Last night while reading William deBuys’ wonderful book, The Walk, I came upon his passages about the mountains—specifically, about the peaks. That would be Trampas, Jicarilla, Sheepshead, North Truchas, Middle Truchas and, finally, South Truchas Peaks. I see, from my land, from my windows, Truchas Peaks. They form the basis from which I live. They […]
Gallery Hopping In Santa Fe
How many of you know that Santa Fe trades places with New York City every year between being the second and third largest art market in the world? It’s true. Paris is always number one. I had no idea before coming here. I also thought Santa Fe was a western art town. I couldn’t have […]
A New Day Dawning at the Taos Pueblo
As I approached the Taos Pueblo it was -13 degrees and dark. Venus hung high in the sky, above a crescent moon. The sun would be rising soon and I was arriving for the 7AM Turtle Dance on New Years Day. Bernadette and Robert’s son, Pollen and Shell’s brother, AJ, was dancing today. He’s been […]
Among the Ancients, Part 2: Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo)
I have lived near the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo for almost three years now but, until accepting an invitation to watch their Turtle Dance with Pollen and her family, I’d never been there, nor did I know anything about it. Although fewer than 1000 people currently live on the Pueblo, it once had nearly 6,000 residents. […]
Among the Ancients, Part 1: Taos Pueblo
I was blessed with a remarkable holiday weekend and I hope you all were as well. I spent Christmas Day and the day after that attending the dances at the Taos Pueblo and then the Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo). I was in the company of my friends Bernadette Track, Robert Shorty and their daughters […]
Happy Holidays!
I wanted to share a bit of New Mexico’s traditional beauty with you and I figured there was no better way than by paying a visit to my three favorite spots in Chimayo.
Christmas In Taos
My friends Nancy Ortenstone and Pierre Delattre just moved into a new gallery space in Taos (Ortenstone Delattre Fine Art, 115 Bent Street, 575.737.0799), and had their grand opening recently, which I attended. I’ll be doing individual pieces on Nancy and Pierre later in the blog, but I wanted to share some photos of the […]