Entries by Patrick

Pop Ups – Art and Store

November 2, 2015 One of the core tenets of art is to continually push the boundaries of what’s expected. Recently, a Denver-based artist created a pop-up art exhibit featuring a 40-foot tall inflatable, blue sculpture of a prospector. It sits across the street from the Colorado state capital in a parking lot and will only […]

Catch the Eye

October 26, 2015 Anyone who’s ever watched HGTV has learned the power of staging. The home, at first, seems drab and uninteresting. Then, after a professional home stager has finished, the home is transformed into something chic, luxurious eye-catching. While it may not be practical or appropriate to call in a home stager to revamp […]

Energy

October 19, 2015 Recently, a few of us went out to eat on a busy Saturday night in the suburbs and every restaurant for miles around was running at full capacity. We decided on a nearby chain restaurant and called ahead to get our names on their waiting list. But when we got to the […]

Hang Time

October 12, 2015 In my younger days, I rode horses. I competed in “eventing,” a triathalon over multiple days with a single equine partner. The total points accumulated from all three elements of a competition determine the horse and rider’s placing. The first element, dressage, is a graceful ride with a choreographed sequence of movements […]