High Road Artist

January 12, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel Leave a Comment

Good Morning, Grandfather

As I am getting to know my Pueblo Indian friends, I am becoming aware of a shift in me. I believe that when we’re ready for lessons, our teachers appear. These people are my teachers for a new body of personal work I wasn’t even aware was on the horizon. Knowing them seems to be […]

January 11, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 5 Comments

Come Paint With Me!

Today I had a permit to go shoot photos at one of the Pueblos—for a blog post no less. But the mountain had other ideas. It’s snowing out there—so much so that I’m snowed in. That means I get to PAINT! I love the way Spirit always gets her way. Clearly, I was supposed to […]

January 10, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 15 Comments

Can You Give Your Art Space?

In spite of the fact I’ve very recently told you that it’s possible to fit your art into the small spaces of your life, I was starting to stress yesterday, wondering how it was all going to work, really. I got up before sunrise and jumped right into it. I was deeply inspired and excited. I […]

January 7, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel Leave a Comment

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 […]

January 6, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 7 Comments

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. […]

January 5, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 5 Comments

As We Think, So We Become — Buddha

I have carried this quote around with me for decades. It’s most often been on my refrigerator. There was a time when it was confusing to me, as well as challenging. Now I totally “get it” but it’s still, of course, challenging: The thought manifest as the word; The word manifest as the deed; The […]

January 4, 2011 by Jeane George Weigel 8 Comments

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 […]