Openings Connecting: lover of stones, lover of mountains

Friday, August 20, 2010

lover of stones, lover of mountains

mud walls washed

dried into dust

distant ancient pueblo

my breath taken away

20 comments:

Caterina GiglioAugust 20, 2010 at 8:52 PM
absolutely...
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SethAugust 20, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Those images really speak to me. And the haiku is perfect.
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ArtPropelledAugust 21, 2010 at 4:13 AM
The door with the spiral .... magic!
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ELKAugust 21, 2010 at 5:25 AM
a natural . peaceful place to see today .
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nancy neva gaglianoAugust 21, 2010 at 5:32 AM
thank you to four of my fav blogger friends!
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layersAugust 21, 2010 at 7:56 AM
stone, dust, umber... minimal yet subtle in the textures..simple yet monumental.. love the haiku as the perfect match for the image.
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BeaAugust 21, 2010 at 8:18 AM
How beautiful! :)Bea
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Blue Sky DreamingAugust 22, 2010 at 9:15 AM
The last photo...quiet and perfect sums it all up...almost speechless....stunning.
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Lori SaulAugust 22, 2010 at 1:25 PM
Stunning beauty in simplicity and organic hues. Warm and expressive -all elements placed with intention. I have just discovered your beautiful visual gallery here and so look forward to visiting again!
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UnknownAugust 23, 2010 at 2:08 PM
so beautiful
so simple
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Kelly M.August 24, 2010 at 1:29 PM
ooohhhh, that wall with the aquamarine door - breathtaking . . . taking your breath away . . . yes!!! :-)))
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RosieKAugust 26, 2010 at 1:49 AM
Doors, gaps, openings - wonderful images thank you Nancy
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rivergardenstudioAugust 26, 2010 at 4:04 PM
I love the blue door and the mud walls... I hope you are having a lovely week. roxanne
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annell4August 27, 2010 at 6:19 AM
Yes, adobe walls and doorways are wonderful. Thanks
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annell4August 27, 2010 at 6:52 AM
Nancy Do you consider the title of the post, the title of your poem? I am collecting poems about the desert.
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LauraAugust 27, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Stunningly beautiful photos. Thank you so much for sharing!
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mansuetudeAugust 30, 2010 at 8:09 AM
so love the rhythm in the photos

to breath, yes!
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Maggie NealeSeptember 2, 2010 at 5:09 PM
And my breath caught too in your words following the luscious images. Thanks!
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Renee HowellSeptember 3, 2010 at 8:59 PM
so...how is the new mac relationship going? 3 day weekend! OMG. I didn't realize it until TOday! I live in a land of other's make believe!
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rivergardenstudioSeptember 11, 2010 at 9:13 AM
Dear Neva, I needed to look at the blue door again... and thank you for the amazing book. How I love it... wishing you a beautiful saturday in shades of blue, roxanne
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FOUR DIRECTIONS/FOUR VISIONS: Two Graces: First showing for me, JUNE 3, 2011

With no directions home, I found Taos in the late 60s. It felt like home immediately. It still does. I know this sentiment is familiar to countless others.

The mountain stopped me in my tracks, and I stayed for several years. Since that time, I circle back annually.

To me, that circle is symbolic of this body of work at Two Graces. This is a time in my life when I've been fortunate enough to experiment with art making. Not surprisingly, I found myself drawn back to the images in the Ektachrome slides that I'd taken in the early 80s of Chaco Canyon, the San Francisco de Asis Church, dusty roads, and the ever changing skies of Northern New Mexico. The spirit of this adobed land lingers in my core and manifests itself within these works.

This past Michigan winter was spent creating enlarged negatives from my thirty year old slides, pulling part of my past into the present via today's tools of scanner and computer. Using traditional silver-gelatin darkroom processes, these resurrected and modified negatives acquired a new life. The majority of these prints are the result of this mediated reincarnation.

The smaller images took me into photographic processes from the mid-1800s. These handmade platinum/palladium prints are created coating vellum, for translucency, with these metal salts and exposing them to ultraviolet light. They are then bathed in the alchemy of the darkroom. The tonal qualities are unique in each print. Finally, 24k gold is layered to the backs of the prints, emanating the warmth, glow, and depth of these beloved places.