Artist Tasha Lewis Turns Taxidermy On Its Head In Breckenridge

(Corey H. Jones/CPR News)

Denver's blue bear and blue mustang are popular topics of discussion when it comes to Colorado's public art. But you may spot some other blue wildlife in the high country this week during the Breckenridge International Festival of Arts.

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(Courtesy Tasha Lewis)

Tasha Lewis out to the mountain town to install two of her temporary public art series. The New Jersey artist creates butterflies and deer using a cyanotype-like fabric (think: blueprints). And the pieces have traveled around the country and even the world, running through buildings or fluttering on to ski lifts.

The public art intends to turn the idea of taxidermy on its head, as Lewis tells CPR's Andrea Dukakis on Colorado Matters.

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