Georgia O'Keeffe was attracted to skulls and saw the art in them. Antlers sit on a back porch bench at la Casa de MotherPie, bleaching in the sun. Antlers were the only art on this line-shack, right, at the Casa de San Isidro in Corrales, New Mexico, reminding me that art in nature is perhaps the best free gift around. This photo is colored for emphasis. Just to make you think of heady things...
Color in New Mexico has always been profound. Indigo and cochineal reds were the color tools for the Navajo art weavings. Jemez clay colors walls a deep red. Micaceous clay puts sparkle in Taos pots and figurines. Acoma clay puts pink atop adobe: who needs paint?
Nothing compares to the beauty of nature's colors.
Posted by: allison | March 31, 2008 at 10:20 AM
I'm catching up on your posts, Hattie. I like this colored photo; did you do it?
Posted by: tut-tut | April 01, 2008 at 07:53 AM
Yes, this is one of my artistic photos. Thanks.
Posted by: H.A. Page | April 01, 2008 at 06:44 PM
I remember Taos, Santa Fe from the '60s but trips in later years were highway drive-throughs on the way to CO. I'll enjoy any pictures you choose to share.
Posted by: joared | April 03, 2008 at 08:28 AM