In 2020, we began to work on the sculpture trail at the Mystic Valley Sculpture Park. Artemis was going to be our first installation. For the installation, we chose a prominent spot on one of the dunes. Above is a glimpse into the pedestal construction.
“A Good Omen”, mixed media mosaic sculpture, 10 feet tall by 40 feet wide, 2020 by Kasia Polkowska These 6 feathers are pernamently installed at the Mystic Valley Sculpture Park which is a collaborative art project that I share with my creative and life partner Kyle Cunniff. Our property is 40 acres and is located ...
Calm After the Storm acrylic painting on board finished in gloss varnish 12”x24”x2”, 2021 SOLD Visit My Art Shop for Other Available Work: https://www.kasiapolkowskashop.com/ This view is from the foot of Mount Blanca which is the 4th tallest mountain in all of Colorado. I took this photo at the Mystic Valley Sculpture Park which is ...
This is the 4th our of 5 posts where I tried to share a little bit about my huge mosaic feather installation at the Mystic Valley Sculpture Park in Mosca, Colorado near the Great Sand Dunes National Park. In the previous posts I’ve touched upon different aspects of creating these sculptures as well as some ...
The installation of these sculptures did not go as planned or as hoped. In the previous posts, Part 1 and Part 2, I touched upon the unforeseen circumstances with having to plan a big move during the pandemic as well as during the sleepless months following the birth of my second son. We had to ...
This 10ft tall by 40ft wide installation consists of 6 double sided glass and ceramic mosaic feather sculptures. After completing the first side of each feather, I recreated the designs, mostly the same besides it being a mirror image of the first one. I must admit that doing this type of repetition for each sculpture ...
I first conceived the notion for this sculpture installation in the Fall of 2017, right after giving birth to my first son, Ethan. I did a variety of pencil sketches, followed by creating color concepts in photoshop and following up with this scale mock up. Fast forward to late 2019, just months before I gave ...
My sculpture, Reflection of Inner Self II is currently on display in Alamosa, Colorado on Main Street as part of the 2019/2020 3rd Annual Artscape an outdoor art exhibition.
Alpine lakes may be my favorite hiking destinations. When I lived in Boulder, I loved all the lake hikes in the Rocky Mountain National Park but especially in the Indian Peaks Wilderness which was much closer to the canyon where I used to live.
These bunnies are part of my Animals of the San Luis Valley Sculpture Series – Doodle Style Project. The gist of the project is to create sculptures off of rough sketches, not polished drawings. I wanted to see kid like drawings of animals scattered through out this High Dessert Valley. Why? I like to think ...