REFLECTIONS: Time & Space

 I got a surprising invitation from an artist friend of mine, Joyce Ozier. Would I join her in a weekend show at the Astro Gallery?

I had never heard of the gallery but I was delighted to be asked. I accepted with alacrity. It was mid-February. Her writer friend, Todd Slobogean, was going to read some of his short stories.

So we had an initial visit to the gallery where I met Todd.

We had many conversations, the three of us, in the space of time before the weekend of April 25. Being artistic & perfectionistic meant that we spent as much time on a 3 day show as we would have for a month-long show. Scenes from our prep at home... Joyce's garage & living room...

...& front hallway...

our two sets of set-up stuff!

Then came the set-up. It was complex because of a double booking problem: we set up one end of the space & the other end had to wait till the next day. It was hard.

Then finally, done!

The event!

Joyce welcomed everyone & introduced Todd who read.

Listening happened.

Here's one of Todd's stories.

Gurkas at rest.pdf

There was also an outdoor scene....

Near the end of the evening I noticed life imitating art & asked this viewer to pose for me.

The evening drew to a close.

The next day we struck the set. It went way faster than set-up!

It was a great experience! 

Todd had his debut as a reader of his stories which will be published soon. A new identity was born. 

And Joyce and I had affirmations of a similar kind. People came, enjoyed our work & expressed appreciation.

That's it for now.

ABQ, NM, USA

 Usually once a year I do some travel with my 3 "girls". One year we went to Fiji, last year just the 4 of us went to Tofino. This year we had 11 days in Albuquerque, which for now on I will spell ABQ.

An astonishing house was found on AirBnB & when I saw the photos I said, "Look no further!"

The house, designed by Bart Prince, was set on the Sandia Mountain, not far from the tramway line up to the top & on the east side of ABQ.

The view of the valley

    

The design elements of our house was based on the ruins of the Indigenous Peoples of Chaco Canyon.

So.... some outside views of the house...

Some interiors...

I got quite caught up with the reflection factor that was unavoidable & wonderful....

The travelers... 

Just about everyday there was a hiking excursion into the trails on Sandia mountain.

Lesley, Joslyn, Erica, Timmo, & Rip were the climbers.

Aiana & George & I did other things.

Aiana is a visiting student from Kurdistan, currently in a high school in Olympia, where Joslyn is a teacher.

 Others... Rip & Timmo who had the shortest time in ABQ

Joslyn...

Erica

Lesley

George...

...and yours truly...

Flora....cactus was what really caught my eye

Sculptures....

Surprises....

A classic Islamic pattern on the roof of the ABQ cathedral

... a bride....

great shadows

awesome door to a cafe

dead fox

...the ROCKS...

We visited Georgia O'Keefe's house...

....so doorways....

interiors...

There's so much more to say, but I think the weather gets the last word. One night we had a delicious storm with rain that never made it to the ground. It's called virga.

& looking down to the valley

That's it for now.