Denver Handmade Homemade Market

haho13On Saturday, June 8th, from 3-8 pm, the Denver Handmade Homemade Market (HAHO) will be partnering up with Earthlinks to hold their annual outdoor market. There will be live music from DJ Cavem and Poet’s Row, vegan fare by Pony Treats, beer can chicken and smoked ribs, coffee roasting demonstrations by Pablo’s Coffee, garden and craft workshops by Earthlinks, and so much more!

There will be over 40 local, small-scale businesses vending a variety of products. The Denver HAHO Market cultivates the concept of community-supported business in Denver, providing small-scale, cottage-industry producers a chance to participate in our local economy, many for the first time. In order to keep markets like this accessible for small producers, they ask for a $2-$5 suggested donation at the door, enabling them to maintain low vendor fees. Alternately, you can bring a thoughtful re-gift to donate to the community give-and-take table.

This is a membership-based market, so they ask everyone to sign up for a free membership online at www.denverhaho.org, or simply sign up when you arrive at the door.

One of the most unique aspects of shopping at the HAHO is that buyers have the opportunity to use ‘Denver Dough,’ a local currency exclusive to the HAHO, as well as to barter with vendors and one another. HAHO prides itself on being a testing ground for alternative currencies, as well as bartering.

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When: Saturday, June 8, 3-8 pm
Where: Earthlinks Parking Lot, 2828 Larimer Street
RSVP: Facebook Event
Entrance Cost: $2 suggested donation or bring a thoughtful re-gift for the give-and-take table

For more information about the Denver Handmade Homemade Market, please visit their website. To learn more about Earthlinks, visit their website.

Graphic Art

New Graphic Art Slideshow

Tracer has now added a graphic art slideshow under the ‘Art’ category. Tracer developed a fascination with surrealism while going to art school at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The surrealists were the first artists to juxtapose images to create something original and surreal, meaning ‘above what is real’. This slideshow shows how photographic images can be superimposed to create an ‘alternate reality’. Tracer uses images from nature, and attempts to create a feeling of being in worlds only seen in dreams or the imagination. These are all digitally manipulated images, and Tracer takes great joy in creating these images. Each image becomes a new discovery, and once in a while, a variation on a theme is found.  One of Tracer’s favorite pictures is an eery castle for rent, with ghostly cherry blossoms climbing it.

All of these images are available for a low licensing fee. All of these pieces are copyrighted by Gail C. Tracy, ©2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2012

 

Fine Art Portfolio Slide Show

Fine Art, Gail Camilla Tracy

4th Anniversary of September 11

4th Anniversary of September 11

My fine art slideshow has been reformatted using Grand FIAGallery plug-in for WordPress.  There are so many plug-ins available to create slideshows, but after trying trying at least fifteen different ones, I ended up going back to the original one I started with. 

It is very difficult to get a true idea of a piece of art just from a photo.  It is hard to capture all the true colors, or the detail of the texture of a piece.  I use various types of hand made papers, rice paper, sand, dry pigments, ground minerals, clay, rocks, canvas, beads, small found objects, etc.  

This slide show has full screen capabilities.  Titles and media will be added.  There are many skins to chose from, but after trying several visual effects, I decided that less is more.  I highly recommend the Grand FIAGallery plug-in.  The screen adjusts in size to each image whether it is a vertical or horizontal format.  Large size photos show lots of detail when viewed on a full screen.   Please take a look at my fine art slideshow and let me know what you think.  It is the first menu item under the category ‘Art’.  I prefer larger images in order to get a better idea of what each piece of art looks like.

Introducing RMEOC

The Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center

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A new page introducing RMEOC is under the category ‘Alternative Business’.  This is a Denver-based non-profit organization whose mission it is to promote the employee-owned business model as an important business option.  To learn more about them, please continue reading…or you may visit their website.

 

Katey Laurel–Singer/Songwriter

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Katey Laurel, a Denver singer/songwriter

is doing a Kickstarter Project and needs some help.

THE PROJECT:  She invites you to be a part of her record “Put Up Your Periscope” that is coming out this year.  She already has a number of wonderful supporters who have pre-ordered the project to help her raise the main funding to start production on the 5-song EP — on a shoestring budget. But what she really envisions is more likely going to be a full-length, 8-9 song album about faith, hope, love, perseverance and life – gee, all topics she feels like she is wrestling with and being saved by every day.

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Tracer just happened to find Katey on Twitter, and took a listen to her song “Everything I Love” and immediately became a fan.  Tracer made a pledge for the first time on Kickstarter for this project.  Katey has a couple of weeks left to raise the money to help produce her new CD.  Please help Katey meet her goal.  As soon as you start listening, you will know that she has an incredible voice and priceless talent.


Here is a link for the page for the Kickstarter Project, just in case the widget above does not work for you.