Two lovely chapels are along the walk to the Plaza. The Chapel of San Miguel is the oldest church in Santa Fe. The Loretto Chapel, a few blocks away, is the home of the Miraculous Staircase. Here are some photos I took yesterday afternoon.
The International Folk Art Market last night and the Farmers Market this morning were great – the folk art was almost too much to take in. With over 150 artists from all over the world and more than 20,000 visitors, the cultural scope and diversity are breathtaking. The people were almost as much fun to watch as the artist at the preview party last night. Even though the tickets were a pricey $125 each, more than 2000 people circulated through massive tents looking at the wares on the tables and walls. And the Framers Market, tiny by comparison, still delighted with the variety and color of local produce and crafts.
Staying here is like living in a Santa Fe dream – imagine a cluster of beautiful old adobe buildings around a courtyard with flowers blooming, fountains bubbling and pinon in the air. I could probably take a picture of something memorable every few feet while walking around the grounds. And the rooms are furnished and finished with tapestries and Oriental rugs. My suite is called Birdsong, and the second photo is the living room. Dang. It’s amazing. Here are a few of the morning’s photos.
This morning I’m off the Santa Fe and then Taos. My son and grandson are going with me to Santa Fe to see the Folk Art Market and the galleries, then on to Taos with Carol Mylar, my dear friend in art. We’ll be painting with Gwen Fox at her Abstracts That Glow workshop. More from the road!
Yesterday it was confirmed that I’ll be teaching a workshop at one of my favorite places, Sandy Oaks Olive Orchard on July 28th. It’s exciting – and after thinking about it, I decided that a garden journal project would be the perfect thing. Here’s the description I wrote along with some bio info, and there are photos at the bottom of the journal I made this morning while figuring out the workshop details.
So sign up! It’s only $45, even cheaper than my own workshops here at the studio, and there’s a free lunch!
Description:
Linda and I “met” through Etsy – she ordered some shard faces and then did wonderful things with them. Check out her shop, NeeNee and CheeChee’s Beaded Things (and I found out over a face-to-face lunch where that name came from). She came with her husband to San Antonio for a business trip. He usually flies, but this time they drove just so she and I could meet in person – it was fun.
Linda wore a piece I’d featured on my blog before – it’s even more stunning in person:
Here we are at Milano’s (she’s wearing that necklace) – Linda was the guest and I was the driver, but she did a fine job of picking a lunch spot when I got lost – in my own home town! Thanks, Linda, for a great visit and I look forward to seeing you and Cindy in December.
Ann Pearce emailed me and said that she needed more shard faces for her shop. I had just finished a firing for the Art Sale and Open Studio yesterday, and had some nice ones ready to be finished that I hadn’t taken to the show. Here they are, finished with some different media (wax and polish and metallic powders) – I’m delighted that so many of Ann’s customers likes these and ask for them:
Thanks to my fellow artists and all the friends who came to the art show this afternoon – I don’t think I’ve ever been so busy or so pleased with the response. You guys are the best.
Short Video of all our artwork in Jan Longfellow’s lovely home
I celebrated the 4th by having a long day in the studio working on things for the upcoming Open Studio sale at Jan Longfellow’s house. Mostly, I worked on face shard magnetic pins in frames, and here they are. They are such fun to make. I have a couple of real favorites – will be hard to sell them.
Information on my first three fall workshops is now available on my website. I just finished uploading it and the descriptions are complete (except for the book workshop which will be described in greater detail later.)
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