Loveland’s CreatorSpace is looking to little libraries to raise a little money. To help raise money for the shared creative building, Loveland CreatorSpace had local Loveland artists decorate pre-built little libraries to be sold to the public.
Mary Connole, coordinator at Loveland CreatorSpace, said the idea for the libraries started as a plan to hold a class to teach people how to make them.
“Then the pandemic hit,” Connole said. “So we had to think of an alternative approach because we had all these pieces of wood cut and ready to be made.”
She said the idea came up to use the little libraries as a fundraiser for the space. After they were built by Andrea Pinedo, Loveland CreatorSpace facilitator, all seven of the libraries were then uniquely decorated and painted by local artists.
“We had all these pre-cut pieces so I assembled them from what was there,” Pinedo said. “It was a little tricky because I didn’t have the actual plans.”
Contemporary Loveland artist Ana Maria Botero said for her library, she leaned on her love of contemporary arts, shapes and colors. She said she took the library that was given to her, opened up some holes for light and for some fun and painted across it.
“I think as an architect,” Botero said. “So I start with a tracing paper and start making drawings and designs and I chose the one that I think is the strongest.”
Loveland artist Tracie Jenkins said in her art she uses a lot of vintage photos and bookcases, which she translated into her library. She said she decorated hers to be cheerful, bright and bold.
“I wanted something that if you were walking down the sidewalk would be very bright and draw your attention to it and just be something that someone would want to put in front of their house,” Jenkins said. “(I was) just trying to make it appealing and fun for all ages.”
Pinedo cut the designs into her library with a computer numerically controlled laser, something that she said the funds will go toward for CreatorSpace.
“I am usually trying to use (a) message to my advantage,” Pinedo said. “In this case I decided to make something really intricate that would take you a really long time to cut by hand, but the CNC laser can do pretty quickly.”
Artists who worked on the libraries agreed that supporting places like CreatorSpace, especially during the pandemic, is incredibly important.
Botero said supporting businesses like Artworks of Loveland and Loveland CreatorSpace, which she sees as a fundamental place to grow, is important for people of all ages.
“Those places spark creativity,” Botero said. “Creativity is a way of life and is the ability to solve problems in every situation. It is not just to create a piece of art … it is just that your mind (is) being trained to solve problems for everything happening. I think for children and for families to access those places and play is so important for the future, for being able to handle different things.”
Jenkins said CreatorSpace offers artists and the community a place to explore different art mediums without having to spend the money or find the space for equipment.
“Not only is it a place for our community to use for those resources, it is a great place to meet new people and to try new things,” Jenkins said. “A lot of the machines and the different things they offer are things you can’t have if you live in an apartment.”
Pinedo also said the technology, tools and space that CreatorSpace provides help artists and community members grow and learn new things.
“There is so much technology out there that people want to be able to use and want to get experience with and it is being used increasingly for people’s hobbies, but a lot of jobs these days,” Pinedo said. “We have a space where people can make stuff, they can borrow our tools, they can store things if they need to. That is pretty important for being able to (bring) technology for everyone.”
Connole said the members who use CreatorSpace are what keeps it going, and work like the little libraries shows that.
“The members here are really quite remarkable,” Connole said. “They are not just skilled and intelligent, they are incredibly generous with what they can do. Our members jump on the occasion and the opportunity to help this community in any way (they) can. Whatever we can do with our skills and knowledge to give back to the community (we do).”
According to the Loveland CreatorSpace website, each library costs $400 and will include a 501c3 nonprofit organization receipt upon purchase. There is also a laser-art picture frame created by Elza Simpson for sale at $125.
Libraries can be seen in person on display at the Loveland CreatorSpace, 320 N. Railroad Ave., and interested buyers can stop by during open hours or contact CreatorSpace to schedule a visit by emailing info@lovelandcreatorspace.com or by calling 970-658-0038.
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