Steamboat Today: Photos for September 1, 2006

Texas, a 5-year-old Pomeranian, performs for Christian Heritage School students during lunch Thursday. The performance was to promote Circus Chimera performances at the Meadows Parking Area September 1 to 4 .

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David Hudspeth, backhoe operator for Slope Maintenance, makes his way down Vogue ski run Thursday. Hudspeth was digging a trench from the top of the hill to rep-lace pipelines that supply air and water to snowmaking guns throughout the ski area.

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Ben Absmeier, a mechanic from Grand Junction, services the suspension on a snowcat at the slope maintenance department Thursday. Slope maintenance crews are wrapping up on servicing all vehicles, sleds and snowmaking equipment for the 2006/2007 ski season.

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Kathy St. George, right, takes in the view from the porch of her new home in Fox Creek Village on Hilltop Parkway. The Yampa Valley Housing Authority hosted a ribbon-cutting for the new affordable housing development Thursday afternoon. Beside St. George is Lynn Finkbohner and Lynn's 11-year-old daughter Sydney, at left. At center is Nikki Vande Velde, 11, a friend of Sydney. The Finkbohner's will also live at Fox Creek, in unit 4F. "We can wave to each other from our porches," St. George said.

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Bobbi the clown, with her sidekick Texas, a performing Pomeranian, stops by Christian Heritage School. Bobbi will perform at the Steamboat Springs Sidewalk Sale this weekend.

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"Abstract Illegible," handmade book by Laura Wait. The pages are mixed media: acrylic paint, ink, using stencils and paste on Arches Cover paper and Mylar. Handwriting words are employed as imagery, with textual reference, but not necessarily legible. The abstract shapes are similar to the word shapes.

Published on September 1, 2006

"Abstract Illegible," handmade book by Laura Wait. The pages are mixed media: acrylic paint, ink, using stencils and paste on Arches Cover paper and Mylar. Handwriting words are employed as imagery, with textual reference, but not necessarily legible. The abstract shapes are similar to the word shapes.

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"Bricks and Trains," handmade multi media book by Laura Wait. The original manuscript is by Wait, a memoir of time spend in London, England, when she was studying bookbinding. The manuscript is handwritten on pages painted with acrylic, with brick motifs applied with a specifically made brayer. Each book (there are seven varied editions) has two color monoprints and six etchings, inspired by drawings when she lived in England in the late 1970's. The monoprints are unique to each book, although they have related imagery. Six etching are printed on Japanese Udaban paper.

Published on September 1, 2006

"Bricks and Trains," handmade multi media book by Laura Wait. The original manuscript is by Wait, a memoir of time spend in London, England, when she was studying bookbinding. The manuscript is handwritten on pages painted with acrylic, with brick motifs applied with a specifically made brayer. Each book (there are seven varied editions) has two color monoprints and six etchings, inspired by drawings when she lived in England in the late 1970's. The monoprints are unique to each book, although they have related imagery. Six etching are printed on Japanese Udaban paper.

Published on September 1, 2006

"Bricks and Trains," handmade multi media book by Laura Wait. The original manuscript is by Wait, a memoir of time spend in London, England, when she was studying bookbinding. The manuscript is handwritten on pages painted with acrylic, with brick motifs applied with a specifically made brayer. Each book (there are seven varied editions) has two color monoprints and six etchings, inspired by drawings when she lived in England in the late 1970's. The monoprints are unique to each book, although they have related imagery. Six etching are printed on Japanese Udaban paper.

Published on September 1, 2006

A page from "X, letter of danger, sex, and the unknown," handmade book by Laura Wait. Collographs and paste stencils were used to create shapes throughout the book. Multimedia painting on BFK rives paper using acrylic, paste, Akua color, ink on top of prints of woodcuts and text from "In the Garden." Layers of handwriting created using a ruling pen and traditional pointed pen.

Published on September 1, 2006

A page from "X, letter of danger, sex, and the unknown," handmade book by Laura Wait. Collographs and paste stencils were used to create shapes throughout the book. Multimedia painting on BFK rives paper using acrylic, paste, Akua color, ink on top of prints of woodcuts and text from "In the Garden." Layers of handwriting created using a ruling pen and traditional pointed pen.

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The cover of "X, letter of danger, sex, and the unknown," handmade book by Laura Wait. Collographs and paste stencils were used to create shapes throughout the book. Multimedia painting on BFK rives paper using acrylic, paste, Akua color, ink on top of prints of woodcuts and text from "In the Garden." Layers of handwriting created using a ruling pen and traditional pointed pen.

Published on September 1, 2006

A page from "X, letter of danger, sex, and the unknown," handmade book by Laura Wait. Collographs and paste stencils were used to create shapes throughout the book. Multimedia painting on BFK rives paper using acrylic, paste, Akua color, ink on top of prints of woodcuts and text from "In the Garden." Layers of handwriting created using a ruling pen and traditional pointed pen.

Published on September 1, 2006

A page from "X, letter of danger, sex, and the unknown," handmade book by Laura Wait. Collographs and paste stencils were used to create shapes throughout the book. Multimedia painting on BFK rives paper using acrylic, paste, Akua color, ink on top of prints of woodcuts and text from "In the Garden." Layers of handwriting created using a ruling pen and traditional pointed pen.

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The cover of "In the Garden," handmade book by Laura Wait. The binding is sewn on a concertina with green linen thread. The cover is a simplified style binding with a green leather spine stamped in gold and wood boards, covered in rubbings made from woodcuts.

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The inside of "In the Garden," handmade book by Laura Wait. Six full spread woodcuts illustrate the book, along with collographs on alternating pages. The text of the book is an alternate story of Adam and Eve, written by the artist and printed with wood type on a Takach etching press using Akua-color. The pages are also toned by hand-coloring.

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Little Hercules will be playing at The Tugboat Grill & Pub this weekend. The Tugboat is where they played their first paid gig nine years ago.

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Little Hercules will be playing at The Tugboat Grill & Pub this weekend. The Tugboat is where they played their first paid gig nine years ago.

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Jimmy Thackery will be playing a South Routt and North Routt show this weekend. He has been in the blues business for 40 years.

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Jimmy Thackery will be playing a South Routt and North Routt show this weekend. He has been in the blues business for 40 years.

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One of the performers in The Rocky Horror Show that will be held in the Paradigm Theater in Oak Creek this weekend.

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One of the performers in The Rocky Horror Show that will be held in the Paradigm Theater in Oak Creek this weekend.

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Barbi Bonfiglio is the artistic director and director of the musical theater production of The Rocky Horror Show this weekend at the Paradigm Theater in Oak Creek. She has wanted to produce this show since she opened the theater.

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