International Cat Day

“Having a bunch of cats around is good. If you're feeling bad, you just look at the cats, you'll feel better because they know that everything is just as it is. There's nothing to get excited about. They just know. They're saviors.” - Charles Bukowski

Obviously the star of our upcoming show here at Fascination St. Fine Art and Frame, Nano Lopez, has to agree. The cats you see here are just a few of the many cats Nano has sculpted to life throughout his career in his internationally acclaimed series of animal works lovingly called “Nanimals”.

“Cats are difficult to find the anatomy...unless it’s a wet, skinny kind of naked cat, but they’re not that pretty,” said Lopez at an event through another one of his galleries. This challenge may be the key to why cats are a frequent subject within the Nanimals collection. Their personalities vary too, from the expectant Lucy to the pensive and thoughtful Edison, and on up to Catfish Lily stretching out her long back, eagerly reaching towards the gear in front of her. Sally seems content with her gentle smile and posture whereas Jack seems to have just woken up from a long nap with that arched back stretch of his.

You can come check out ALL the Nanimal cats, as well as their other critter friends and Mr. Lopez himself at our Nano Lopez event August 24th and 25th here at Fascination St. Fine Art and Frame! The magic of these sculptures will capture and transport you to a place of creative curiosity, ornate details, and beautiful color amongst creatures both familiar and strange.

Click here to see the Facebook event so that you can pencil us in your end-of-summer schedule!

But before we go...in the spirit of International Cat Day, here are some random facts about our feline compadres, and links to reputable charities that dedicate their funds and efforts to the rescue of, and the rights of cats everywhere.

FELINE FACTS

Collectively, kittens yawn about 200 million time per hour. A fingerprint is to a human as a nose is to a cat. Cats can pick up on your tone of voice, so sweet-talking to your cat has more of an impact than you think. Cats have over 100 sounds in their vocal repertoire, while dogs only have 10. Cats sleep 16 hours of any given day. A cat can reach up to five times its own height per jump. Cats have the skillset that makes them able to learn how to use a toilet. Cats CAN be lefties and righties, just like us. More than forty percent of them are, leaving some ambidextrous. Genetically, cats' brains are more similar to that of a human than a dog's brain. Today, cats are living twice as long as they did just 50 years ago. Cats have the cognitive ability to sense a human's feelings and overall mood. A female cat is also known to be called a "queen" or a "molly." Call them wide-eyes: cats are the mammals with the largest eyes.

CHARITIES

https://www.alleycat.org/ | http://www.saveacat.org/ | https://www.aspca.org/

As always, thanks for stopping by. If you are as enamored with Nano's work as we are, please reach out to us at any of the following:

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Hope your day is PURRRRRRRRRfect! 

Upcoming Events - Come Read About Them!

The next few months are pretty exciting here at Fascination St. Fine Art and Frame! We wanted to take a moment to highlight the key ones coming up so our dedicated customers could set some time aside to come soak in some art and memorable times with us. 

Nano Lopez - Master Sculptor LIVE August 24th-25th

Everyone’s favorite eccentric sculpting master, Nano Lopez, will be here in Denver this August 24th and 25th in a two-day event that’s expected to delight and entertain. Come meet the artist, have him dedicate the pieces you purchase, get a deeper look into the process, and see some pieces you may have never seen before from this master of his craft. For more information on this event please be sure to contact the gallery on any of our platforms, and stay tuned to our websites and social media for more exciting information! 

Charles Fazzino - Master of 3D Pop Art LIVE September 14th-15th

Come meet the man behind the mesmerizing 3D serigraphs that adorn our walls here at Fascination St. Fine Art and Frame, Charles Fazzino! As the creator of limited edition fine art silkscreen serigraphs, Charles Fazzino is best known for his obsession for bright colors and wonderful detail, the frenetic energy that infuses his work, and a unique hand assembled 3-D layering technique that brings his images to life. Fazzino, graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York City, is one of the most popular and highly-collected pop artists of all time. His artworks are exhibited in hundreds of museums and galleries in more than twenty different countries, including ours! Please contact our gallery for more information on this show and special sales or events going on we may be promoting. 

