HAVE CREATED A VESSEL TO HOLD ALL OF THESE PIECES TOGETHER THAT WERE SITTING IN BINS AND STORAGE UNITS FOR DECADES? AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE READERS TAKE AWAY FROM IT? This was a project I started during the pandemic as, like many of us, I had too much time on my hands. As I began transcribing the poems I was horribly embarrassed by them, but as I went on I began to understand that there was a unique honesty in the words. Most poets don’t publish their work until they’ve reached a mature age and I felt that reading the work of a 19-year-old might be beneficial, particularly to young people. BLACKOUT POEMS IS ALSO A PRECURSOR TO A MEMOIR YOU’RE CURRENTLY PENNING WITH AN END-OF-YEAR RELEASE DATE WITH HAT & BEARD PRESS AGAIN. CAN YOU GIVE US A TEASER OF WHAT WILL BE INSIDE ITS PAGES? The memoir is called Cosmic Poker and I’m looking at it as sort of a self-help book. Of course, it tells the story of my life, but it’s configured through the lens of the trials and tribulations of a struggling artist. I’ve found that there aren’t enough resources for young, creative people to understand how to build a life and career as an artist. Hopefully this book can help fill that gap. WHAT DO YOU WISH PEOPLE WILL TAKE AWAY FROM YOUR TIME AND ART IN DENVER? We hope the greatest takeaway from the installation would be a shift in perspective. It would be wonderful if the viewers began to see evidence of Solar Signs all around them in their daily lives. For the reasons of celebrating the complexity in nature and how beautiful that can be, while also understanding that the power lies with us to make sure we protect it for future generations. ANY OTHER PROJECTS COOKIN’ THIS YEAR? Just trying to finish this book!!! DON'T MISS THE DENVER TAKEOVER OF SOLAR SIGNS: UNDERSTUDY OPENING RECEPTION: APRIL 5, 6PM-9PM EXHIBITION: APRIL 5 - MAY 12 | THURS-SUN | 12PM-6PM 890 C 14TH STREET, DENVER ECLIPSE LIVE ART PROJECT *FREE SOLAR SIGNS ECLIPSE GLASSES* APRIL 8, 11PM-2PM | TIVOLI QUAD: AURARIA CAMPUS 1000 LARIMER STREET, DENVER NIGHT LIGHTS DENVER PROJECTION APRIL 1 - 30 | DANIELS & FISHER TOWER 1601 ARAPAHOE STREET, DENVER LEARN MORE AT SOLARSIGNS.ART SEE MORE FROM THESE TALENTED ARTISTS: BEATIEWOLFE.COM | IG: @BEATIEWOLFE AARONROSE.CO | IG: @AARONROSEOFFICIAL 9 SHADOW POETRY
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