Bandelier Artist Residency ~ The Adventure
“Never lose your sense of wonder.” – Unknown.
In this section I will share my experiences and journey as I spend a month exploring this amazing National Park for inspiration and stretching my creativity! Sharing this experience with the public throughout my Residency will be a key element as well. I plan to create a “video-log” of this new and exciting adventure along with other artifacts of interest I create along the way like works in progress, event highlights and such!
Residency Photo Gallery
(Images from the Artist Residency activities November 2022)
Let the Adventures Begin
Tina ~ My Welcoming Committee
Stretching legs with Mary and Tina!
Tea Party Goodies!
Tea Cups & Tea Pots!
Ready for the Tea Party!
Final Turn on Entrance Road…
Bandelier National Monument Visitors Center
Luggage in casita…
Art Supplies – Yet to be Unpacked!
Art Table Prepped at North WIndow…
Paints, Brushes, and Stuff Adorns the Mantel…
Front Window Ledge – More Supplies!
Welcome to My New Home!
Backlit Golden Cottonwoods on Pueblo Loop
The Big Kiva on Pueblo Loop Trail
Tyuonyi Pueblo Village Ruins on Pueblo Loop Trail
Tyuonyi Pueblo Village Reconstruction Model in Visitor Center Museum
Cavate (Excavated Cave) with Ladder on Pueblo Loop Trail
Inside Cavate
Adjacent Room Inside Cavate
Reconstructed Talus House in front of Cavates
Long House Cavates and Ruins on Pueblo Trail
Petroglyph at Long House on Pueblo Trail
Overlook of Frijoles Canyon Showing Pueblo Loop Trail
Super Friendly Folks at White Rock Visitor Center
White Rock Overlook – Storm Coming!
White Rock Overlook – White Rock Canyon & the Rio Grande
White Rock Overlook – Lindsey from Espanola & Me in the Hail!
Mule Deer on the Pueblo Loop Trail
Abert Squirrel Near Visitors Center
Raven at Visitors Center
Residency Videos
(Weekly Summaries on Top
Others Posted Chronologically)
I am capturing videos of my Artist in Residence experience in various forms… Facebook Lives, Instagram Reels, and straight videos! I am sharing them ALL here as a chronological “Video-Log” of my Residency… Most link directly to my YouTube Channel but in some instances you see an image, these are the Reels that wouldn’t embed the same as the other files so just click on it in order to access the associated video.
Weekly Summaries
Videos Along the Journey…
Residency Blog Posts
(Most recent on top!)
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 10: Decompression Begins
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 10: Decompression Begins... Transition Day In the last post I left you at the Bandelier National Monument overlook about noon on 30 November. I'll pick up the ball from there! I had a lovely ride back to "base camp" at...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 9: Wrap It Up…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 9: Wrap It Up… Residency Culminating Artist Talk My final formal commitment as the November Artist in Residence was to hold my Artist Talk to summarize my experiences and the resulting artwork. I set up the vacated...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ The Artwork…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ The Artwork… This post is intended to record all of the artwork I produced during the actual Residency from 1 - 30 November, 2022 during my Artist Residency at Bandelier National Monument. I have categorized all of the...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 8: Focus for Final Push…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 8: Focus for Final Push… Excursion to Tsankawi I had two more "I really want to be sure to do this" hikes to complete while here, the next one was Tsankawi (sank-ah-WEE), the sister site to the Frijoles Canyon...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 7: Seeds of Inspiration & Ideas to Pursue…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 7: Seeds of Inspiration & Ideas to Pursue… Finding, Storing, & Planting "Seeds"... As you can imagine, I started collecting inspiration and ideas from the day I arrived in the park. Besides the innumerable...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 6: Wider Explorations
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 6: Wider Explorations… Time for another field trip at the mid-way point of my residency! My "base camp" friend, Mary, and I had purchased tickets months ahead of time in order to take a tour of Georgia O'Keefe's House and...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 5: Studio Days & Exploration…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 5: Studio Days & Exploration… So this residency adventure of mine is truly open ended with regard to how I approach... EVERYTHING! By this point I have established a daily routine which helps me prepare for each...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 4: Field Trip to Valles Caldera…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 4: Field Trip to Valles Caldera… David Halpern is the true “force” behind this (and several other) Artist Residency opportunity at Bandelier National Monument. He initiated this Residency at Bandelier National Monument...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 3: Explore & Initial Game Plan…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 3: Explore & Initial Game Plan… Last time I touched on what initially attracted my attention and what has been emerging as my “favorite” features. This sparked interest into digging deeper into the details...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 2: Arrival at My New Home…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 2: Arrival at My New Home… The Drive from Santa Fe to Bandelier National Monument was straight forward, well-marked, and beautiful! I’ve always loved the New Mexico high desert, mountain, and canyon filled landscape. It...
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 1: Travel & Acclimation…
Artist in Residence Adventure ~ Stage 1: Travel & Acclimation... Travel ~ The early Saturday trip to Albuquerque was thankfully uneventful and smooth except for a bit of turbulence in flight. Being met at the airport by my friend Mary was a delight and...