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Fruita sculptor talks myths of making a career in art

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A woman in a jacket stands with her arms stretched out, in front of three large scrapmetal statues of bighorn sheep.
Courtesy: Shanachie Carroll
Fruita sculptor Pavia Justinian stands in front of the public art she was commissioned to create at the Redlands Roundabout in Grand Junction

Fruita sculptor and muralist Pavia Justinian has pieces all across the Grand Valley as well as in other cities in Colorado. A decade into the business, she started wondering about the advice she wished she’d gotten years ago and the advice she’d give aspiring artists now.

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Sculptor and painter Pavia Justinian shows some of her artwork at her Fruita home on June 21, 2019.