Exploring Spring’s Charm at Gilpin Arts Association The opening reception for the Spring Fever Feature Show at Gilpin Arts Association was held on Saturday, April 20 at the Gilpin Arts Association, 117 Eureka Street in Central City.

The show shone a spotlight on three distinct artists: Ala Park, Ted Garcia, and Greg Wigler, each bringing their unique artforms.

Park’s work, meticulously crafted over three decades, captivated viewers with its delicate fusion of fishbone and velvet. With 26 pieces on display, Park’s artistic journey from sourcing bones across the globe to her improvisational process left attendees in awe. Read more

Interview with artist and fashion designer Ala Park. Designer and artist Ala Park was born and raised in the Republic of Moldova, an Eastern European country sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine where she has owned a design firm, and successfully ran all aspects of clients’ needs. Her artistic endeavors are inspired by “challenges and an interest in all things new.” She now resides in the mountains of Boulder, with a custom art studio and sewing workshop where she designs and creates her art. Read more (English). Read more (Romanian)

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A gifted Moldovan artist and designer, Ala Park, immigrated a decade back to the USA where she continued her works and found success in her distinct and unique expression of transformation, a hobby that allowed her to pursue her own path into something greater. She has a unique and creative talent to offer to the world. FishBone Art collections, seen today in many galleries, got the attention of art lovers in Colorado and beyond. She continues to impress the American art community with a special fish bone work, a symbol of change, reformation and metamorphosis. Read More (pages 12-15)

În R. Moldova s-a remarcat prin numeroase lucrări de design interior pentru întreprinderi de stat și afaceri private, după ce a absolvit două universități, una în domeniul medicinei, alta în cel al artelor. În 2011, a emigrat în SUA. Azi locuiește în zona de munte a Boulderului, statul Colorado, unde are un atelier de arte și de cusut, face design vestimentar, artă encaustică (procedeu bazat pe culori diluate în ceară topită) și tablouri din oase de pește. Read more

We are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream; and no matter where we are from, our dreams are valid. This is the philosophy held by artist and designer, Ala Park, who hails from the Republic of Moldova. No stranger to the pursuit of her owns dreams, Park was first educated as a medical doctor, but her passion and propensity to create led her to pursue a career in interior design. Read More (pages 5 and 8 in Russian Denver)

An artist whose mediums are technically challenging and artistically exhilarating.
Designer and artist Ala Park was born and raised in the Republic of Moldova, an Eastern European country sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine. She now resides in the mountains of Boulder, where she creates fish bone art - “a new art form I developed on my own in 1994 while living in my native country”, she says. Her fish bone art shows in galleries across the country and in juried exhibitions. She also creates encaustic (hot wax) paintings. Park was medical doctor in her homeland, and later practice interior and fashion design for years. She excels in fiber arts - sewing, crocheting and knitting - and says her artistic endeavors are inspired by “challenges and interest in all new” Read more.