CO-DIRECTOR

Tom co-founded the Aspen Chapel Gallery in 1985 with Connie Madsen,
and is currently co-director.  Tom works in the theater as a set and
lighting designer, and has designed over 195 plays and musicals.  He
has designed for every theatre company and school in Aspen and
currently designs for Thunder River Theatre Company, Carbondale, and
Sopris Theatre Company at CMC.  He has also designed for theatres in
Colorado, New York, and Massachusetts.  He has been nominated and won
several awards for his designs.  Tom holds a BFA in theatre from
Denison University.

For seven years he owned and operated The Gargoyle Gallery in Aspen.
He was Managing Director of the American Theatre Company in Aspen for
five years; Development Director and Membership Coordinator for The
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies for 2 years; and Director of
the Aspen Chapel for twelve years. For the last 24 years he has worked
as a freelance set and lighting designer.

Tom served in the military: 81st U.S. Army Band at Fort Campbell, KY;
Third US Army Soldier Show at Fort McPherson, GA; and First Air
Cavalry Division Band, Republic of Vietnam. He is married to Donna and
they have a grown son and 2 grandsons.

CO-DIRECTOR

Michael Bonds is a ceramic artist and graphic designer living and
working in Aspen, Colorado. Michael’s passion for art is growing,
changing and continually evolving with his personal growth. Moving to
the Roaring Fork Valley in 1985, he has worked in the advertising
design field for over 40 years. Once the computer came on the graphic
design scene, he branched out into ceramic arts to keep his hands and
mind creative, and has been throwing pottery for the last 30 years.

Michael has degrees in Graphic Design, Fine Art and Art Education and
has attended many pottery workshops to learn different types of
throwing and glazing styles. He exhibits these ceramic creations in
Fine Arts Festivals in the Rocky Mountains. Michael is currently the
art director of his own graphic design company, Studio MB, located in
Aspen, CO. He enjoys biking, skiing, art, and photography and
continues to be inspired by the outdoors.

The love of the outdoors is evident in Amy’s paintings. She is
intrigued by the transformation of a blank piece of paper into a place
she hopes the observer would like to go for a moment. Painting
watercolor for more than just a hobby was always a dream of Amy’s
until in 2010 when a friend offered to sell the cards in her Aspen
store. Now Amy has her cards in shops from Aspen to Boulder and in her
hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She also teaches art workshops,
sells her paintings in art shows and online, and does commission work
for businesses and individuals as well as volunteers as the Water
Media Curator for the Aspen Chapel Gallery. For over 20 years, Amy was
CFO of a couple local banks which gave her a strong financial
background to start her own business. She is mostly self-taught,
continuously studying and taking classes. Amy has been in Aspen since
1978. She and Neal have two children, Finn and Reed. Amy supports a
number of non-profit organizations through the creation of artwork and
donations of cards.

"Untamed" perfectly describes the way my mind works. I merely follow
along, while striving for better methods to manifest what I see in my
mind’s eye.

Craftsmanship is important to me so I am continually learning new
techniques and honing old skills in an attempt to keep up with my over
active imagination. I don’t run deep. I make art for the sheer fun of
it.

There is never an angst-ridden moment when I’m messing around in my
studio making something. What I would wish to convey, if anything, is
have a good time, laugh often.

Sam was born at the Military Academy at West Point, New York. Earning
a BFA in Graphic Design & Illustration from the University of Arizona,
she spent several years working for advertising agencies in the San
Francisco Bay Area.

After raising two children, she & her husband, Peter, moved to Aspen
in 2005. She continues to follow her passion of art, athletics and
philanthropy. The mountains are the perfect backdrop and environment
to paint, run, ski and support the community. You might see her as an
Ambassador at Buttermilk, on the pickleball courts or volunteering at
the Aspen Thrift Shop.

Recent artwork includes PET-trait watercolor portraits, tea bag
paintings and assemblage - using found objects. Her art pieces have
been represented at galleries in Arizona, California, Colorado,
Florida, North Carolina.

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