My heart made the national news!

I painted a 5' fiberglass heart for the city of Loveland's  program: City with a HeART in  2008.  Loveland, Colorado has always made the most of it's name on Valentine's Day.   CBS news made a Valentine's Day video which features my heart at the beginning.
Here's the link:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6207448n&tag=contentMain;contentBody

You can see more of my artwork at these sites:

artforconservation.com 

(select giclees for sale)

fineartamerica.com    

(a variety of my work: giclees, prints, cards available)

cafepress.com/MGiacominiart

(some of my artwork on various products)
mgiacominiart.blogspot.com

marygiacomini.com

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Mary Giacomini

Loveland, Colorado USA 

More hearts from Loveland...

This photo of 3 of the Loveland hearts (mine is in the middle) is posted online at the Loveland connection. http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=G2&Date=20080712&Category=LOVELAND&ArtNo=712002&Ref=PH&Params=Itemnr=2

Lake View before delivery...

Lake View Unveiled!

The heart titled “Lake View” was created by artist Mary Giacomini and sponsored by Columbine Health Systems. It will be placed at 1365 W. 29th St. Loveland, Colorado.
Engaging the HeARTS: Long-awaited heart-art project unveiled in Loveland

By Sarah Bultema
Loveland Reporter-Herald

After years of planning and months of work, the Loveland: City with HeArt’s completed sculptures were unveiled Friday at Civic Center Park.
The 5-foot-tall fiberglass hearts — which follow the lead of other cities’ sculpture projects such as Chicago’s Cows on Parade — were commissioned by local sponsors and decorated by local artists.
It was a project headed by Engaging Loveland, a not-for-profit group that also heads up SummerFest in the Rockies.
Soon the symbols of the Sweetheart City will be sprinkled around Loveland for public viewing and will remain on display through December.
In February, the hearts will be auctioned off, with proceeds supporting Engaging Loveland.
http://www.reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=17851

Live Interview

Here is a shot from the live interview on Denver's Fox 31 Good Day Colorado show this morning. Yes, I was nervous!

I am off to set up for the Oregon Trail Days Art Show In Gering, Nebraska which opens tonight and runs through Saturday. For more info on this invitational show, check out this website....
http://www.starherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19829590&BRD=484&PAG=461&dept_id=553251&rfi=6

Hearts.....

Watch Fox 31's Good Day Colorado show this Thursday July 10 for a special on the City of Loveland. I will be interviewed along with my friend Pat Saunders-White about the hearts we painted for Engaging Loveland. We will have a LIVE interview at 7AM.

I also was interviewed by our local paper about the project. It is posted at:
http://reporterherald.com/news_story.asp?ID=17548

The BIG thing not to miss is the unveiling of the hearts on July 11 at the Foote Lagoon in Loveland with Summerfest of the Rockies. I will post a picture of my finished heart after the unveiling so as not to spoil any surprises....

Lake View

This is my design "Lake View" which will be painted on a 5' fiberglass heart this spring. This is one of Engaging Loveland's heart sculptures to be displayed throughout Loveland (Colorado) beginning July 2008. My design was chosen and is sponsored by Columbine Health Systems.

Champagne & Chocolate...

On Saturday, February 16, Engaging Loveland is putting an an "unveiling" of designs of the 11 heart sculptures that will be painted and/or sculpted with by this May. The event is from 6:30-8:30pm at the Ranch Thomas McKee 4H Community Building in Loveland, Colorado. The event is free, however if you wish to sample desserts & champagne the cost is $10 per person. My design was chosen by a sponsor and I am anxious to start the big project and excited to have my heart sculpture on permanent display in Loveland. More details to follow...