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Show title:   D E E P  H O R I Z O N S

As you step into Rebecca’s large, rich and layered landscapes you are transformed, shaped and drawn into a time warp of past and current culture.

Show runs: JULY 10- JULY 26th 2015

OPENING RECEPTION:   FRI  7/10  6-10 pm 

Location: PIRATE Contemporary Art

3655 Navajo Street, Denver, CO • Navajo Art District

Gallery hours: Fri. 6 – 10 pm Sat. & Sun. noon to 5 pm or by appointment

“ Poppies”–addresses the use of heroin by so many, now prevalent in small town America, sadly with countless tragic outcomes for our youth.  Boldly applied red paint expresses, intensity, richness and the seduction. The radiating lines of the high horizon suggest sacred transformation via the light or the drug.

“Bedstead”– transports you back in time; our collective vast western landscape, plowed fields, a deep horizon line, the stark rich dreamlike story-land. Actual physical elements; a cloth draped over the top of the canvas and a bed frame in the foreground help the illusion of stepping into the landscape offering the promise of a new day or connecting you to a past memory.

“ Migration”–Environmental changes force new strategies for our planets survival. Layer upon layer of oil paint and washes build the huge rush of animals stampeding across an expansive land, past, present and future; their marks obscured by the wind.

“ Harvest”–Created following the flood of 2013, this work depicts the contrast of a formally dry vista, the huge brown field now alive with a foreground of water. Children affected by the flooding along the Front Range are pictured. A girl playing in the deep mud, a boy dazed, as he looks past us into an uncertain future. The foreground holds hope in the life-giving force of water juxtaposed by abstracted remnants of exposed trash.

Publicity Contact:

Annette Coleman, AnnetteColeman@yahoo.com, 303-941-8887

Artist Contact Information:

Rebecca Cuming, RCumingStudio@comcast.net, RebeccaCuming.com, 303-466-5689

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Boulder, Colorado – June 11, 2015  --  SkillShare, Boulder County’s TimeBank, is celebrating a great milestone! Over 70,000 hours of service, skills, and assistance have been exchanged among SkillShare members.  During the 12-1/2 years SkillShare has been in existence, 477 individual members have made 11,940 exchanges, including services (provided and received) and gifts to other members. 

No money was involved in these exchanges, because SkillShare, as a TimeBank, uses an alternative currency called TimeDollars.  One hour of service to a SkillShare member banks one TimeDollar, which can then be spent on one hour of service from anyone else in the community.

The most popular skills included transportation for medical appointments, errands, and shopping; massage; computer assistance and advice; and packing assistance, moving and hauling.  SkillShare also offers a wide range of other services.  The group's tagline is, "Do what you love, get what you need."

During June, 2015, SkillShare’s celebration includes a membership drive to welcome new members to participate.  People who join and complete a New Member Orientation (NMO) by June 29, 2015 will receive a gift of 4 TimeDollars to start their membership.  The month will end with an all member potluck on June 29 from 4 to 7 pm for new, prospective, and current members.  SkillShare welcomes all people, and we believe in removing all barriers to participating in TimeBanking that we can.

Jan DeCourtney, Co-President of Skillshare, sings the praises of the timebanking system.  “SkillShare is one of the best things that ever happened to me,” Jan said.  “Every aspect of my life has been helped, it’s saved me thousands of dollars, and I’ve made more than a few wonderful friends.” 

SkillShare is a member of the international hOurworld organization, so besides building a strong local community in Boulder County, SkillShare also has access to skills from people around the world in 274 timebanks. Through the international connection of hOurworld, for example, a person could practice Spanish with a native speaker in Latin America or have someone in the UK do research for geneology. 

SkillShare has been in existence since 2003 and does background checks on individuals offering child or elder care.  No one is turned away due to inability to pay membership dues. For more information or to start the application process to join, visit www.skillsharenetwork.org, email skshmem@gmail.com, or leave a message at 720-295-8814. See also our Facebook page for more information.

Visit also www.hourworld.org

The prairie lands remained cool from what was left of the 2015 winter on May 9th Mother's Day weekend. Such a long winter for many Colorado folks. Towns all the way from Denver to Lamar surprised & penetrated by the lingering coolness that prevailed onto the farmland & prairie countryside. I was lucky to stop at the Buzzards Roost Tap & Grill in Lamar Colorado just to warm up & relax, maybe eat something, regenerate myself exhausted from driving along the highway 50 route. Entertainment in the bar was scheduled for this Mother's Day, the year 2015. "Thank the heavens friends" The band Judi showed up to perform for the bar patrons & "yes!" I was excited when they started the event. 
I decided to stick around after hearing the band called Judi begin by playing the tune "Paint It Black" and singing like angels together, all voices so perfectly well in musical time and correspondence, "One could almost here a band of angels supporting them in choir." As the evening hours progressed so did the altering of the crowd, as it would grow in size and number with new faces and some really beautiful and lovely babes coming around. " Sorry! I meant to say. Women, girls, and ladies" The crowd it grew and grew like a new plant would change to blossom into a new light and then settle down relaxing itself towards the time of sundown in the softening sunlight that might shine from the skies above. Different faces somehow appeared inside the rocking buzzard house tap and bar establishment called The Buzzards Roost Bar & Grill as the band seemed to be so ever busy playing songs together delightfully spreading some real musical life about. Jay and his band were so busy pulling different instruments from the shelf to bring out, to gather brand new chops. Wow! I mean hit some hot chops on the little guitar like a mandolin "That I'd never heard before rip on it like that , a little guitar" and Cody bowing out some red hot fiddle licks with the newly discovered instrument the fiddle. Cody had mastered the songs he played on the fiddle & so good and he also provided quality sounding guitar compositions plus he sang vocals with much ease. Jay played guitar, mandolin and sang lead vocal quite often and with so much spectacular flare. Brandon on the drums and sometimes lead vocals a powerhouse drummer and very talented singer. Mark played keyboard & sax! "Like the big daddy sax man that he is." Able was on bass guitar featuring some very hot vocals often lead singing them as well. Good harmonies prevailed with good tunes all in key and the band like the professionals that they have become was not to loud but just about right for the setting and all folks.