MORE ART ON THE NAVAJO REZ

Coming east from a Del Mar, California visit through the Navajo Reservation between Cameron, Arizona and Kayenta, Arizona more enlarged photographs by Chip Thomas reveal themselves. Some are fading away, some have inspired other art. Always thought-provoking and enhancing. See my May, 2011 post for other Thomas photographs.

2011 OPEN STUDIO EVENT

I am opening my studio and home to the public this coming Saturday and Sunday, December 3 and 4. Small art objects, collage, drawings, prints, book art, and sculpture will be shown. Lots of gift ideas. 209 El Diente Drive, Durango, Colorado, (10-5 each day). Refreshments and Art. Below are examples of the mixed-media/collage pieces that will be available for viewing.

Talisman 5

Homage: Japan

Errata

SEUSS ON THE LOOSE EVENT

Here are a few shots of 4th graders from Park Elementary School in Durango visiting the Seuss exhibit.
Just made Seuss hats

Docent giving tour of exhibit

The reading corner

SEUSS ON THE LOOSE follow-up

Here are some shots of the installation at the Durango Arts Center. An exciting exhibit that I curated along with Shan Wells which focuses on Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss' process of preparing art for the children's books, political cartoons from the 1940's, and a selection of drawings for the Grinch. The children's book drawings were coupled with the finished books. A reading area has been well used throughout the month. Many school groups have visited, and been guided by our Docents through the exhibit, and then participated in art activities, Seussical The Musical has been playing to sold-out crowds and is a terrific production created by Durango Performing Arts Co. Thanks go out to all of Durango businesses and individuals that helped to support this exhibit generously loaned by the Mandeville Special Collections, located in the Geisel Library, at the University of California, San Diego. The community-wide event will close with a Farewell party November 11, 5-7 featuring a dance performance "Which,Way" at 6:30.

SEUSS ON THE LOOSE

For the past year I have been working on a curatorial project - bringing a selection of original drawings and political cartoons
of Dr. Seuss to the Durango Arts Center, Colorado. The art of Ted Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) is being loaned by the Seuss Collection, Special Collections Library at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). For a complete schedule, see durangoarts.org.

INTERVIEW ON THE WEB -

Detritus San Rafael - Book sculpture on site

Concentric Circle, 2nd phase

Just posted on New Voices is an my interview with Dottie Moore. I speak about my environmental art work at length. The site also shows some images. See my links for the ladybug address and then scroll "programs", click "The Gallery".

MEMORIAL - LOIS CRAWFORD BUB 1927-2011

ME and first cousin Lois, July, 2003

SUMMER IN COLORADO

Another beautiful, blue sky day, hiking the high country trails.

Above Little Molas Lake, San Juan Mountains, north of Durango, CO

Old growth ghosts

COLORADO HIGH

Family hike

Wildflowers on the mountain

Each summer the high country of the San Juan Mountains calls. This year my New Hampshire family, Mark, Rebecca, Nathaniel, and Ellinore visited and climbing Engineer Mountain was a high point of their stay.

KUMI KORF EXHIBIT CLOSES

After a two month stay, the exhibit of prints and sculptural books is over. The Art Library in the Durango Arts Center has been a beautiful space with soft colors hung unframed on the walls.

Mary Ellen and Kumi at the opening reception in July