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Eileen Miller works on painting a reflection in water along with classmate Jennifer Cakir, left, at The Art Center in Gypsum
Art instructors' Bios
Amy Dose
When Amy Dose was 20 years old she happened upon Naropa University in Boulder and signed up as an art major because she didn't know what else to do.
Dose's experience at college shaped her and her art profoundly. At Naropa, along with basic drawing and painting, Dose studied Japanese calligraphy. This discipline has shaped what painting has become for Dose. Amy Dose lives and paints in Eagle. Her company, Flying Shoe Arts, Inc., specializes in decorative and faux finishes and murals.
Mio Cirkovic
Mio Cirkovic is a self-taught artist who was born and raised in Europe. As a teenager, he lived in Paris. In 1969 Cirkovic immigrated to the United States where he lived in downtown New York and soon relocated to the New Jersey coast. Cirkovic served in the military and then moved to California where he attended local college and studied art and architecture. In 1993 he relocated with his new family to Colorado, and worked as an architectural designer/draftsman.
As a designer, he acquired pencil and pen sketching skills which led him to start painting again. Cirkovic's paintings can be seen at Fusion in Eagle and this month at Loaded Joe's in Avon. Cirkovic's architectural work has won numerous awards and appeared in Mountain Living Magazine and the local newspapers.
Michael Bonds
Michael Bonds is an artist who lives in Aspen, making a living through graphic design and ceramics. Bonds has degrees in graphic design, fine art and art education. He has also attended many pottery workshops to learn different types of ceramic styles. Bonds photography and pottery has been exhibited and he is currently the art director for his own graphic design company, Studio MB, located in Aspen.
Emma Parsons
Emma Parsons is a British-born professional actress who trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Since graduating in 1996, Parsons' resume includes work in London's West End Theater, various regional theaters, a tour with the Palm Court Theater Orchestra, the Edinburgh Festival, and performances in various television and film productions. Parsons also has worked in Vienna's English-speaking theater, Gothenburg's English-speaking theater and in the United States. In New York, Parsons worked with the New York State Theater Institute, Stageworks Theater, and in film, commercial and corporate productions. Parsons and her husband moved to Eagle in September of 2008 for the winter, but decided to say
Christie Abel
Abel is a graphic artist with various interests and skills in many different mediums. She taught basic English and art to over 100 orphans from the Rwandan genocide. In 2005, Abel was awarded a scholarship for “The Urgency of Teaching Art” at Penland School of Craft and Design in North Carolina.
Christie has a degree in marketing and graphic design. She has experience with 2D and 3D design, ceramics, photography, jewelry, metalsmith, wood, sculpture, paper and book design. She is currently the art director for a publication company in Frisco.
Maddie McCaulley
McCaulley was born and raised in the Vail Valley. She attended St. Olaf College, a small liberal arts college in Northfield, Minn., graduating with a studio arts degree. While in college, McCaulley went to Cairo, Egypt to study art history. In the summer of 2009 McCaulley taught visual arts in Seoul, South Korea.
Nicole von Tempske-Clemins
She has a bachelor's in fine art from the University of Texas at Dallas and an master's in art education from the University of Iowa. She also holds her teaching license as a K-12 art instructor. She has also studied painting at Southern Methodist University and at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. She currently lives in Eagle with her husband, new baby boy, two horses, and two dogs.
Tamar Cordover
Born in Australia, Tamar Cordover trained as a classical ballet dancer. Tamar is a certified Pilates instructor and teaches classes through out the Valley.
Patrick Espy
Patrick Espy— a painter and architect— has had his art displayed in galleries, shows, publications and collections from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast and has worked as an architect on the CNN Newsroom and the University of Pittsburgh Arena.
Espy has a degree in fine arts and architecture from Auburn University. Espy has also worked with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude on their Arkansas River Exhibition.
When Amy Dose was 20 years old she happened upon Naropa University in Boulder and signed up as an art major because she didn't know what else to do.
Dose's experience at college shaped her and her art profoundly. At Naropa, along with basic drawing and painting, Dose studied Japanese calligraphy. This discipline has shaped what painting has become for Dose. Amy Dose lives and paints in Eagle. Her company, Flying Shoe Arts, Inc., specializes in decorative and faux finishes and murals.
Mio Cirkovic
Mio Cirkovic is a self-taught artist who was born and raised in Europe. As a teenager, he lived in Paris. In 1969 Cirkovic immigrated to the United States where he lived in downtown New York and soon relocated to the New Jersey coast. Cirkovic served in the military and then moved to California where he attended local college and studied art and architecture. In 1993 he relocated with his new family to Colorado, and worked as an architectural designer/draftsman.
