There is a wonderful book published by the School of American Research Press called All That Glitters, The Emergence of Native American Micaceous Art Pottery in Northern New Mexico (I borrowed my title from this because I just couldn’t come up with anything better). I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in […]
Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix Were Here
Photo, Lisa Law: Janis Joplin at Lisa and Tom Law’s commune in Truchas, NM In the late 60’s Truchas became the location of an unofficial commune drawing to it rock’s elite. This came about when Lisa and Tom Law bought acreage here, with a house and barn. Originally part of the music and, then, movie […]
Child’s Play
Kelee and I went for our first walk since my mishap today. Yesterday the Orthopedist gave me permission to venture out on the Land Grant with a walking stick and some caution. What a revelation! I meandered it with the keen interest of the child, seeing every nook and cranny, every rock, berry, stick and […]
Healing
“Drifting off to sleep, I thought about her. How nobody is perfect. How you just have to close your eyes and breathe out and let the puzzle of the human heart be what it is.” –Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees I am being told to slow down. I’ve written in this blog […]
The Judgment of Others
“If I can change within myself and keep learning how to change, then the world around me changes.” –Brian Flowers Brian Flowers is a fellow artist living in one of these Spanish Land Grant villages that nestle in the fingered valleys running along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in northern New Mexico. I quote […]
Not Really New… Not Really Mexico
My friend, Craig Scogin, is a wonderful photographer who taught photography for 26 years. He’s now retired, living in Truchas, and has published a book of photography from his first two winters in New Mexico titled, Not Really New… Not Really Mexico. Craig sat the gallery with Anna and me this season. Without his help […]
First Snow
We went from a sunny day in the 60’s yesterday to snow today! It’s SNOWING! Although it shows no signs of sticking much or hanging around, I have to admit it makes me a little nervous. It’s such an interesting thing that, although I live where we have snow all winter and this is my […]