Nothing heralds the arrival of Treefort Music Fest like Boise’s First Thursday Window Walk where artists and vendors collaborate to amp up the anticipation. With 38 painted windows ranging from the West End into BODO, here’s a few that caught my eye. All photos: © Michael Guillén. All Rights Reserved.
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I really love the peanut with the Saturnesque rings around it. Let alone the peanut astronaut and the peanut rocket pilot!
Dana Wagner describes herself as "an illustrator and graphic designer who loves bright colors and bold shapes." She earned her bachelor's degree at Furman University in Studio Art with a minor in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. With a few years of freelance work under her belt, she headed back to class to earn her MFA in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design.
"When I'm not illustrating and designing," she admits, "I'm probably sewing a quilt, baking banana muffins, validating my friends, or playing with my cat Stella."
Justin describes himself as "a quiet man of questionable talents, scratching, scribbling, & sculpting behind a battered desk in Boise."
I stopped into Zamzows to get some compost and was delighted to see their first participation with Treefort's Window Walk, which is gaining range with each successive year.
Mitsuko is one of the artists who has been selected by the City of Boise to participate in their Public Art Collection. She'll be designing an image on the theme of transportation for a traffic box at 195 S. Capitol Blvd. Congratulations, Mitsuko!
Mariel is another of the artists who has been selected by the City of Boise to participate in their Public Art Collection. She'll be designing an image on the theme of transportation for a traffic box at the corner of 10th & Grove St. Congratulations, Mariel!
