This art installation was created through a process that combined felting and embroidery. The original concept was of an art piece that was made of individual felted "stones" that combined to make a complete whole.  The spiraling stones that have names embroidered on them represent the financial support that various organizations and individuals provided to the Third Street Center.  All of the interior stones without names represent the energy contributed by the community at large.

Each stone was made by forming an interior ball of wool which had a color layer added to the outside. They were then wet felted by applying hot water and soap while massaging in a circular motion.  I used wool sweater scraps and old discarded wool yarn to create the interiors of the larger stones, before applying roving to the outside and then a color layer.

Once the stones were dry they each got a "collar" around the perimeter to add definition.  The collars were made from sweaters that were donated by friends and family or collected from thrift stores. I wanted to use as much recycled materials as possible as the intention of the whole center was one of reuse and energy efficiency. The sweaters were also felted before being cut and sewed for the stones.  When the larger stones were completed each one was hand embroidered with the name of a donor. The stones are arranged by donor levels, with the interior and largest stones representing the larger donations and each succeeding color and size change representing a shift in donor levels.

I enjoyed the creative process very much and am very happy to be a part of the Third Street Center.

-- Jill Scher

Artist and Third Street Center tenant, Jill Scher, unveiled her Donor Recognition display just in time for the opening on June 19th.

The display recognizes all the contributions to the Capital Campaign over $2,500. It is mounted in the front entry hall. 

Jill is a fabric artist so the display is made from felted wool "stones".  In keeping with the reuse and redesign theme of the Center, the wool is from old sweaters from Carbondale residents. The materials is overdyed in different colors based on the level of giving.

Stop by Third Street and take a look.  It's even more impressive in person.
 

See the process of creation
 

THANK YOU!

MANY THANKS TO OUR

THIRD STREET CENTER CAMPAIGN DONORS

Founders ($100,000 & Above)

"A Friend"

Alpine Bank

B&H General Contractors

Connie & Jim Calaway (2)

Colorado Department of Local Affairs (2)

Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) (3)

Garfield County

Gates Family Foundation

The Manaus Fund

Town of Carbondale

Philanthropists ($50,000-$99,000)

Aspen Community Foundation

Energy & Sustainable Design (2)

Land + Shelter (2)

Rainy Day Designs (2)

Angels ($25,000-$49,999)

Branden Cohen

El Pomar Foundation

Garfield New Energy Communities Initiative

Patti & George Stranahan

Sustainability Center of the Rockies

Investors ($10,000-$24,999)

Anschutz Family Foundation

DHM Design (2)

Environment Foundation

Deborah & Shane Evans (2)

Resource Engineering Group

SourceGas

The Thrift Shop of Aspen

J Robert Young Foundation & Bob Young & Geny Sanchez (2)

Partner ($5,000-$9,999)

Sherri Draper

Colleen Joy

Emily & Ken Ransford (2)

Patrons ($2,500 - $4,999)

Amanda & Gavin Brooke

Caroline W. Duell

Gina & Richard Fuller

Post Independent

Rotary Club of Carbondale

The Aspen Times

Benefactors ($1,000 - $2,499)

Alpenglow Lighting Design, Inc.

Sandy & David Burden

Carbondale Mountain Fair

Priscilla, Jeff & Sadie Dickinson

Tim McFlynn/Public Counsel of the Rockies

Carly, Frosty & Shiloh Merriott

Pat & Dan Miller

Reese Henry & Co.

Students Helping Our Community (SHOC)

True Nature Healing Arts

Sponsors ($500 - $999)

Anonymous Donor

Avalanche Ranch Cabins & Antiques

Norma & Greg Barr, Schwab Charitable Fund

Kay Brunnier Tree Fund

Staci Dickerson

Sue Edelstein & Bill Spence

Flying Dog Brewery

Doug Graybeal/Graybeal Architects LLC

Susan & Robert Hess

Holland & Hart

KDNK

KMTS

Randi Lowenthal

Brent Moss Photography

Red Hill Animal Health Shelter

Julie & Jeffrey Ross

Sue Rodgers

Sandra & Charles Simon

Sopris Engineering LLC

Associates ($250 - $499)

Advantage Branding Group

AirGas

Anonymous Donor

ASAP Accounting & Payroll

Stacey & Mike Bernot

Carnahan's Tavern

Georgia Chamberlain & John Foulkrod

COMPASS, In Honor of Patti & George Stranahan

Crystal River Meats

DHM Design

Michael Doherty, DDS

Executive Service Corps

Heritage Park Care Center

Pamela Joseph, Pajwell Foundation

Keelty Construction (2)

Lewan & Associates - A Xerox Company

Kristen, Matthew & Eleanor Loden

Lawrence Martin III

Sandra & Joe McMullen Donor Advised Fund of the Hutchinson Community Foundation

Rosie & Frank McSwain

Michael McVoy

Marj Perry & Bill Fales

Warren Pulis

Katherine R. Rich

Shirt Stop

Lisa & Ron Speaker

The Aspen Digger

Karla & Derek Torinus

Nancy & Chuck Torinus

Wallace Family Advised Fund at Aspen Community Foundation

Whimsical Women of the West

Your Name Here

Supporters ($100 - $249)

Amore Realty

Gwen I. Ballard

Barbara Bush

Oni Butterfly

Krysia Carter-Giez & Dave Reed

Scott R. Carter

Mary Catherine & Steven Conger, In Honor of Barbara Webb

Jaqueline Daly

Steven Deliyianis

Nancy & Bob Emerson

Kathy & Greg Feinsinger

Elizabeth Fouts, In Memory of Darrell Fouts

The Friesen-Westcott Family

Anne Goldberg

Kristin & Wally Graham

Susan & Robert Hess, In honor of Geny Sanchez & Bob Young,

Patty & Bob Mack, Jeff Yusem, & Romana & Rob Ashcraft

Judy & Allan Higdon

Joanne & Ted Hilty

Katherine U. Hubbar

Mary Ann Hyde

Betty & Don King, In Memory of Virginia "Gina" Sterrett

Laura Kirk & David Carpenter

Andrea Korber

Alice & Colin Laird

LaMorte & Company, Ltd

Carol & Bill Lightstone

Sara Maverick Plesset

Patricia & Kenneth Miely

Michael Mulry

Carol Murphy

Marilyn Murphy

The Perregauxs

Yvette & Wesley Powell

Dan Richardson

Ken Riley

Steven Rittvo

Keith M. Schappert

Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Inc.

Friends ($1 - $99)

Anonymous Donors

Kaitlyn Archambault

Virginia N. Beesley

Douglas Bristol

Kristin Watts Burks & Raul Passerini

Joy Caudill

Jeanie Cranmer Clark & Mark Clark

Anne Cooke, In honor of Greg Franta

Marjorie DeLuca

Richard H. Hart

Carol R. Hawk

Mark B. Hurst

Nancy & Chuck Jones

Leslie Lamont & Lance Luckett

Katherine & Larry Leonaitis

Linda Loeschen

Julia S. Marshall

Ro Mead

Shari Nova & Tim Myers

Steven A. Novy

Connie Overton & James Gilliam

Charles Perry

Kay Clarke Philip & John Philip

Allan Porter

Jill & Michael Scher

Valerie Bebe Schweppe

Nancy Snyder

Mark Shelton

Carl Ted Stude

George Tempest

Nancy & Armand Thomas

Molly & Zeke Tiernan

Jeffrey Winter

 
List as of 8/14/2010