My eldest son, Taylor, just had a birthday and I flew up to Boulder, CO to celebrate with him. If there is one place in the world where I can just sit and drink coffee and feel right at home it is Boulder. We had a great time. As it happened it was the weekend for the studio tours- and we spent Sunday afternoon roaming all over town going to artists studios. Several artists were real standouts. I was really impressed with the work of printmaker Theresa Haberkorn. 
She does woodcuts small and large. I could have walked out of her studio with an armful of her prints. A card and a calendar will have to suffice, and will be placed in my studio as inspiration. Another favorite was the ceramic artist Willi Eggerman, her work is richly textured and subtly colored. 
She playfully gives life to what appear to be hybrid organic forms. We had a delightful and I wish I’d had more time to visit with her. Lisa Nesmith opened the doors to her encaustic and mixed media studio and invited guests to get their hands waxy and experiment with the media (she must be an art teacher!) Her work was a compelling layer of images and text that pulled the viewer in with the rich translucency of the medium. I guess one of the more interesting points along our tour was the studio of Gerda Rovetch. As I looked at her playful collages, her delicate water colors and her sardonic book titled “Vile Little Poems” I had to ask about her art training. As she sat munching on pretzels, she told stories of her experiences that spanned decades and continents. Stay tuned for that story at a later date. Here is a clip that I found of her reading from her book of poems.