Sandra Fettingis and Andi Todaro Shoot Laser Beams!
This past Saturday I found myself eyeing some wonderful geometry from local artists Sandra Fettingis and Andi Todaro. Using similar processes both create works of Art with an aesthetic all their own. Each utilizes the power and precision afforded by a laser cutter but to different ends. The overall gestalt of Sandra's work is that of refinement and subtle contrasts of texture and layering. Her pieces have a pristine, ordered quality and a definite fragility. This is counterbalanced by the structure inherent to the triangular and diamond shapes hewn from acrylic (edit, wood). A natural/unnatural distinction comes across with hints at natural wood beneath. Patterning can be found...Read more
Scot Lefavor's Got Wood at Crema
Artist/Designer Scot Lefavor graced Larimer's Crema Coffee House with Driftwood this past Saturday. The work on display has a definite air of sarcasm mixed with a graphic, cartoony, 1960's aesthetic. Scot uses invented characters along with a creamy, muted palette on pieces of found wood ranging from two by fours to cabinet doors. Crema's semi-plastered brick and plywood walls are the perfect compliment to Scot's edgy depictions. Each painting is unique, spanning just a few inches to several feet in dimension with a plethora of aspect ratios thrown in. Formally, Scot has taken this hurdle in stride working text and image into stable imagery on the given picture plane. There are lot...Read more