Boulder Art: The Flatirons

Boulder, Colorado

“There’s a magic in Colorado’s alpine towns that I will never stop chasing. This piece feels like a jewel glinting in fresh snow under a starry sky.”

TOPHER STRAUS, ON COLORADO GEM

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Colorado Gem by Topher Straus: one of the Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado, faceted in rose, green and gray against a deep blue sky.
Colorado Gem · Boulder, Colorado

The Flatirons

The Flatirons are Boulder’s signature: tilted slabs of sandstone above the town. In Boulder, they rise over pine forest and snow beside a yellow sun.

Colorado Gem turns a single Flatiron into a jewel, faceted in rose, green and gray against a deep blue sky.

Two views of the Flatirons

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Boulder by Topher Straus: the Flatirons rise above pine forest and snow in Boulder, Colorado, a yellow sun at their shoulder.
Boulder · Boulder, Colorado · Explore the work
Colorado Gem by Topher Straus: one of the Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado, faceted in rose, green and gray against a deep blue sky.
Colorado Gem · Boulder, Colorado · Explore the work

Questions collectors ask

Which work feels closest to Boulder?

Boulder for the whole range of slabs; Colorado Gem for one Flatiron as a jewel.

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