Soon to be printed cards on their way to the Twentynine Palms Visitor Center on Hwy 62. Happy first day of Spring to everyone!!
Some new cards going to the 29 Palms Visitor Center
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Buddhist Retreat 2014 in Wonder Valley
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Hello dear friends, it has been a while since I posted here to the blog. Much has been going on since November of 2012. The Tile House had an incredible amount of work done, thanks to friends and donations from … Continue reading
The Tile House bedroom gets an installation.
First off I would like to say thank you again to all the folks that donated to kickstarter. The rewards went out yesterday via the USPS. Some thirty buddha heads and another 20 pieces of fused glass, postcards and prints. It’s been an incredibly busy month with Hwy 62 Art Tours, and beginning the kickstarter work. It has begun!!! The entire front of the house was completed this fall. Work began on the bedroom a few days ago. 2013 will see some amazing changes at the Tile House as the walls disappear into a larger mosaic at the portal and beacon in WØnder vaLLey.
Mark Bulwinkle from Oakland
After finishing the bathroom wall at Harrison House in Joshua Tree, I decided to send an email to Mark Bulwinkle, the creator of the amazing tiles I was blessed to use. Mark Bulwinkle saw the use of his tiles and was pleased. He agreed to send me some tiles for the Tile House as well, which of course made me extremely happy. Then, he included a picture of himself in the shower I had created there last year. This of course made me laugh and brought a big smile to my face. Thank you!!! To see Mark’s amazing and prolific work click HERE.
Evening desert walk
What really matters to me. My evening walk in the desert with my dogs. Feet walking on the earth that has been untouched and unspoiled for thousands of years.. well almost.
Hwy 62 Art Tours
The Hwy 62 Art Tours is coming to the high desert. This year I was honored to have one of my images used for the poster, postcard and program!! The weekend for Wonder Valley is Oct 27th and 28th. Programs can be found at Crossroads in Joshua Tree and you can always email me if you need directions to the Tile House to see my new paintings, photographs, ceramics and mosaics. I hope you will make the trek to the wonderland that is the high desert. October temperatures are fabulous and with 100 artists on the tour there is more than enough to see. I am prejudiced; but my immediate neighbors, Mikal Winn’s jewelry and Bob Arnett’s plein aire paintings are among the best on the tour!!! If you make the journey to see us in the desert you won’t be disappointed. Joshua Tree National Park is the backdrop for this amazing place full of magic, light and sky. The Tile House awaits you.
Kickstarter project FUNDED and Summer Solstice Parade is over.
Dear friends, art lovers, blog watchers, thank you for being patient with me. The last days of June have been ever so busy, as I was immersed in Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara as an Artist in Residence.
BUT before I go into that episode I want to say how grateful I am for all who contributed to the Tile House on kickstarter. As you probably already know the Tile House reached and exceeded it’s goal of raising $7000 for tile, scaffold and helpers. Everyone who contributed made an impact. I will be resuming work on the Tile House in August, as well as getting people their rewards for donating to the project. Thank you all !!! Summer Solstice Workshop and Parade kept me glued to the helm of the Epic Hindu Bhakti Shakti ensemble. With deities, Ganesh, 3 Krishnas, Durga, Kali, Lakshmi and Buddha to gather and creating a throne for Ganesh with life-size altar, I was in the thick of it when kickstarter ended.
Paper maché a moon, a sun, 4 turrets and a lion with my 3 neices and nephew who landed at the right time, magically like everyone else… came to assist in bringing the vision to light. Jai Ganesha !!! With M.C. Yogi’s fabulous, Ganesh is Fresh on the super speaker system, we took off, down State Street, to the cheers of the crowd, 100,000 strong… Push, push, push THAT float!!! Somehow, I was destined to push my creation up the street with my husband and 4 other volunteer helpers, with 700 pounds on board… oy vey !!! I survived and did not have a heart attack, SUNNY day in Santa Barbara and all up hill… I did end up with a couple of doctor visits the week after… whew!!! I’m ok… good actually! Feeling blessed and grateful for every part of it.
During the Parade we were invited to join the American Vedic Assoc. Jagannatha float/chariot in Ojai for the Independence Day Parade. An intersting mix of farmers, sheriffs, search and rescue, Jesus and Krishna…Kali, Ganesh and Buddha made their appearance and joined the Jagannatha parade and danced one mile down the street with not a worry in mind. A pure joy to be so appreciated by the audience and the group as well!! Hari Bol!!! So, yes folks, I am just catching up, preparing to bring you more imagery for your hungry little eyes!!!!! Buddhas and tiles getting ready to be created, August mosaic workshop on the eleventh in Santa Barbara and then off to the Tile House to resume some major work!!! Thank you thank you everyone!!! Some pictures from Santa Barbara and Ojai… enjoy Hari Bol !!! Could not have accomplished what I did without the support and artistic talents from my neice, Hannah Smith, artist extraordinaire who assisted me for 2 weeks!!! Thank you Hannah!!!
M.C. Yogi from his new cd Pilgrimage, which is also NUMBER ONE on iTunes world music charts!!! MC took it to another level!!! “Shiva, Shiva, Shiva, slide down from the crown like an avalanche…full moon eclipse…swallow the darkness, taste the bliss, let it drip from your third eyelid, slip into a trance, see the whole world dance, slide down from the crown like an avalanche!!!”