Ringo Starr - Denver VIP Experience Exclusive Event - September 25th

Fascination St. Fine Art and Frame is happy to promote and sponsor the Ringo Starr Denver VIP Experience! Attendance to this event requires a pre-purchase of the VIP Package which comes with - 2 tickets to see Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band when they perform at The Paramount here in Denver (in VIP seating between rows 3 and 5), MEETING RINGO BEFORE THE CONCERT, getting a photo taken with Ringo Starr, an exclusive lithograph and shirt, and...you get to choose ANY framed Ringo Starr artwork valued at $3,450! WOW that’s an insanely cool package, but this is why this event must be paid in full by September 1st, which is when we will cease to take orders or payments for this event. One-hundred percent of the proceeds are going to benefit the LOTUS FOUNDATION CHARITY! For more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact us here at the gallery before that September 1st deadline. 

Tim Cotterill “Frogman” - LIVE in Denver October 12th-13th

Fascination St. Fine Art and Frame is excited to be hosting an exclusive FROGMAN event in October! Tim Cotterill, also known as Frogman, creates bronze frog sculptures that capture the whimsical character, the jewel-like quality and the pure JOY of these beautiful little creatures. "Through the centuries and throughout the world, frogs have symbolized many things - Good Luck, Royalty, Fertility, Magic Potions, Energy, Charm. In today's fast world, life sometimes becomes complicated and stressful. As you can see, my art is not. It's Elegant, Stylish, Whimsical, Unique and pure FUN! As children we were excited to see our first frogs. They made us laugh when they jumped our way! We were curious about the strange way they felt; the odd way they moved and their simple contented look. I used to watch frogs at my pond in England, noting how each one had its own color markings, character and even personality." Come survey the sleek elegance of Frogman’s creations and meet the man behind these delightful sculptures during this two day show October 12th-13th. Please contact the gallery for more information!

Nano Lopez - Fall Foundry Tour October 26th-27th

Have you ever wanted a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the inner workings of a master sculptor's studio? THIS is your chance then! The Nano Lopez Fall Foundry Tour for 2018 will be October 26th-27th, and we are now taking reservations on this exciting opportunity. Travel to Walla Walla, Washington and survey how the master does what he does - it's a great time for sure. Please be sure to call the gallery for more information on this event, we wouldn't want anyone to miss out! 

As always, thanks for stopping by and checking up on what’s going down here. We here at Fascination St. Fine Art and Frame are excited to be such a hot-spot for fun events, and can’t wait to see you at them! For those of you that need to contact us, here’s a quick list of the venues you can contact us through. 

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Phone: 303-333-1566

Nano Lopez - Master Sculptor!

The world as seen through the eyes of a child is a place of unfettered creativity, imagination, and boundless fun. There’s no facet of media that doesn’t try to play on this concrete fact of growing up, but there’s one artist in particular who has made a name for himself based on this ideology: Nano Lopez.

If you’re unfamiliar, Nano Lopez is a Colombian-born sculptor who is internationally recognized as a master of his craft. Lopez uses an ancient method of sculpting called the “lost wax” casting method that dates back to ancient Egypt, which helps him achieve the pristine levels of detail in his sculptures. (If you’re curious as to what all this very detail-oriented process entails, here’s a link to Nano Lopez’s process explanation - it’s truly fascinating! http://nanolopez.com/process.html) This casting method is what allows him to be so detailed with his integration of organic and synthetic textures and shapes in his work. The unique blend of the variety of silhouettes that exist within our whole world are mixed in a vibrant, amusing manner that appeals to the core of the collective human experience.

Nano’s artistic talents were obvious from a young age - from winning first prize in a drawing contest at 5 years old to finding wet clay at construction sites as a teenager to practice making clay figures that were copies of master works. With guidance and inspiration from his grandmother, another ceramics and water clay artist, Nano honed his technical skills and became the talent he is today. His father was a chemical engineer, which provided Nano with inspiration from the various metals and textures his father worked with, to the chemicals they used and the effects they had on the metals. With all of this inspiration and technical instruction, Lopez ended up with the complete package for becoming the master bronze sculptor that he is.

Though Nano started out specifically in just making models, he has expanded his work to what he lovingly dubs his “Nanimals” - a light-hearted, fun series of bronze cast sculptures that feature a wide variety of textures and shapes, fun colors, and compositions that connect with you on a deeper level, that child-like place where life is still fun and mysterious.

You can check out Nano Lopez’s artwork here at Fascination St. Fine Art every day, but he has a solo show coming up August 24th and 25th! Stay tuned to here or our social media for more information on that front.