By Git Geary, Summit Daily
Mountains and art are the anchors that Pat Milbery says keep him grounded. When an opportunity to combine the two came up in a Rocky Mountain community that holds a lot of significance for him, he knew he had to put his hat in the ring.
Milbery first made his way to Summit County in the early 2000s to pursue a career in professional snowboarding. As he settled into adulthood and continued to pursue both his passions, a series of devastating events came along that flipped his life on its head.
Alongside losing friends to suicide, his mother lost her battle with cancer. Milbery said his mother fostered his love for art, noting that when he was a child she never put limitations on her kids experimenting with art and making messes…
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