New Places . New Colors

Since I have been in the Southwest, I have been intrigued by the colors of the sky, the atmosphere, and the earth. At the Journal Keepers gathering I struggled depicting nature quickly because these colors confused me. When I moved into my “new home” here in Santa Fe, I hurried to Artisan’s Santa Fe, a local art supply store that I love, where I bought some new paper. A friend once told me that when we are stuck, it is good to change just one variable. So, this is what I did! And . . . I was rewarded with greater comfort making my journey daybook pages.

The images below were made last week when Patty was here. On Tuesday we went to Crownpoint, on the Navajo reservation, where Patty worked in the 70’s and then we drove to the Acoma pueblo on our way back. On Thursday, we drove to Chimayo, a tiny Spanish church shrine, which is has unique curative soil. Pilgrims come to this place for healing. It is much like Lourdes, in France.