Biography: In January 2022, I moved here from New Hampshire to join the Aims Industrial Technologies and Oil & Gas programs. My career has been spent in industry and engineering, in which my creative side was not always of particular importance. Writing poetry and developing my photography allows me to explore my creative side. In…
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Works submitted by Aims faculty
Lonely by Dave Sordi
Biography: In January 2022, I moved here from New Hampshire to join the Aims Industrial Technologies and Oil & Gas programs. My career has been spent in industry and engineering, in which my creative side was not always of particular importance. Writing poetry and developing my photography allows me to explore my creative side. In…
I’m not one to air my dirty laundry in public. by Charis Fleshner
Biography: Being an art professor has always been my dream job and Aims gave me that opportunity. Art is how I process life with all of its highs, lows, complexities, and contradictions. Art means everything to me. Although I am a conceptual artist and work in many different mediums, I truly enjoy the technical challenges…
Ageless Beauty by Dave Sordi
At birth, life is full of joy, hope, whimsy, As we embark on a wonderous journey of the spirit. But years bring challenges to the soul, Transforming our body and psyche, testing our resolve. But with maturity comes wisdom, brightening the horizon, And laughter and smiles burnish our heart. Leading to a breathtaking metamorphosis, As…
Rest with Hope by Jeffery Moser
Nature feigns to be asleep: Beetles burrow and disappear— Monarchs migrate south–crows behave like tombs– So, Winter readies himself, gingered by cheer, With Snow and the Old North Wind his constant boons. But I the while, sigh–chastened—and retire inside. It is time to think and bemoan my muse until warmer rays abide. Yet, beneath this…
Archived: Autumn Cheer by Andrew Moline
Biography: Teaching Art is a passion for me; being able to create art among such a talented group of fellow faculty and student creators here at Aims is genuinely a dream come true. I love sharing advanced photo and lighting techniques with students and encouraging them to push their own creative boundaries further. I am…
Archived: Sunshine Mountain by Clint Heiner
Biography: Clint Heiner is a human, drawn to Aims because of a passion for teaching. He has been teaching history at Aims for almost eighteen years, he has been a chair for almost four years. He uses art, music, and poetry to express emotions and feelings all humans share as part of the human experience….
Archived: Katie by Andrew Moline
Biography: Teaching Photography is a true passion for me; being among such a talented group of fellow artists and creators here at Aims is genuinely a dream come true. I love sharing advanced techniques with students, encouraging them to push their own creative boundaries further. I am primarily a photographer, and in particular I have…
Archived: Growth by Charis Fleshner
Biography: Being an Art and Gender Studies professor at Aims is a dream come true for me. I have always wanted to be a professor and share my love of the creative process with students. I am a conceptual artist, meaning I work in many different mediums depending on the concept. I am most interested…
Archived: Funfetti by Charis Fleshner
Biography: Being an Art and Gender Studies professor at Aims is a dream come true for me. I have always wanted to be a professor and share my love of the creative process with students. I am a conceptual artist, meaning I work in many different mediums depending on the concept. I am most…
Archived: Reesie Roo By Charis Fleshner
Biography: Being an Art and Gender Studies professor at Aims is a dream come true for me. I have always wanted to be a professor and share my love of the creative process with students. I am a conceptual artist, meaning I work in many different mediums depending on the concept. I am most…
Archived: River by Jeremy Rottini
Biography: While I briefly tinkered with art a few times during my teens and early adulthood, I didn’t really get serious about painting until a few months prior to the pandemic starting. The extra time I had at home during the pandemic allowed me to dive deeply into soft pastels and learn some of the…
Archived: Fall by Jeremy Rottini
Biography: While I briefly tinkered with art a few times during my teens and early adulthood, I didn’t really get serious about painting until a few months prior to the pandemic starting. The extra time I had at home during the pandemic allowed me to dive deeply into soft pastels and learn some of…
Archived: How to be a Non-Perfectionist by Amber Miller
I can’t really speak to what it’s like to be a perfectionist, but having grown up with a mother who is a hyper perfectionist, I can say, hallelujah. Instead of learning from her and learning how to meticulously iron clothes, measure, and fret over every tiny detail, I went the other direction. I developed skills…
Archived: North Shore Reservoir by Chelle Costello
Biography: I’m an English and Humanities professor here at Aims who is interested in the ways technology is changing art. During the pandemic, my husband bought me Procreate to doodle in, and it has become a new hobby for me on top of photography. I love photographing the beautiful Colorado landscape and drawing the things…
Archived: Spring Snows at Prospect Ponds by Chelle Costello
Biography: I’m an English and Humanities professor here at Aims who is interested in the ways technology is changing art. During the pandemic, my husband bought me Procreate to doodle in, and it has become a new hobby for me on top of photography. I love photographing the beautiful Colorado landscape and drawing the things…
Archived: Prospect Ponds After the Snow by Chelle Costello
Biography: I’m an English and Humanities professor here at Aims who is interested in the ways technology is changing art. During the pandemic, my husband bought me Procreate to doodle in, and it has become a new hobby for me on top of photography. I love photographing the beautiful Colorado landscape and drawing the things…
Archived: A Home to Hide In by Chelle Costello
Biography: I’m an English and Humanities professor here at Aims who is interested in the ways technology is changing art. During the pandemic, my husband bought me Procreate to doodle in, and it has become a new hobby for me on top of photography. I love photographing the beautiful Colorado landscape and drawing the things…