Hours
Petrichor Collective's October First Friday Art Walk on Linden Street
3pm - 9pm
Locations
LINDEN STREET
From the stage in OLD TOWN SQuare, to Old FIrehouse alley
FIRST FRIDAY
First Friday Art Walk is a monthly celebration of creativity, culture, AND community. This event showcases an array of artistic styles, projects, & activities that are inclusive to all ages, and individuals.
Wander, discover, and explore the art in your own back yard with us!
WHO WE ARE
Petrichor Collective is a comfortable, open-minded space for our team of creatives to collaborate on projects and accomplish our Collective goals. We support our community through art by cultivating our different skill sets, and inspiring imagination.
What better way to create community than to host the most amazing, artist friendly First Friday events in Northern Colorado!
“From the Artists, for the Collective”
WHAT WE DO
Every First Friday we will be featuring incredible local artists. Serenading your eardrums with music. Stuffing your pockets with fun make-and-take art. Opening up real artist studios for an inspiring behind the scene look. And tickling your tastebuds with the finest food and beverages on the block.
+ much, much, more!
SAY HELLO TO THIS MONTH’S
Guest ARTISTS
Jesse Schlicker // With a CA Gold Country childhood to develop an early respect for nature, Jesse grew up exploring the abundance of life that surrounded him. There were many forms of art in the Schlicker household but none as ever-present as music. His father’s Les Paul singing through the pine trees, leading Jesse’s adventurous spirit to express itself freely, unabashed. He graduated with honors from SAE Institute in Rotterdam, Netherlands as an Audio Engineer and has performed on stages around the world. He carries this passion, fostered by those that love him, guiding his inner self wherever he goes.
Hailing from Denver Rock City USA, the mighty WülfHøünd was born during a deafening thunderstorm high in the Rocky Mountains. As the ground shook, Arlo emerged from mud deep within the soil to deliver a message of love and rock n roll. His kindred spirit Dave soon followed like a bolt of lightning blasting through hot springs. In a deafening explosion that rattled the stars, Zeth rose from a river to rumble the earth to its core as Doug took human form, delivered from an amarita muscaria mushroom and embraced the world with groove and low-end goodness. As the sleepy moon dipped through the Western skies, a count of four was heard . . . Long Live Rock! Zeth Pedulla, Drums | Doug Tackett, Bass | Dave Angstrom, Guitar | Arlo White, Voice
desvu // desvu, originally from Ukraine, equally loves two things - science and music. She studies evolutionary biology of fungi and plays techno. desvu's journey into electronic music has began with trance music in her hometown Kyiv in 2007. After moving to US in 2014 she quickly developed passion towards techno music. Since then DesVu has been a part of underground techno seen in the western US. Influenced by pioneers of techno genre, such as Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox, and others, she immediately and forever fell in love with acid techno, a genre of techno music developed from 1980s to 1990s. In her dj sets, desvu often mixes acid techno with trance and techno trance, thus creating uplifting, explosive, and fast-beat atmosphere on a dance floor.
Hypnagogist is multimedia visionary artist hailing from Columbus, Ohio, specializing in 3D animation, traditional painting, art installations, and mixed media fusions of the aforementioned works. Hypnagogia is the liminal space between wakefulness and sleep, and Hypnagogist's work reflects that with colorful and surreal imagery, pulling from conscious and unconscious states.
Julie Hoponick // Riding the wave of rediscovering creativity through the physicality of glass work, pigments in paint, and diversity of digital art. Mostly self taught been expanding my skills with the help of friends here in town and as far away as Singapore. I enjoy colors, lines, illustrating and most of all seeing other people have happiness from something I’ve created!
Alejandro Alonzo // Alejandro was raised in Tampa, Florida, and lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Alejandro specializes in silver gelatin prints based on styles influenced by decisive moments, portraits, landscapes, and studio work. Come learn about his culture and style through the collection of his hand-crafted prints developed in his darkroom.
Abstruse Apparel // I’m originally from New York and most recently California, where I retired from teaching middle school wood shop in 2021. I immediately moved to Fort Collins and started Abstruse Apparel upcycling used clothing with a message. I work with shoes to hats and everything in-between. I also create digital art messaging. I will be hosting a Collaborative Message Challenge each First Friday! Stop by and write down a creative message you would like to see turned into apparel or digital art. The following First Friday the selected design will be on display and the winner can pickup the item at the end of the evening for FREE! Let’s change the world together, one stitch at a time! Abstruse Apparel’s work is available at Funktional: A Space For Radical Reuse on 1228 W. Elizabeth Street in Fort Collins.
Wild Earth Lab // As an illustrator and trained environmental scientist, Valerie is a bit obsessed with trying to present the complexity of the natural world in a coherent and beautiful way. By incorporating her artwork into scientific diagrams and educational materials, Valerie seeks to share a view of nature through the eyes of a scientist.
