Mid-Reception & Artists’ Talk: Textured Stories

Date and Time

• Friday, Aug 21, 2026  6pm - 9pm

Location

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Details

Please join us during this special event to celebrate the work by Hannah Cross & Alex Reynolds featured in their current duo exhibition, Textured Stories. Both artists will present an artist talk to guests, sharing from their perspectives as local artists and community members.

Free and open to the public

Cornerstone Gallery

6 - 9 PM

Artists' talk will start at 7 PM, will include a Q&A experience with guests, and will last until 8-8:30 PM.
- Meet the artists, experience their exhibition alongside them, and ask them questions directly.

- Meet others in our community (and beyond) and explore the worlds both artists share with us.

- Explore The Masonic Event Center and Downtown Fort Collins during your visit.

100% of artwork sales will go directly to the featured artists.

Exhibition summary:
What might beauty look like when materials are chosen with care and made to last? Textured Stories is a duo exhibition featuring fiber artist Hannah Cross and jewelry designer Alex Reynolds. Through natural fibers, precious metals, and gemstones, the artists explore how the materials we choose shape the objects we live with, wear, and value.

Bringing together Cross’s textured fiber work and Reynolds’s story-driven jewelry design, the exhibition considers how beauty can be created with greater attention to process, sustainability, and longevity. Together, their work invites viewers to uncoil and reweave their relationship with materials: where they come from, how they are transformed, and what it means to create art with durability, intention, and hope in mind.

Artists' bios:
Hannah Cross:
Hannah Cross is a fiber artist based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Originally from the Midwest, she came to macrame six years ago and hasn’t put the cord down since. Her work is in macrame and mixed-media fiber, where she is rooted in the belief that making something with your hands is both a creative act and a practical skill. 

Also a local Fort Collins poet and banjo player, she finds that every creative practice feeds the others. She is grateful to share this space with a fellow creative and to be featured at Cornerstone.

Instagram: @hannahjane_banjo_poet_macrame

Alex Reynolds of Charming Quail:
Those who’ve built a life they’re proud of but still hold dear their nerdy passions, deserve fine jewelry that celebrates that. I believe you shouldn’t have to outgrow what you love to reflect who you’ve become. Through thoughtful design, I transform personal stories and fandoms into timeless, elegant pieces, so you can wear who you are, anywhere, with confidence and joy. 

Website: www.charmingquail.com

Instagram: @charmingquail

This event is produced by an outside organization and is unaffiliated with the Downtown Development Authority. The DDA website serves as a marketing outlet for events and promotions occurring inside the Downtown boundary. For questions regarding the event, please contact the event producer.