In spring 2009, an artist named Sola packed up what few belongings she had and moved from Las Vegas, leaving behind a tapestry of the Valley so detailed it depicts street lights, marquees, palm trees and pools. She logged 8,000 hours to create the work using yarn recycled from thrift store sweaters and neglected nothing. The 7-by-11-foot work—once on display at Atlantic Aviation, the former Las Vegas Executive Air Terminal—now graces a wall of Trifecta Gallery, where it will be through Jan. 28. The artist has returned to discuss her work at the gallery each day through Jan. 9.

Stop in and visit the woman who spent three years studying Las Vegas, often from parking garages, and working round the clock before moving to Vancouver.

Most of her tapestries describe Olympic cities, but Sola made an exception for Las Vegas. After reading about implosions on the Strip, she wanted to document the city before the buildings were gone.