Lizzy Sarnes Art // I'm new to Colorado and I am a graphic designer as well as a sculptural ceramic and 2D artist. I have been drawing and creating sculptures even before I could read and I don't intend to ever stop. My body of work is split evenly between darkly morbid and vibrantly absurd. I love to fill my world with memento mori while I embrace the beauty and humor of life.
Nathan Rose // Nathan grew up in inner city Denver where his love of creating artwork was nurtured by the microcosm of different cultures that exist there. Because of his exposure and love for so many different artistic styles, he rebelled against the idea that one must stick to just one. In fact, he named his business The Burning Bonsai, because a lot of his work is a blend of both Eastern and Western artistic styles and techniques.
Molly Moonchild // Just a weird gal making weird art for other weird people.
Brooke McGibben // Hello world! My name is Brooke my artwork I call my Psychedelic Punx. I just recently started to share my art with the world and it has been such a supportive and joyful experience! I combined my love for art with subject matter I enjoy such as music and skateboarding. I love to paint big canvases with vibrant colors. I use a combination of media however mostly work with paint markers and spray paint.
Allison Harvey with Pieces of Childhood // I love anything that is unique and makes a statement. I get asked often about where I get my earrings or planters so I decided to give this crafting thing a try and spread the love of creepy fun toys being used in art.
Eli Crocker // My name is Eli Crocker and I’m a geology major at CSU. While I’ve always loved rocks, I’ve also always had a passion for art. It’s been such an important part of my life and it allows me to let out my emotions in a creative way. Showing what I feel is important to me because I want to connect with others who feel similarly. Art is all about interpreting what you see. My goal is to get my viewers to feel something when looking at my work. Many of my pieces reflect on transphobia, depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
Chelsea Ermer // Hello. My name is Chelsea Ermer and I am an artist, reader and teacher. My work spans many different mediums from pen and ink, to gouche, to digital and Procreate art. Recently my work has been focused upon creating bookmarks for a variety of books. I also take commissions for pet portraits and bookmarks. I have also been fortunate enough to create murals for the city and you can find several of my Transformer cabinets around town. Overall, I love creating beautiful things in whatever medium I can get my hands on.
Brita LaTona // Brita LaTona grew up in the foothills of Colorado and nature has been her sanctuary. She found her love of painting as a teenager and enjoys working in acrylic on canvas. “Through my art I want to depict the inter-relationship between humans and the natural world. Nature and animals can symbolically show us what we have forgotten in ourselves. I hope that my art inspires people to look at themselves in a new light. When we understand the wisdom that nature shares with us, it allows us to uncover part of an ancient connection with ourselves, and all of life.”
Ish Heredia // I’m Ish Heredia, a Fort Collins based, indigenous artist primarily drawing and painting animals digitally. I will do this til the day I die. Which hopefully isn't around the corner.
Erin Joy Art // My name is Erin and I am a Fort Collins Colorado botanical illustrator, painter, jewelry maker, and small batch screen printer. As an outdoor enthusiast and birder, I am tremendously inspired by the natural world and the magic of its interconnected systems. My art focuses mainly on specific species I am inspired by, as well as the colors, textures, and variety of nature. My favorite part of the artist’s experience is connection, both to the natural world, and to the people who protect and cherish it.
Xavier Pereira // Xavier’s works can be characterized by punchy dabs of paint; they are motivated by personal observations and sentimental experiences shared with others- utilizing concepts that expand upon sensory impressions. Using his art as a form of meditation, he finds peace in letting the world fade away while narrowing focus on the minute details throughout the canvas. Also a mechanical engineer, he lets his experience in creative problem solving take shape in his art. This has allowed for a unique perspective across disciplines, culminating in an intuitive approach that is calculated, yet venturous.
Ashley Sullivan // My name is Ashley Sullivan and I am the artist behind 'Street Ash'. I currently reside in Fort Collins, CO and paint on everything from canvas' to repurposed vinyl records. Much of my artwork is created from sketches that I then transform into hand-cut stencils. I fell in love with spray painting and repurposing material when I was in High School and have been combining the two ever since. I love to make artwork that is detailed yet bright and vibrant.
Morgan Lindquist // My love for art started at a very young age (as it does for a lot of kiddos!) I had started by drawing cartoons and anime styles. By the time I was in high school, I took EVERY art class I could! Anything from drawing, painting, sculpture, pottery, photography, you name it! Now, I work at Pinot's Palette as a painting instructor. My personal art has shifted to express the idea of self love, and finding beauty where you'd least expect it. Life is full of beauty, even in it's darkest or most simplistic forms. I've also grown a passion for painting space and galaxies, because I think we all deserve to let our heads float in the sky from time to time. Thank you for taking the time to see a different point of view, never stop dreaming.
