2024 ART IN THE PARK ARTIST PROFILE
Trisha Bellefeuille
"Windows to the Past" Artwork
(The Forgotten)
I wanted to portray Grand County’s Native American history of The Ute Indian Tribes. The Natives of Colorado who traveled the valley to the healing waters of the hot springs and hunting bison. Choosing to incorporate the bison that are no longer wild and free; with the Ute Tribal Chief. Showing how both have been almost forgotten.
Artist Statement
a woman, born of fire and Ice. I survived the great perils that life has thrown my way. I trudged through the darkness, screamed with raging winds, swam through rivers of lava, and walked peacefully along the valley of clouds. And I am not done. I am driven by empathy, bold in my life choices, compassionate, willful, spirited and going through life like a cannonball run.
I am a woman of untold magical powers, wielding a mighty paintbrush to create, evoke and give feeling to the words I cannot speak.
My ART is my heart of hearts.