What does the Spirit of Santa Fe mean to you?
The experience of the Santa Fe spirit is an organic, primal rejuvenation of my senses. As I approach Santa Fe, the first thing I encounter is the softly rolling hills of brush, rising into the mesas, tinted terra cotta and tangerine. Then I begin to see the organic homes tucked into the landscape, emerging from the hillsides like burrowing owls. Soon after that the scent of pinon smoke and sage, or grilled chiles in fall catches me and I am guided to one of so many favorite restaurants for one of so many magnificent meals. Everything tastes so good here, is there magic chile pixie dust in everything? In my memories there always seems to be music playing here, so much cultural and heartfelt music; passionate guitar, spiritual flutes, danceable salsa and swing swaying around the plaza – something inside me gets up and dances over the mesas and mountains into the deep blue heaven.
- Cathy Carey
Sign up for 5-Day Painting Workshops by Cathy Carey
March 19 – 23, 2012
To commemorate DIY Santa Fe, Santa Fe Creative Tourism and the Inn and Spa at Loretto are giving away a two-night, art-inspired getaway to Santa Fe in March 2012. To enter, contestants can visit DIY Santa Fe to complete the entry form (located below), which asks contestants to summarize in 150-words or less, what the ‘Spirit of Santa Fe’ means to them. A committee of DIY artist judges will read all submissions and select the final winner. The winner will be announced on Feb. 20, 2012 and will receive:
− Two night stay at the Inn and Spa at Loretto
− Dinner for two with the artist in Luminaria
− $100 food and beverage credit
− Complimentary pass to a DIY Santa Fe artist workshop
Workshop Choices:
- Painting with Paper: Abstracting the Landscape with Mickey Bond
- Painting with Paper: Abstract Portraits with Mickey Bond
- Painting with Paper: Abstracting the Landscape with Mickey Bond
- The Amazing Santa Fe Art Race with Artists for Hire
- Southwest Egg Decorating Class with Artists for Hire
- There’s a Transfer in My Texture with Sandra Wilson
- Sushi on Glass with Glass Alliance – New Mexico
- Visual Journaling, Nature Journaling and Travel Journaling with Lisa de St. Croix
- “Visionary Painting”with Lisa de St. Croix
To learn more about DIY Santa Fe, book classes or inquire about multi-class pricing, please visit www.diysantafe.com. To book a hotel stay, please visit www.innatloretto.com or call (866) 582-1646.
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