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If you go to the Grand Canyon, you need to hike down one of the trails (at least some of the way). We chose to hike part of the Bright Angel Trail. Despite being one of the busiest routes, it was well worth the effort. I will try to add a video to this postContinue reading “Summer Vacation – Continued”

We stumbled onto the Museum of Northern Arizona by chance. What a great spot. I mean: WOW! The museum was founded in 1928 and has an exceptional collection of ceramics, as well as baskets and jewelry, from the northern Arizona And four corners region (Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and other Native American peoples).  Several items caughtContinue reading “Museum of Northern Arizona”

We leave the striking red rocks of Sedona, AZ, with mixed feelings. We loved the beauty of the high desert, a great hotel (Sky Ranch Lodge), the wonderful restaurants, and the local activities (hiking, Jeep tours, etc). But holy smokes, folks – wear your masks! Whereas in Colorado and New Mexico people take this virusContinue reading “Adios, Sedona”

Well, this isn’t quite summer, and it’s almost completely off topic for this site, but we we ARE on vacation right now, exploring some of the wonders of the American Southwest, like Chaco Canyon NHS pictured here. It’s really wonderful to get out of our home again after months of isolation. We are exploring, andContinue reading “Summer Vacation 2020”

I’ve found an outstanding collection of images and discussion on Portuguese tiles by historian Celso Mangucci: portuguesetiles.home.blog. As you may detect from a sample of images here, Portuguese tiles are amazing. My wife and I visited Portugal a few years ago and I’ve always wanted to write an article on the topic. Celso Mangucci hasContinue reading “Very Worthwhile: Portuguese Tile Blog”

Harvard University’s Peabody Museum is offering an online exhibition entitled “Ocarinas of the Americas“: Accompanying the Ocarinas exhibition are 5 videos featuring Dr. Jose Cuellar playing clay instruments (akin to small flutes) from the Peabody collection. The videos include commentary by Dr. David Carrasco and Dr. Cuellar. Narration by both scholars provides a nice contextContinue reading “Music Through Clay Instruments”

I met Kevin Snipes in a demonstration workshop in 2019. Kevin is a very thoughtful, intentional artist. Last month I spoke with Kevin from his new home in Philadelphia where he is now artist-on-residence at The Clay Center. What follows are observations from our workshop and later conversation. Kevin hand builds his pieces using aContinue reading “Kevin Snipes – Artist Profile”

Important movements in art have always taken place where groups of artists can get together. Something happens. It’s some type of electricity. – Elaine de Kooning During these pandemic times, I assumed all artist-in-residency programs had shut down. But I was wrong. Aida Lizalde, a multi-media artist based in California, is currently finishing up anContinue reading “Casa Lü – Artist-in-Residency Program”