INTRODUCTION TO THE SANTA FE & UNESCO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ON BEST PRACTICES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES by Rebecca Wurzburger, PhD Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Santa Fe, New Mexico What is Creative Tourism? Why should creative cities worldwide, and specifi cally those in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, collaborate about Creative Tourism? How can [...]
In the middle of O’Keeffe country jewelry, candles, ceramic tiles, woven rugs, watercolor paintings and pottery are brought out for sale by local artists every Friday evening throughout the summer from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Ghost Ranch. Artists from surrounding villages within 30 miles of Ghost Ranch set up their tables to sell [...]
Walking with the ancients by moonlight, my feet joined 10,000 years of footfalls. A resident raven listened to my questions as the moon rose over these ancestral pueblo dwelling places.Then we were silent in a landscape full of night sounds. For information on the July show visit http://surdut.blogspot.com The Listening to Raven series [...]
This is an invited, artist-initiated exhibition of works by 37 artists from throughout New Mexico. It is one of three exhibitions and more than 20 community programs responsive to the publication of Carl Jung’s Red Book journal. See: www.miningtheunconscious.org for program details. Click to enlarge, print, bookmark, share ! Open publication – Free [...]
Watch our artist demonstrate studio glass fabrication and then join the team to create your own art glass piece. This workshop is scheduled at local hot glass facilities and requires advance scheduling. You and your group can make a glass paperweight or drinking cup, sushi or tapas plate, or or necklace When: Contact Glass Alliance [...]
Comprehensive, “behind-the-scenes” tour of Santa Fe’s cultural mainstay that includes many of the Opera’s production and front-of-house areas. See the costume shop, props shop, and inner workings of the talented Opera staff first-hand, with a special presentation by David Zimmerman, head of the Wigs/Makeup Department. Enjoy coffee and pastries in the lobby of the Santa [...]
I often get asked the same type of question regarding acrylic paint, whether to use mediums or water, and how much of each. A good way to think about acrylic is to organize all the techniques into two categories. Almost all techniques deal with acrylic sitting on TOP of the surface, or sinking DOWN [...]
Be part of an intimate day visit to the ancient, high-mesa pueblo village of Acoma led by Dr. Bruce Bernstein, executive director, Southwestern Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA) and the Santa Fe Indian Market. Learn about the extraordinary history and traditions of Southwest Pueblo societies; meet traditional potters demonstrating the ancient spiritual practices, techniques and [...]
Sporting a new summertime doggie-do, Camden kicks off summer by visiting Entrada Park. Located at the corner of Cerrillos Road and Don Diego Avenue, Entrada Park was specifically designed to accommodate a rotating display of art of loan. Pictured here, “Slow Climb Into Space” by Santa Fe’s own Dean Howell. This large native stone and [...]
Why do many artists enjoy working in series? Explore the benefits of creating an abstract series in a 2-day hands-on intensive workshop. We’ll use mixed media, acrylic paint, and non-traditional painting tools to liberate creativity & suspend negative judgement. Participants will create three paintings or more a day in the subject matter of their choice. [...]
Artists, students, come and spend 3 wonderful days focusing on a thematic project with artist, Diane Rolnick, who will give you direction, inspiration, and facilitate ideas or technical advice as you develop a series or body of work. Working in paint (oil, acrylic, watercolor), mixed-media (photography, collage, acrylic grounds, assemblage), drawing mediums, (pastel, charcoal, pencil), [...]
Through action workshop, participants learn about the present moment, how to be here, unveiling themselves to themselves, one moment at a time and one moment leading to the next. Zaporah’s exercises which are physical, vocal and verbal, invite the practitioner into unknown yet uncannily familiar territories, territories of the embodied imagination. By examining awareness, play, [...]
Intensive Monotype – Aug. 8, 5 days. This intensive, in-depth, five-day course will cover the history, techniques and reasons for making monotype prints. Each all-day session will be divided between demonstrations and supervised work time. Updated methods for a wide variety of traditional techniques will be presented along with new experimental directions. The purpose of [...]
originally posted at Poets United – A Community For Poets Who Blog. Life of a Poet – Annell Livingston Kids, I am blown away by how many multi-talented creative folk there are, doing such great work, in this community. Annell Livingston is such an artist. At Some Things I Think About, you will find her poetry, but [...]
On a recent outdoor painting trip I decided to try out the new slow drying acrylics from Golden called Open Acrylics. Usually I use oil pastels when working outdoors for portability and ease. However, I was surprised to find painting with these new acrylics even easier and much more fun! I spent time preparing and [...]
How did I get started on the blog? I read a blog of my friend Gail Siptak, Eye with a View. I thought I could do that, a good place to write. I had no idea what I might want to write? I thought it would be like a personal journal, perhaps letters to myself? [...]
Workshop participants will be instructed in techniques that allow them to leave fixed patterns behind, to become one with the flowing art of painting on silk, thereby creating uniquely personal and original work that speaks from the soul. You will have the opportunity to create two, 18×24 floating silk panels in this three-day workshop. Soy [...]
