That’s “tiny” in terms of changing its name. When I started thinking of beginning a blog last fall, I had spent quite a bit of time driving around and trying to figure out why there were so many ugly buildings all over Denver. Crummy materials. The repetition of five-story limits, perfect to fit into the …
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Mary Voelz Chandler has written about architecture, preservation, and visual arts, including the position of architecture and art writer at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. During that time, she completed the Guide to Denver Architecture published in 2001 in conjunction with the AIA National conference in Denver, then updated the Guide in 2013. She also was a co-author on the …
Left: the Denver Art Museum’s Frederic C. Hamilton Building, Courtesy of the Denver Art Museum; center, from top: the Dora Moore School, Equitable Building detail, and a North Capitol Hill balcony, by Mary Voelz Chandler; right: Clyfford Still Museum detail, by Jeremy Bitterman, Courtesy of the Clyfford Still Museum. Chandler photograph by Cyrus McCrimmon.
Click on these links for more information about the cover photos, the author and the transformation of the blog. Photo Credits http://chandlerindenver.com/2019/03/19/photo-credits-2 How This blog Came To Be http://chandlerindenver.com/2019/03/19/this-blog-is-going-through-a-tiny-transformation-and-that-starts-today Mary Voelz Chandler http://chandlerindenver.com/2019/03/19/mary-voelz-chandler-3
Click on these links for more information about the cover photos, the author and the genesis of the blog. Photo Credits https://denverwhatthehellhappenedtoyou.com/2018/10/13/photo-credits/ How This blog Came To Be https://denverwhatthehellhappenedtoyou.com/2018/10/04/mary-voelz-chandler/ Mary Voelz Chandler https://denverwhatthehellhappenedtoyou.com/2018/10/04/mary-voelz-chandler-2
So, I left town for a few days, and came back to find that the beautiful amaryllis I posted on Dec. 20 had turned into an almost dead plant. What had been six gorgeous bright red blossoms were droopy, smelly blobs. So, here is what it looks like now, something out of a bad science …
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This past weekend featured two openings that elicited very different emotions. On Friday night, Goodwin Fine Art opened “Coalesce,” a group exhibition of the gallery’s stable of artists. The show is strong, but there’s just one dark cloud: This is the last show for Goodwin Fine Art. Tina Goodwin, who opened the gallery in 2011 …
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A few days ago, this notice was sent out to residents of Denver City Council’s District 10, with changes and “improvements” in the rules for work on construction projects. The new Executive Director of Public Works, Eulois Cleckley, has reviewed the rules, with an eye toward folding suggestions into this list of measures for the …
Oh, RiNo. Remember when you were just a kid? When the galleries and studios were sort of, like, hey, let’s put on a show? We still remember, when Brighton Boulevard was still gritty and industrial, demonstrating to Denver residents that there were still plenty of places that made things – including art. The River …
Chandler in Denver 