Welcome To Colorful Colfax
On the wall facing Colfax in front of Hotchkiss Auto Repair is a new mural, with amusing and whimsical depictions of many local landmarks that help make Denver, Denver. “Colfax has had such a bad rap in Denver for so many years,” says Shiju Thomas, who bought the auto repair company at Colfax and Oneida last year. With the idea to give the old block a little bit of love, Thomas hired artist Amy Jones, who spent much of the summer painting the wall. Jones, a Colorado native, has specialized in mural, sign and window painting, including along Colfax, for 30 years. “It’s always a dance between the art and the wall, relative to the building,” she says of her work. (Check out Jones’ website at artsignsmurals.com.) Photos by Cara DeGette