece born out of that relationship. She doesn’t often have a plan for the final product. Instead, she allows her intuition and vision to guide her moment to moment. Sasha is spiritual and her connection to source is the inspiration running through all of her art. Creating art is a therapeutic experience and each piece contains emotion. As a mental health professional, art has been a tremendous resource for Sasha, allowing her to process pain, struggle and triumph. In her adulthood she found her artistic voice through colorful & textural mixed media pieces. Recently, she has been inspired by nature, embroidered leather, and tiny polymer clay art. Her work is colorful and filled with intentional details. She hopes to make the world a more beautiful place with her creations & loves when her art makes people smile and feel good. When Sasha is not making art she supports people in self healing journeys, plays violin, makes herbal medicine, spends time in nature, and enjoys company. She is passionate about living a sustainable life filled with kindness, love & collaboration.
Liz Ortiz of Mad Hare Press is a Fort Collins based multidisciplinary artist, who specializes in various printmaking methods and techniques. Liz holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with concentrations in Photo Image Making and Printmaking. During her academic career she focused on intaglio, lithography and woodcut printmaking methods as well as analog B&W photography. Afterwards she transitioned to more accessible printmaking methods with relief block printing being her current chosen method. Liz uses various block surfaces but mainly uses hard linoleum (Lino) blocks to create relief prints. Each image is hand carved on one or multiple lino blocks and hand printed on various surfaces including archival cotton paper and textiles. Her imagery focuses on graceful and bold line work to create impactful figures and nature inspired compositions. Liz is inspired by the infinite gestural line work of nature and embodies this natural occurrence into each piece. Although majority of her prints are traditionally monochromatic, Liz uses multiple plates to create multi-color prints. She also integrates the medias of watercolor and fibers to create mixed media prints with additional color elements.
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