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| - Back in 2010, Yelp Las Vegas was just gettin' started and The Trifecta Gallery in The Arts Factory was the venue of my first Elite event. I wasn't even Elite status yet, and knew no one but Misti was nice enough to invite me and my wifey to see how the Vegas Elites get down!
Fast forward a couple of years later, tons of new artwork, shops, and exhibits to check out. Aside from all the art galleries, there is a drop-in yoga studio, you could take guitar lessons and art classes here, and even pick up comics, graffiti supplies, and sweet vinyl toys here.
We first stopped inside The Trifecta Gallery next to the yoga studio and the lady running the gallery and her jack russel terrier greeted us at the door and was very informative in explaining
various displays, who the artist was, and a little backstory to the artist and his/her artwork.
One very eye-catching piece was a beautiful tapestry of the Las Vegas Strip(Circa 2007) done by an artist who went by the name SOLA(Alone in Spanish). It took about 8,000 hours over the span of 3 years to complete using recycled sweaters of Las Vegas residents emphasizing the community focus of her work. Literally living out of her rolling suitcase, she travels from city to city setting up in pop-up studios and purchasing furnishings from thrift stores and gives them back when she leaves. The leftover material is turned into knit hats which generate income that SOLA lives off of. As soon as a donor is found, this tapestry will be hung up in City Hall. Her 40 tapestries can be seen in 10 cities and are absolutely beautiful!
We went upstairs and also got to chat with other local artists while creating their latest masterpieces. We also got to see a work in progress of a beautiful colorful Tibetan sand painting
which takes an eye for detail and a VERY steady hand.(Sorry, no photos allowed for this one...gotta check it out yourself!)
A great place to see what else is going on in our community, stop by if you're ever in the area, you'll be glad you did!...ALOHA!!!
YELP 365 CHALLENGE-(221/365) " Mixed Media"
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