Linda Roth // Linda Roth graduated from CSU with a BFA and an Art Education degree. While working as a freelance and public works artist for over 20 years, she also owns and operates Walnut Creek and The Merchant Room Gallery, in Fort Collins, since 2014. Influenced by her experiences as a single, widowed, mother of 3, an art advocate and educator, Linda is an accomplished artist in a variety of subjects and mediums. Her primary work focuses on her passion to encourage and promote women. Their need for gender equality, answers to continued cultural marginalization and abuse in all facets of our world today..
Erin Fritts has been fascinated with the shapes and treasures of nature for as long as she can remember. She has also explored the healing qualities of art and its ability to reveal unconscious aspects of the self and the inner world. She has found herself drawn to metal casting as both an artistic medium and a facilitator of personal growth. In the past, alchemists attempted to transform metals to gold; the melting of metal being a facilitator of change. Metal casting is a similar healing process for Erin; a symbol of the change within - hence her artist name, Meld&Heal. Erin additionally loves to draw and paint, and created a 78-card tarot deck called Unconscious Tarot. Erin works as an art handler and taxidermist in Laporte, and fills her free time with plenty of metal casting, a daily hot yoga practice, and trail runs with her husband, Chris. Erin was born and raised in New York, and now lives with her husband Chris and her cat Applesauce in Fort Collins, Colorado.
John Butler // I work mostly in the digital media platform. Having a life long interest in the arts with a strong background in computers and software led me to develop a unique style of portraiture over the years. Much of my recent works are inspired by "The Sandman", and Twin Peaks. I try to capture the cosmic essence, higher self or alter-ego of the subjects in my work.
Hannah Simonds // Hey, I’m Hannah. I have loved art for as long as I can remember and have experimented with many different mediums. I’m currently pursuing a career as a tattooer. I have enjoyed making pendants out of my extensive crystal collection, making wood burning art pieces, and painting with watercolor and acrylics. Fantasy, sci-fi and nature are a constant inspiration for creating a little world of my own with my art.
Hi, I am Micah. I am from Durango, Co, and am a professional graphic designer and passionate artist. I am a very deep thinker and therefore is shown through my art. I love bright colors and deep darker colors. I love to create things that are different from what most have already seen, and love to put my own twist on art trends. I also love surrealism art and the challenges it brings to the mind and the viewer. I hope you enjoy my art and feel free to ask me about it!
Cosmic Heart Arts by Lauren is a collection of one of a kind, heirloom style, cosmic creations featuring sterling silver and genuine gemstone jewelry. Originally born and raised in the desert of West Texas, Cosmic Heart Arts features pieces with a southwestern, yet modern design. All pieces are slowly hand crafted with intention. Most, if not all, stones are sourced directly from the miners/miner’s families, small family businesses and trusted lapidary artists.
Eldo, who? eldo lives nearby mountains, and manipulates zeros and ones to make thread dance into recognizable patterns of fantastical creatures and messages of truth, like being human feels alien. Sometimes eldo gathers clay to arrange in slightly changing positions to make short films to transmit emotions like soothing anxiety and/or growing self acceptance. As of late, you'll find eldo in a shed with a spinning wheel and more mud, trying to approach a zen-like state with hands too dirty to scroll a screen or let the streaming service know Yes, I'm still watching.
Amanda Bushere Designs // My name is Amanda or Panda of Amanda Bushere Designs. I create digital art prints & UV paintings! My work has always been a vehicle to portray my connection to the Universe. My theme has ranged from galactic fantasy landscapes to the bodies of elemental dust that makes up a galaxy. My work has evolved to different dimensions and I have been playing around with how to portray this in an art piece. This has been my passion to connect the viewer to the Universe through my artwork. To help bring awareness so they can find their own connection.
Shutterhaus Studio is owned by local artist Krisanna Raymond. You’ll see everything from cyanotype and concrete homeware to hand-soldered jewelry and more in Shutterhaus Studio.
Somonoce Studio // Bethany Economos is a mixed media artist whose work is often influenced by her surroundings and the world. Her background in Fiber Arts (BFA Tyler School of Art 2001) shows in the hand embroidered stitching and the other surface design techniques. She has moved with her family 14 times in the last 20 years, most recently to Colorado during the first Covid shutdown in 2020. The shutdown (and lack of art supplies) led her to explore the incorporation of upcycled materials and unconventional items into her latest works. This “make do and mend” attitude has positively impacted her life and her work. She continues to explore new materials and techniques with a focus on upcycling.
Madeline Bechtel // Hi! I'm Madeline Bechtel and I'm a local graphic designer and illustration artist known as MCCB. I brought MCCB Design to life in 2017 and have the ultimate pleasure of helping people with their visual needs. Using the power of color and texture, my work aims to bring a sense of peace, calm, and whimsy to its viewers. Simple moments from an insane world presented in a beautiful light. Other work includes graphic design for The City of Fort Collins and branding, illustration, and environmental graphic design services through MCCB Design. Available for hire/commission.
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