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PIECE TALK TAIKO CHANDLER
The danger in categorizing Denver artist Taiko Chandler as a printmaker is that the term might prevent one who hasn’t encountered her work from imagining its dimension, movement and transparency— not to mention the intricacies of the process required to create it. And for Chandler, that process is everything. Says the artist, who began studying her craft at the Art Students League of Denver in 2011, “I begin with a blank piece of paper and start layering stencils onto the plate. I respond to each layer, add new stencils, and keep going until I feel the piece is finished. The visual outcome is always a surprise.” Several years ago, Chandler began applying her organic designs to flexible sheets of Tyvek house wrap instead of paper and attaching them to walls, from which they grew into large installations. These ephemeral works exist only as long as an exhibition lasts. In contrast, she might spend three months printing and hand-cutting an installation’s 100 or so pieces, then another week on the painstaking process of placing them. “Everything is done by hand, so nothing is particularly efficient,” Chandler says, “but I find it to be very satisfying. I often think my art is my way of processing the world around me, so everything happens subconsciously in ways that I cannot easily explain.” taikochandler.com
POST MASTER WHO: Liz Bachman, a Denver-based stylist known for transforming residential interiors with her bright, livable, less-is-more style. Her method is simple: Declutter, add clean-lined furnishings, then infuse that newly minted canvas with the warmth and character of unique vintage finds. WHAT: Bachman uses her feed to share design ideas from her own home—a recently renovated midcentury-modern gem—plus behind-the-scenes peeks at her process for shopping and prepping for styling projects. It’s also a treasure trove of decor finds from small shops and makers, which Bachman sells on the Grey & Scout website. WHY: The feed is a crash course in mixing old with new and neutral tones
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with pops of color and life—“I love a good olive tree in an oversize pot!” Bachman says—and a wellspring of fresh design energy. “My desire is to connect with followers over a love of interior design,” says Bachman, who delights in sharing design feeds with small followings in her stories. “Instagram is a treasure trove of creatives, and it’s refreshing to look through photos that haven’t been plastered all over the other social media platforms.” IN HER WORDS: “I want people to take away inspiration from my photos and see the fun in taking time to curate their homes. And I hope that through my captions, they gain a sense of peace from seeing that, behind the scenes, everyone’s life is a little messy!”
piece talk photos: oehme graphics. post master photos: liz bachman.
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