Archive for March, 2008

The one-shoe-in-the-road phenomenon

March 27th, 2008

Shoe near Pueblo, Colorado. © 2006 Deidre Adams
Why are there so many single shoes out there in the universe? This is a question that has always plagued me. I’m not the only one who thinks about this, as evidenced by the great discussion of the question at The Straight Dope.
I wish I had [...]

Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer

March 19th, 2008

Winter Diary, 37 x 80 inches, ©2006 Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer
This piece is one of my favorite works by Jeannette DeNicolis Meyer. It feels like a landscape but isn’t, necessarily. Its quiet beauty and luscious blues evoke a restful peace, yet the rhythm and movement of the circles and color blocks give a sense of movement [...]

Everybody’s a critic

March 15th, 2008

A week ago last Friday, graphic design “rock star” Stefan Sagmeister came to Denver as part of a tour to promote his new book, Things I have Learned in My Life So Far. The event was sponsored by the Colorado chapter of the AIGA (at one time the American Institute of Graphic Arts, but a [...]

A good week

March 8th, 2008

Iterations #1: Aquamarine, 30 x 66 inches, © 2006 Deidre Adams
Wow, this last week has been quite a whirlwind. My entire last weekend was spent preparing all of my newest work for hanging at the Aurora Municipal Center for their Art in Public Places program. I was one of four artists selected for their 2007-2008 [...]