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weaving to begin autumn
September 27, 2026 - From the right perspective in the city of Santa Fe, one can look east to the Sangre de Cristo mountains and see the leav...
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from the loom
June 07, 2026 - Having participated in some 14 Taos and Santa Fe Wool Festivals, it became relatively easy for both Fred and I to antici...
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the beauty of low tech
April 26, 2026 - After twelve days of being without connectivity which meant the lack of publication of one Monday blog, in today's, I tu...
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cottage industry at work
February 16, 2026 - Artist friend and fellow martial artist Victoria frequently asks us "how is work in the art departments going"? She know...
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winter sports
January 11, 2026 - The snow that fell on Friday and Saturday was the type that makes both downhill and cross country skiers salivate. A pow...
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into winter
December 01, 2025 - A dusting of snow covers the ground this morning as we move into winter, following the most stunning autumn season on re...
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500 pieces
June 29, 2025 - One could call it kismet, happenstance, or coincidence, but in May, 2003, something happened that would change my husban...
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of viento, chile colorado, Sangre de Cristo, and Brazos cliffs
February 02, 2025 - I committed the original sin of photographers and writers this week. Actually, I have been for some time. In the digital...
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Happy Christmas!
December 22, 2024 - The holidays are upon us. We are having much joy celebrating with friends and family - in person, via email, text, and p...
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a blog full of fiber
December 15, 2024 - During this Winter Solstice week, the amount of daylight here in the southern Rocky Mountains is decreasing by roughly 1...
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Festival time of year
September 09, 2024 - Just when the amount of daylight in any given day is changing radically as the autumnal equinox approaches, and the morn...
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weaving on
July 29, 2024 - Musings on art, artists, and craftspeople are endless. What, when and where we do our work and why. The process. The goa...
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woven into a day
May 12, 2024 - When I awoke this morning, something was missing. For the first time in two weeks, not one leaf on the aspen trees outsi...
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milestones
February 05, 2024 - This week was a milestone, of sorts, for Fred. He completed Rug # 400, which means that, to date, he has woven 468 piece...
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of plaids and tartans
January 07, 2024 - Perhaps it is because a blanket of grey skies has hung over us for more days than is normal in the sunny Land of Enchant...
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left over right and under, right over left and under
December 10, 2023 - The words in today's blog title were the ones we were always taught in Girl Scouts, as far as tying a square knot is con...
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inland fiber sea
October 09, 2023 - The first weekend in October is a beautiful time in New Mexico, filled with abundant activities, including the 9 days of...
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Wool Festival 2023
September 24, 2023 - The Mountain and Valley Wool Association was founded in Antonito, Colorado in 1983, with the mission to "promote fiber f...
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Indian Market
August 20, 2023 - One of the largest yearly art events in Santa Fe, and probably New Mexico, is the Southwestern Association for Indian Ar...
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a bug and a seed
July 31, 2023 - It was literally Christmas in July when Fred received the box containing ten pounds of Navajo-Churro wool from the Rainb...
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fiber abounds
June 18, 2023 - Artists of any ilk know there is much more involved in creating a piece than the end product. It is the culmination of c...
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off the loom
March 19, 2023 - Many artists - including weavers and photographers who live in colder climates - use winter as a season for indoor work.
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music of the loom
January 09, 2023 - One doesn't need to look far in our offices to see fiber - whether it is a random piece that has floated onto the floor,...
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optical illusion of pick and pick
August 08, 2022 - Although the fun of working on the Blurb family reunion book mentioned in last week's blog continues, cameras emerged to...
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season of the arts
July 10, 2022 - The summer art festival season began mid-week in Santa Fe with the International Folk Art Market on Museum Hill. It will...
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a perfect backdrop
April 18, 2022 - Our recent trip to El Malpais National Monument near Grants, New Mexico, served many purposes, including a product shoot...
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weaving olympics
February 20, 2022 - The 2022 Olympic Games concluded on Sunday in Beijing. Having watched many of the events, and witnessed the near perfect...
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taking stock
December 26, 2021 - For most of us, 2021 was a year we anticipated with some measure of both dread and hope, leaving us at times feeling lik...
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grand experiment
August 01, 2021 - It all began when I was pulling spent hollyhock flowers from one of the plants in our yard and noticed that an inky purp...
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it is all in the details
June 13, 2021 - This week has been pleasantly full of photography - nature and still life in the form of Navajo-Churro wool rug details...
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Tierra Wools
May 23, 2021 - What happens when you move a business from one place to another, plan a grand re-opening, and then the COVID pandemic hi...
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product photography
March 21, 2021 - Whether it is a job from the greater retail world or an in-house shoot, product photography offers a myriad of possibili...
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rhythm section returns
February 08, 2021 - Even if it is interrupted or takes on subtle or huge differences, the rhythm of life goes on for humans and other animal...
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the balls keep rolling
January 25, 2021 - In addition to a presidential inauguration ceremony this week with many amazing "firsts", another dubious first occurred...
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solstice color
December 21, 2020 - Today, 21 December 2020, is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere. Solstice is one of the oldest winter celebra...
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thankful
November 23, 2020 - On 26 November 2020, Thanksgiving will be celebrated in the United States of America. Despite and perhaps because of the...
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what do you do?
September 14, 2020 - I have asked myself so many times this week "What can I do" and "what should I do" in reference to the climate crisis ev...
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learning curve
August 03, 2020 - While watching the SpaceX Dragon capsule splash down in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday, I was struck by the complicated te...
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Rug 335 in progress
November 03, 2019 - When I photograph people in their work environment, sometimes it seems more appropriate to photograph hands, arms, and f...
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fiber, fiber everywhere
May 14, 2018 - May signals not only the opening of summer, but the art and studio tour season. The New Mexico Fiber Crawl begins this F...
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the over and under of weaving
October 15, 2017 - During the Wool Festival last weekend, answering four basic questions about weaving consumed a good portion of Fred's ti...
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Wool Festival in review
October 09, 2017 - This weekend was the Taos Wool Festival held in Kit Carson Park. From the Friday wind that sent the top of our EZ Up ten...
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a week in the life
August 06, 2017 - When I am not doing environmental portraiture or weddings, a typical photography week includes a number of different pho...
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a week in the life of this photographer
December 12, 2016 - As a photographer, during any given week, I find myself photographing a variety of subjects. This week, the work include...
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fiber everywhere
September 25, 2016 - Once a year, the Taos Wool Festival is held in Kit Carson Park in Taos. 60+ vendors from the Southwest and beyond gather...
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Santa Fe Indian Market
August 23, 2015 - In 1972, my husband and I drifted into Santa Fe on our honeymoon. It was a rainy August afternoon, so we booked a room a...
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Rose is a rose is a rose
May 03, 2015 - Gertrude Stein had a way with words. When she said "a rose is a rose is a rose", she was speaking the truth, to a certai...
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