Is Being an Artist Worth It?
Quite a few of you have been sending questions to me, which I absolutely love (keep ‘em coming, please). Recently, one started nibbling away at me and I’ve been going back and forth with it ever since. The question: Is being an artist worth it?
Changing Lives One Circus at a Time
“It is Wise Fool New Mexico’s mission to ignite imagination, build community, and promote social justice through performances and hands on experiences in the arts of circus, puppetry, and theatre.” Thus their moniker, “Changing lives one circus at a time.”
Richard Diebenkorn: Notes to Myself
The following list was found among the papers of the painter Richard Diebenkorn after his death in 1993. Spelling and capitalization are as in the original.
The Essential Guide to New Mexico Travel
For those of you planning a trip to northern New Mexico I want to enthusiastically recommend that you get your hands on an Essential Guide Santa Fe & Taos as soon as you land in the state. It is a free publication that covers galleries/studios/museums, shopping, dining, spas, lodging, attractions, wine tours, special events, recreation and more.
How to Spice Up your Windows Part 2
As promised, Isbabro Ortega came by to install our new window pieces the day after Anna and I got them painted. We had hoped, when we ordered them, that they would help warm up the exterior of our somewhat severe looking old adobe house, and we weren’t disappointed.
My Yard Is Alive With the Sound of Music!
You all have seen this shot of my yard about a million times by now. It’s the path back up from the land grant so I walk it every afternoon. You’ve seen it buried in snow or brown with its winter grasses. I’ve posted photos of it iced over and delicately dusted with snow. But have you ever seen it deep in the new grasses of spring?
Rescued Baby Chipmunks Return!
I was having lunch at the gallery the other day and heard something outside. I got up to look and there they were. All four of them—big, strong, healthy and rambunctious—and EATING what was there for them outside.
What Do Artists Do?
This question was put to me the other day: What do artists do? And, of course, this could be answered in many different ways. In fact there are likely as many answers as there are artists. We are all individuals, after all.
How to Spice Up Your Windows!
Master carver, Isabro Ortega, delivered the window pieces for our Anna Karin Gallery. Anna and I were thrilled. Enough so that we set our alarms early the following day so we could go down to Espanola and buy paint before we needed to open the gallery for the day. And we set right to work painting them.
Let It Be Me, Lyrics by the Indigo Girls
I was listening to music while I was painting and this song came on. I thought it was so filled with hope and wisdom that I wanted to share it with you
Dog Coat Pattern Trial For My Rescue Dog Finn
Getting Finn’s custom-made coat is taking a little more effort than he’d bargained for. Anita mailed the first prototype of the dog coat pattern to our little man and it just doesn’t work for him at all. So they are already back at the drawing table with the pattern, making the back one piece with front leg holes. And they’re changing the velcro closures.
Sunset + Super Moon rise in New Mexico
Saturday night I was outside at sunset expecting the Super Moon to rise over Truchas Peaks at any moment. My timing was off, though. It wouldn’t show itself for another forty minutes or so. I stayed outside as the sun was setting, waiting, because I wanted to be sure to get a picture of the Super Moon for you all.
The First Flooded Fields of Spring
When the mayordomo (the individual in a village that oversees use of the water) gives permission to do so, local farmers and ranchers open the gates that are holding the water back, allowing irrigation water to flood their fields. It is always such a beautiful sight! The water flows over their land, forming shallow lakes.
Eleven Lessons I’ve Learned About Being A Blogger
These are eleven lessons I’ve learned about being a blogger. The High Road Artist blog began about a year and a half ago and I’ve learned a few things along the way.
Truchas Peaks Sunsets, Part 1
I’ve written to you several times before about Truchas Peaks. It is the mountain I see from my kitchen windows; the mountain I watch as I have my morning coffee. It guides me through the land grant during walks with the dogs. It is the ever-present sentinel of my life here; the peaks that ground me and also cause my heart to soar.
