Calcolo Art

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08/25/2026

Meet Princess Polly. 🦋

After weeks of painting, thousands upon thousands of dots, four wings, two completely different sides—and more than a few “I thought I was finished” moments—she is complete.

I named her Princess Polly after my mom.

Her siblings have called her “Perfect Polly” for years, and when I first learned about this project, I remember thinking, Wouldn’t it be cool to name this butterfly after my Mom?

And the idea never left.

One side is bright, colorful and expressive. The other is deeper and completely different.

I didn’t plan some grand meaning behind that choice. But looking at her finished now, it feels fitting.

We all have different sides of ourselves—the parts the world sees easily and the parts that sometimes take longer to emerge.

The colors were there all along.

And now, here she is.

Princess Polly. 🦋

Soon she’ll be spreading those five-foot wings in downtown Colorado Springs. SUPER EXCITED🤩

08/22/2026

I thought I was done. 😂

We were getting ready to take her to the auto body shop, so I moved her outside to take a few photos.

And then I saw her in the sunlight.

EVERY little flaw showed up.

A little adjustment here. A spot that needed more attention there. One thing led to another, and before I knew it, the paints were back out.

Then I realized something: her flaws are what makes her special and unique.

Sometimes seeing something in a different light changes everything.

It felt really good to finally sign my name.

08/20/2026

These are a few of the pieces I submitted when I applied to exhibit at the Commonwheel Artists Co-op Labor Day Art Festival.

At the time, I was simply putting my work out into the universe, hoping for a yes.

Now that yes is real—and I’m getting ready to bring Calcolo Art to the festival. 🙌

There’s plenty to do between now and then: inventory, finishing details, booth preparation, packaging... all the pieces that happen behind the scenes before the art ever makes it to the show.

But looking back at these images reminds me where this part of the story started.

Come find me Labor Day weekend—September 5–7 at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs.

With Art & Soul,
Lisa

08/18/2026

Sometimes a piece finds its person long after it was created.

Unrushed Heart recently found its way home.

Its new collector Val, shared something with me afterward that stopped me in my tracks:

“I have so much respect for your gift and the detailed work that goes into what you give each and every person touched like I was.”

This. 🤎

This is why I create.

Not simply to make something beautiful, but to create something that connects—something that carries meaning from my hands into someone else's life.

Unrushed Heart is officially home.

With Art & Soul,
Lisa

08/15/2026

I’m so excited to be exhibiting at the Commonwheel Art Festival this year! 🙌

For 52 years, Commonwheel has brought artists and the community together in Manitou Springs—and this Labor Day weekend, I get to be part of it.

I’ll be there with a collection of original Calcolo Art pieces, ready to display, share, and hopefully send a few home with new collectors. 🤎

Commonwheel Art Festival
September 5–7, 2026
10 AM–5 PM
Memorial Park • Manitou Springs, Colorado

If you’re in the area, come say hello. I’d love to see you there!

08/13/2026

It's my birthday. Another trip around the sun. ✨

This year, I find myself standing in the middle of a life I’ve been building one choice, one idea, one dot at a time.

Still creating. Still dreaming. Still curious about what comes next.

And very grateful to be here for all of it.

Here’s to another year of creating beauty to put out into the world. 🤎

08/11/2026

Three weeks. Thousands of dots. One final wing.

Somewhere along the way, this became less about finishing and more about staying with it.

One section. One color. One dot at a time.

Almost there. 🦋

08/08/2026

It’s all in the details. 🦋

Thousands of dots. Layers of color. Metallic copper weaving its way through pink, turquoise, blue and green.

Up close, every dot has its own voice.

Step back, and they begin to move together as one.

That’s one of my favorite parts of this process—watching all those individual details slowly become something much bigger.

And speaking of bigger…this five-foot butterfly has come a LONG way since these photos were taken. 😉

I’m officially working on wing four.

The finish line is getting closer. 🤎

With Art & Soul,
Lisa

08/06/2026

Come find me! ✨

I’m so excited to be exhibiting at the 52nd Annual Commonwheel Art Festival this Labor Day weekend!

For three days, Manitou Springs will be filled with art, music, food—and more than 100 artists sharing what they create.

And this year, I’ll be one of them. 💃🏻

I’ll be bringing a collection of my hand-painted mandala stones and pine wheels, and I would absolutely love to see some familiar faces there.

September 5–7, 2026
10 AM–5 PM
Memorial Park • Manitou Springs

Come wander. Come look at art. And come find me. 🤎

08/04/2026

One wing at a time. A few thousand dots at a time. 🦋

These photos are from the second wing of this very large butterfly—and looking back at them now, it’s a little wild to see how far she’s come.

I’m currently more than halfway through wing number three, which means the finish line is finally starting to feel a little closer.

This piece has required patience, persistence, and more dots than I would ever attempt to count. 😂

But watching the pattern emerge section by section has been truly magical.

Onward to wing three. ✨

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