What’s it like to be a Pueblo potter? Learn the ropes from the inside with award-winning Jemez Pueblo potter Kathleen Wall. From beginners to experienced, the seven-class workshop at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center will teach participants the art of clay and sculptural forms, culminating in a collaborative piece with the artist. Cost: Per person [...]
This workshop will utilize concepts from John Torreano’s book “Drawing By Seeing.” The morning sessions are group directed and consist of exercises designed to confront the difference between seeing for everyday use and seeing for the purpose of drawing. The afternoon sessions will be individually directed wherein students try to apply ideas from the morning [...]
This class is an introduction to direct carving techniques for wood sculpture. Begin with whole logs and by utilizing a variety of carving tools, from chain saw to wood lathe to chisel, explore the most direct path from idea to form. Surface treatments and texture will also be explored as a means of enhancing the [...]
After a briefing on mushroom identification, tramp the fields and forests in search of mushrooms in their habitat. Learn how to gather them properly, how to make a spore print, and how to prepare and preserve edible mushrooms. Serious consideration is given to identifying edible vs. poisonous mushrooms. Art Judd, who is at home in [...]
I stand in the ring In the dead city And tie on the red shoes … They are not mine, They are my mother’s Her mother’s before, Handed down like an heirloom But hidden like shameful letters. –Anne Sexton The red shoes are a symbol of creativity for women and our legacy. It is [...]
Marquetry is a technique where different colors of wood veneers are carefully cut to fit precisely together creating a design in wood. The workshop will focus on the double-bevel method of marquetry. This highly accurate technique is cut by hand and creates tightly fitting marquetry pieces. With practice, the cutting of the veneers can be [...]
Connect With Santa Fe Creative Tourism Workshops, Classes and Experiences in Santa Fe, New Mexico New Website! The new Santa Fe Creative Tourism site has a variety of features that will interest you. Check out what’s happening in Santa Fe artists’ studios, see what artists have to say about life in New Mexico, or follow [...]
Validate yourself with a reading by a line of readers. These readings are with the students and graduates of the one-year Advanced Clairvoyant training, and include a look at your spirit in present time, past lives, a chakra alignment, and an aura reading. Bring a question. THe reading is recorded and emailed to you. [...]
I have always been attracted to the natural gesture of things; the grass bending in the wind, the forming and dissolving of clouds, the ascending smoke from a flame. All of nature’s movements, both terrestrial and celestial, continually evolving and reshaping have helped me understand the flow of my inner life and has inspired me [...]
The Summer Day -Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of [...]
Art Tips and Tricks Air 6×6 sold This little painting blends surface treatments and transfers to give you lots of texture and depth. The lower portion background is a pumice gel tinted with Dioxazine purple and aluminum paint. When this was dry I used a stencil and applied crackle paste with a palette knife. The [...]
Don’t let those family stories get lost. Write a memoir so your children and grandchildren know their legacy. Discover how to tap into and shape those longforgotten memories to create the most poignant, revealing and entertaining anecdotes. Questions and writing prompts will aid you in putting together your life story. Join a safe and welcoming [...]
I get a lot of requests for tips to pour acrylic. To get a very smooth glossy finish, pouring acrylic mediums is a great way to accomplish that “surfboard finish”. Pours are also cool ways to get smooth evenly applied glazes or transparently colored overlays. My favorite pouring mediums are (these are all Golden [...]
More on Erik Whittemore July 31 – August 4 (CLS114-0001) Sunday-Wednesday 9am–5pm; Thursday Noon-4pm 8 students $600 How does an artist move from inspiration or idea to a finished piece of work, realized in a particular medium? How does one find the right form, color or surface to express a concept or an impulse? In [...]
More on Erik Whittemore July 22-23 & 25 (CLS205-0002) Friday-Saturday & Monday 10am-4pm 8 students $325 When glass is exposed to adequate heatwork in the kiln, it seeks a thickness of 6 mm. This principle, in combination with simple engineering ranging from stacking glass to making chutes, can be harnessed in a variety of ways—many [...]
More on Nathan Sandberg Friday, July 15 (EVS727-0001) 5-7pm FREE ADMISSION RESERVATION REQUIRED Contact us by July 14 Portland-based artist and Bullseye instructor Nathan Sandberg will discuss/demonstrate how he moves from idea through process to finished piece in his personal kiln-glass practice. http://www.facebook.com/SFcreativetourism Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the [...]
Rick Reichman will divulge the seven major elements of every movie scene, turning points of the three-act structure, creating dynamic “film speak,” and how to create great script openings. Reichman also focuses on developing memorable characters, crafting format for maximum effect and negotiating the marketing maze. One of Reichman’s former students is now co-executive producer [...]
Nathan Sandberg NEW July 11-15 (CLS213-0001) Monday-Thursday 9am–5pm; Friday Noon-4pm 8 students $600 Nathan Sandberg will lead students through a series of exercises illustrating the methods he uses in his kilncast work, and in the process, participants will build a basic vocabulary for making relief sculptures in glass. Participants will use a variety of materials [...]
