Manitou Springs collects us. From this corner and that, from shore to shore and well beyond. An unseen magnet. Ros Prado, a yoga teacher, has her own story. An original, yet one that echoes. Another soul finding good in this mountain village at the foot of America’s Mountain. “I didn’t Read more…
Chickens wander in the garden behind Nikos Pulos and Melanie Audet’s art studio … once a horse barn. Once a mother-in-law cottage. Now a creative haven he and she share. Nikos shoos the chickens out of the garden. They move to wandering the yard and driveway between the studio and Read more…
Since starting Humanitou, I’ve been collecting suggestions of who I should talk with in Manitou Springs, who I should profile for the blog. One name came up in at least three independent conversations within the first week or two: Rockey. In two of those conversations, C.H. Rockey was described as Read more…
More. It was time. Sara Berry and Anna Papini, the sister-duo behind Anna’s Apothecary in downtown Manitou Springs, Colorado, had been in business for two years. They’d tapped the full flavor of farmers markets and self-hosted events at Sara’s house. The quarter-acre herb garden in Sara’s yard was not enough Read more…
Aromas varyingly thick, subtle, and just-there curl through the kitchen at Anna’s Apothecary. So do passions and convictions, laughs and anecdotes. “The other day a construction worker came in,” says Sara Berry. “He was dared by the other guys (working on Cañon Avenue in front of the shop) to come Read more…
‘Creativity’ is so broad. I’ve always approached creativity from the crafting and engineering side. I think that’s how my brain is wired. Jordan Kerr, a leathersmith by profession and blacksmith by hobby, talks while sweeping the worn strip wood floor in his open studio and tidying up. Today’s music of Read more…
Alain Navaratne leans back on the family couch. Relaxed. His paintings hang on the wall behind him, and throughout the room. Alain’s most recently completed work, a bit larger than those on the walls, rests on a sizeable easel. It reflects light from the large, sliding door that is open Read more…