Friday, April 15, 2011

Visiting Chaco Canyon (part1)



Imagine a large, open, arid land where you can see far, far away. You are driving for a few miles in this desert under a deep blue sky. Few disperse habitations appear with wooden houses close by. These are “Hogan”, the primary traditional home of the Navajo people.
After a long meander down a dirt road you arrive at another vast open space, you are in the Chaco Wash in the San Juan Basin.Stop before going to the visitor center to embrace this unique landscape, to give thanks to the ancient for welcoming you in this sacred place. Enter the place with an open spirit and open heart. Promise to respect this land, its history, its teachings and its wisdom. Honor and give thanks to the four directions; the East, North, West and South.

When continuing down the road you’ll see Fajada Butte, where the Sun Dagger was discovered by Anna Sofaer in 1977. Fajada means ‘belt’ or ‘band’ in Spanish. This amazing massive butte was named ‘Fajada’ by the first Spaniards because of its layer of carbonaceous shale and thin coal beds, which design a black belt around this monument.
Chaco canyon is not just a site…it is an immense area, a region, where pueblos (villages) and ceremonial sites are linked together by surprisingly long and wide roads.


Thursday, April 7, 2011

The Water Element


Water is source of life. It couldn't be more true in the Southwest, where so many plants animals and humans depend on it. Water is also source of purification, cleaning, connection, in many tribes around the world. For a long time mans went around the world in search of the Water of Longevity...
What does water represent for you?

L'element Eau


L'eau dans beaucoup de cultures est associee avec la purification et le nettoyage. Egalement associee tres fortement a la vie et la longetivite avec la recherche de la fountaine de jouvence...
Pour vous que represente cet element? Que ressentez vous lorsque vous etes pres d'une source d'eau?

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Georgia O'Keeffe Country


More pictures of Georgia O'Keeffe country...

Georgia O'Keeffe Country

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was a major American modernist artist of the twentieth century. Her art ‘revolutionized’ the way to depict landscape. She freed the ri
gid and traditional way of depicting landscape. Her paintings are an expression of th
e emotions of what she saw.

She fell in love with New Mexico, its desertlandscape, its diversify beauty, its raw energy, i
ts simple architectural lines and its soft colors.

Although her artworks count above two thousand pieces,
and even though she is most famous for her oversized flowers paintings, she dedicated much of her work to the stunning ‘land of enchantment’.
In return for these amazing ‘statements’ of New Mexi
co's striking landscape, Abiquiu and its surrounding areas, where she lived are now surnamed “Georgia O’Keeffe Country”.
A well deserved recognition, asit is impossible to mention Santa Fe without talking about O’Keeffe.
The Georgia O’Keeffemuseum is dedicated to here life and her art and exhibitions change three times a year.

Collectors as well as people who are deeply touched by
her art come from all over the world
to see herpaintings and to bask in the experience of being in her paintings.

Lariane Fonseca came from Australia and took a fe
w days to visit the Georgia O’Keeffe Country with me.
This was an amazing experience, and an inspiration for me to have been in the presence of a woman who knew O’Keeffe’s art so well, who was so passionate about her with a beautiful sensitivity.

Lariane, an artist and photographer herself, made this experience exceptional for me. As I often say, my clients are my biggest inspiration! I am so grateful to be in the presence of inspiring and amazing people.

I know these landscapes andhave been around them many times. But being with someone who has such sensitivity to her environment, who is so present in the instant and so touched by the beauty of the land, made me feel as if Georgia’s spirit was with us along these two days. Her spirit was guiding us and creating the most magical moments. We were fascinated and it seemed surreal at times, wondering ourselves if we were in the paintings or in the reality!


Since pictures are worth a thousands words, soI'll let you enjoy Lariane’s picture. (A huge big thank you to her for letting me share her pictures with you.) and Georgia's paintings.