Willow, Bombs, and Cliff Dwellings
We are rounding out our last days in Santa Fe, however, they are still full of wonder and intrigue. Here are a few of our recent amusements and explorations. 1.…
Picasso, move over.
I have fallen in love with the brilliant, traditional, older pottery of New Mexico and the Southwest. Pottery has been part of the Native American culture for millennia. It was…
Georgia O’Keeffe in Context this Saturday
A caption at the New Mexico History Museum reads, “In the late 1800’s, painters and writers, weary of the materialism and industrialization of the urban world, found new inspiration in…
Future Casting at the New Mexico History Museum
Despite the unfortunate presentation of the “Reversing Manifest Destiny” painting above, it represents quite a powerful statement with the Native Americans, Spanish, and buffalo roaring back. There is an incredible…
Is Chimayo actually in America?
Yesterday, we left the United States for Chimayo. The journey started with some evil darkness when we couldn’t help but observe cross after cross after cross along the road passing…
Land of Enchantment/Entrapment?!
(By: Dinah and Steve) We’ve been told that New Mexico not only enchants, but that it also makes people not want to leave. Indeed, there are charms galore here that…
Vibing with Santa Fe
It is not particularly surprising that we feel enthusiastic about New Mexico, and about Santa Fe in particular–many people do. Aesthetically, Santa Fe is stunning. I can remember when the…
Blythe: a post for Mary
Our friend Mary was worried about our sanity, when finding out we were spending the night in this rather pathetic city (sorry, Blythe people), even though we were literally only…
A Swedish artist observing America
(By: Dinah and Steve) We met Dinah’s Swedish friend, Lisa Liedgren, in Joshua Tree for coffee where she was in the midst of an artist residency at BOXO. (See more…
The passage of time
Saturday, Dinah and I attended a gathering of college friends from my fraternity at UCLA, most of whom I’ve not seen in decades. Indeed, some since the 1980’s. It was…