I am thankful for this amazing, tiny person. I’ve never met anyone this fearless and tireless before in my life. She just goes and goes and goes. I learn from you everyday – Katiebaby.
XOXO,
Mama
And Pumpkins for all!
11/26/2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been working hard trying to get this blog/website up and functional. It’s been a long haul, and I have a way to go but I think I’ve got the bones of it ready. Today was a day of semi-rest – we watched a little football, visited my lovely friend Jill and her family for Thanksgiving, ate a monumental amount of food and sat by a fire watching the kids play an impromptu game of football. Aaaah, Thanksgiving bliss. I’m thinking we might go on a little roadtrip tomorrow – need to figure out a destination though – off to check out my NM travel books!
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Crossing Over
11/15/2009 By 1 Comment
Hola, welcome to the new blog – I should stay parked here a while – consolidating my website and blog into one place to save some money. I’ll probably be using the raineworks doman as a website and keep this as the blog. We’ll see – I seem to be bloghopping a lot!
This lovely lady is my latest Familia de Burque piece. The building in the back is in Port Townsend, WA – I took it while I was attending Artfest two years ago. The title is “Crossing Over” and she seems to be crossing from one world to the next (Burque to Port Townsend, life to death, her reality to our reality) and she has the power lines crossing right through her.
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Contemplating Photography
11/13/2009 By 1 Comment
I’ve been pondering my love affair with photography recently. I feel like I lost my way a bit – am I taking that photo because I think someone else will love it (ie. I can sell it) or because I love it? Sadly, it seems the answer has more often than not be the former instead of the latter. And it’s so telling when I go through the images later.
Part of this realization has been because I’ve been going through my photography archives, archiving, adding keywords, getting rid of the chaff – and I find myself loving my old work so much more than the 2009 stuff. And the old stuff is more photoshop-centric, creating surreal tableaus, bending and blending images into what I see in my head.
This image is from my trip to Artfest 2007. Two of my favorite images from that trip blended to capture how that trip made me feel.
Free
reaching
seeking
flexing
and
finding my true self
my inner voice
my interior visions
being brought into the light
that was a great trip
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9x9x9 Show
11/09/2009 By 1 Comment
I participated in a year-long project with nine other artists that culminated into the 9x9x9 show that deputed on 9/9/09. We also did an 8x8x8 project last year to celebrate 8/8/08. An interested concept that worked out really well. Enjoy the video!
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Halloween/Dia de los Muertos
11/03/2009 By 1 Comment
Halloween • All Saints Day • Dia de los Muertos
Three intertwined events in New Mexico
I honored two – stayed away from All Saints Day though – no church for me
One of my only spiritual experiences happened in a church on All Saints Day
and it scared the heck out of me – cut too deep
anyway…..
I’m completely embracing Dia de los Muertos
I pored over ofrendas reading every scrap dedicated to people who have passed through this life
danced to the beat of a skeleton samba band
oohed and aahed at the Marigold y Muertos parade
pounded the earth to the ancient sounds of Aztec drumming
Every day I become more and more New Mexican
feel it seeping like sand into my every pore
aaaah……amor
