Only in the Footsteps of Art Shall Ye Proceed…

By Katy Casper | Lakewood Pl. at Pierce St.

The concept comes from the movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," in which the hero must pass several dangerous obstacles to get to the Holy Grail. One of the obstacles, called "Only in the Footsteps of God Shall He Pass," is a set of stepping stones with letters on them. Indie may only step on the stones that correctly spell out the Latin name of God - the wrong step and he could fall to his death. This word search-like ground game is much less dangerous, way more fun and educational since the letters painted on the colorful triangles spell out the elements and principles of art: Line, Shape, Form, Value, Space, Color, Texture, Rhythm, Balance, Emphasis, Proportion, Gradation, Harmony, Variety, and Movement. You must follow the letters which spell out these words to get to the other side. To make it slightly less difficult, if one is walking from west to east the letters are all black and oriented to be legible from that direction. If one is walking from east to west, the letters are all white and oriented to be legible from that direction. The colors are based off of the beautiful purple, pink, and orange sunsets over the mountains which can be seen from West Colfax, or the "Gateway to the Rockies," along with the bright green of the ArtLine compositionally intermixed.