As a designer, he acquired pencil and pen sketching skills which led him to start painting again. Cirkovic's paintings can be seen at Fusion in Eagle and this month at Loaded Joe's in Avon. Cirkovic's architectural work has won numerous awards and appeared in Mountain Living Magazine and the local newspapers.
Michael Bonds
Michael Bonds is an artist who lives in Aspen, making a living through graphic design and ceramics. Bonds has degrees in graphic design, fine art and art education. He has also attended many pottery workshops to learn different types of ceramic styles. Bonds photography and pottery has been exhibited and he is currently the art director for his own graphic design company, Studio MB, located in Aspen.
Emma Parsons
Emma Parsons is a British-born professional actress who trained at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Since graduating in 1996, Parsons' resume includes work in London's West End Theater, various regional theaters, a tour with the Palm Court Theater Orchestra, the Edinburgh Festival, and performances in various television and film productions. Parsons also has worked in Vienna's English-speaking theater, Gothenburg's English-speaking theater and in the United States. In New York, Parsons worked with the New York State Theater Institute, Stageworks Theater, and in film, commercial and corporate productions. Parsons and her husband moved to Eagle in September of 2008 for the winter, but decided to say
Christie Abel
Abel is a graphic artist with various interests and skills in many different mediums. She taught basic English and art to over 100 orphans from the Rwandan genocide. In 2005, Abel was awarded a scholarship for “The Urgency of Teaching Art” at Penland School of Craft and Design in North Carolina.
Christie has a degree in marketing and graphic design. She has experience with 2D and 3D design, ceramics, photography, jewelry, metalsmith, wood, sculpture, paper and book design. She is currently the art director for a publication company in Frisco.
Maddie McCaulley
McCaulley was born and raised in the Vail Valley. She attended St. Olaf College, a small liberal arts college in Northfield, Minn., graduating with a studio arts degree. While in college, McCaulley went to Cairo, Egypt to study art history. In the summer of 2009 McCaulley taught visual arts in Seoul, South Korea.
Nicole von Tempske-Clemins
She has a bachelor's in fine art from the University of Texas at Dallas and an master's in art education from the University of Iowa. She also holds her teaching license as a K-12 art instructor. She has also studied painting at Southern Methodist University and at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. She currently lives in Eagle with her husband, new baby boy, two horses, and two dogs.
Tamar Cordover
Born in Australia, Tamar Cordover trained as a classical ballet dancer. Tamar is a certified Pilates instructor and teaches classes through out the Valley.
Patrick Espy
Patrick Espy— a painter and architect— has had his art displayed in galleries, shows, publications and collections from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast and has worked as an architect on the CNN Newsroom and the University of Pittsburgh Arena.
Espy has a degree in fine arts and architecture from Auburn University. Espy has also worked with artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude on their Arkansas River Exhibition.
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Milo Cerkovic, right, instructs his students on a new painting method Monday during his oil painting class at The Art Center in Gypsum.
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GYPSUM —Amy Pates doesn't consider herself to be an artist, but The Art Center near Costco in Gypsum, is her masterpiece in the making.
“I am not an artist. I am a wannabe. But I have a huge appreciation for the arts,” said Pates. When she moved to Eagle County seven years ago from Boulder, she noticed there was no art center for children or adults.
“When I moved here I thought this is something the community could use,” said Pates. “But our busy lives got in the way so it never came to fruition. It is something I have always wanted to do.”
Now Pates is putting the final touches on her art center, which opened on Oct. 19.
“We have been so excited and it is amazing how excited the community is,” said Pates.
Beth Nestlerode, a valley local, has been looking for an art outlet and an instructor in the valley for years.
“I am thrilled to have it in the valley,” said Nestlerode. Nestlerode is now taking oil painting lessons at The Art Center. “My teacher is wonderful and teaching me everything I want to know.”
The Art Center has classes for kids, adults, amateurs and professionals. Among its 15 regular classes are scrapbooking, ceramics, painting, acting and pilates.
Special workshops will be available throughout the year, including the Thanksgiving Clay Project workshops on Nov. 14 and Nov. 21. Pates also hopes to add music, graphic design, knitting classes, baking and jewelry-making classes.
The center also has an art shop opening soon and studios available for rent.
“I can go over and paint and keep my supplies there and make a mess and not make a mess in our house. It is wonderful,” said Nestlerode.
Pates is trying to make everything— art supplies, studio rentals and classes— affordable. Classes are about $20 for an hour-and-a-half session.
“We do not want anyone to miss a class because money is an issue,” said Pates.
