Boettcher Man
"The thing about Thomas Duran is that there's a story that's not being told about him. It's a story that maybe his personality and accomplishments overshadow, but it's a beautiful story."
Raising modeling to an art form
Picture a Matchbox car. Typically, it's classified as 1:64 scale and measures 2 1/2 to 3 inches in length. Now shrink that car even further, to 1:87 scale (you might need a magnifying glass!) and picture working windshield wipers, doors that open and close, and a hood that lifts up so you can take a close look at the engine.
Great harmonies
Photos submitted This 2010 photo shows the family together as the Helleckson quartet. From the left are Brent, Stephanie, Karen and Jacob.The Paonia Hellecksons are a musical family. The four of them form a musical quartet — actually a vocal quartet and an instrumental quartet.
Unique landscapes
Photos by Tamie Meck Mary Jursinovic puts the finishing touches on one of her signature landscape pottery pieces before firing it. Jursinovic shapes each piece that goes into her pots by hand, then builds each piece inside a mold. She also turns out pieces on her pottery wheel. She has made a living by working with clay for more than 30 years and can be reached through her website, crestedbuttepottery.com.In a world of potters and a sea of ceramics it's hard to stand out in the crowd. But one look at local potter Mary Jursinovic's landscape pottery and it's instantly recognizable.
Shell seeker
Photos provided by Crossroads Assisted Living Center Anna Marie Suppes designed and created this grotto with the help of her nephew, who cut and assembled the base. She used a glue gun, occasionally burning the ends of her fingers with the sticky residue, but hours of patience and fortitude finally paid off.Anna Marie Suppes, 96, has a passion for shells. Collecting shells has long been a hobby; now she is turning her collection into beautiful artwork.