“I am not an artist. I am a wannabe. But I have a huge appreciation for the arts,” said Pates. When she moved to Eagle County seven years ago from Boulder, she noticed there was no art center for children or adults.
“When I moved here I thought this is something the community could use,” said Pates. “But our busy lives got in the way so it never came to fruition. It is something I have always wanted to do.”
Now Pates is putting the final touches on her art center, which opened on Oct. 19.
“We have been so excited and it is amazing how excited the community is,” said Pates.
Beth Nestlerode, a valley local, has been looking for an art outlet and an instructor in the valley for years.
“I am thrilled to have it in the valley,” said Nestlerode. Nestlerode is now taking oil painting lessons at The Art Center. “My teacher is wonderful and teaching me everything I want to know.”
The Art Center has classes for kids, adults, amateurs and professionals. Among its 15 regular classes are scrapbooking, ceramics, painting, acting and pilates.
Special workshops will be available throughout the year, including the Thanksgiving Clay Project workshops on Nov. 14 and Nov. 21. Pates also hopes to add music, graphic design, knitting classes, baking and jewelry-making classes.
The center also has an art shop opening soon and studios available for rent.
“I can go over and paint and keep my supplies there and make a mess and not make a mess in our house. It is wonderful,” said Nestlerode.
Pates is trying to make everything— art supplies, studio rentals and classes— affordable. Classes are about $20 for an hour-and-a-half session.
“We do not want anyone to miss a class because money is an issue,” said Pates.
Art Center offerings
• Art Bar: Designed by Brian Hall, A smorgasbord of recyclable and recycled materials offered at your finger tips. The Art Bar is designed to inspire free creative exploration. Open daily from 9 a.m., drop-in, sit down and let your creative juices flow. The Art Bar is supervised as an open studio without formal instruction. Open for all ages. All children under the age of 6 years old must be accompanied and supervised by a caregiver.
Cost: $15 for a 60-minute session
• Acting Out: Theater and acting classes with Emma Parsons. Imaginations run free and creativity is encouraged in these theater classes to bring out the little actor in your child. Parsons has 12 years of professional theater experience and these workshops focus on performance and acting skills, character development, fluency of reading skills, teamwork, confidence creativity and fun. Each class session will include theater games, play reading sessions, character work, performance skills and crafts and creativity.
Cost: $180 for a 9-week session ( Oct. 26 - Dec. 15)
Ages: 8 to 12 years old
Time: Mondays from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Fun With Clay, with Christie Abel. Intro to Ceramics: Handbuilding 101 — squishy and gooey — students will learn the basics of clay and how to create works of art using traditional hand building methods including pinch, coil and slab. Various surface design techniques as well as glazing and firing will also be a part of this experience. Create functional and non-functional works of art including pinch pots, mugs, vases, sculptures and 3D clay postcards.
Cost: $20/class, material fee $2
Ages: 6 to 14 years old
Time: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Space is limited
• Mommy and Me Classes, with Nicole von Tempske. Art Discovery and Creative Play Class: Your child will discover art hands on through, painting and sculpture as well as exploring various art activities to spark their creative senses. This is a perfect way for a child to explore many art materials, foster creative skills and have the freedom to get messy, all in a playful and nurturing environment.
Cost: $100 for a five-week session (Nov. 12- Dec. 17)
Ages: 12 months to 3 years old with a parent/caregiver
Time: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
• Pilates for Mommy and Me, with Tamar Cordover: Moms, get your children involved in healthy body movement and get a work out at the same time. This Pilates program will enhance stretching and strengthening for both you and your child. All abilities welcome.
Cost: $80 for a 4 week session once a week or $140 for a four week session twice a week (Nov. 10 – Dec. 3)
Ages: Prenatal to three years old and moms
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• Intro to Photography, with Christie Abel: Learn what it takes to make a great photo. Students will learn basic composition, the functions of the camera controls and how they affect the appearance of photos. We will also create sun prints using photo sensitive paper and natural sunlight. Call for details
• Landscape Painting, an oil-painting class with Mio Cerkovic. Paint the majestic landscapes of the Vail Valley. The instructor will demonstrate his painting techniques, painting design concepts, materials and preparation. Daily lecture and demonstrations will offer students an in-depth look at the artist's thought process and the technical applications needed to become proficient in Landscape painting. Weather permitting, instruction will take place outdoors at spectacular locations.
Cost : $240 for a three week session (10 percent discount for two or more sessions)
Session II: Nov. 9 - Nov. 27
Session III: Nov. 27 - Dec. 21
Age: Adults
Time: Monday and Friday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Pre-requisites: A drawing class
Visit www.theartctr.com to view more of the classes offered
