Getting "Cultural" in Santa Fe

The Propitious Moment

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​On the last day of January, a great opportunity opened for me in Santa Fe – a booth at the Winter Market of El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe became available. I know some of the artists and artisans and other vendors of this market, so I was familiar with its layout.  They offered me a booth with real walls – that means I could bring some of my big framed Original Collages and have them on display continuously, like a mini- pop up gallery.

​​After some hesitation, I jumped in the pool – what fun!  The Winter Market operates all weekend long, so it is accessible to folks visiting The Farmers Market next door for their weekly fill of fresh New Mexican produce and goat cheese on Saturdays, and appeal to late-rising tourists and locals on Sunday afternoons.  

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Artist at Work

So as of February 1, I was up and running – DECO fine art collage at the Winter Market.  The following weekend, I hauled in my easel and collage tools and I demonstrated my cut-and-paste technique to my visitors.  I enjoy showing my approach, especially to kids who are then eager to start their own collage projects.  As a delightful bonus, I get to work on my new piece, one of the Coral Reef series – another bright and flowy abstract.

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​I was welcomed warmly by the vendors at the Winter Market, especially by the artists on Gallery Row.    I brought in my Original Collage portrait of Abraham Lincoln and put it on prominent display in my booth.    I was pleased when the management asked to use the image of my Lincoln as part of their print ad campaign for the Presidents Day Weekend.   The ad went into both the weekly events and culture magazine and the Saturday daily.

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So that’s pretty cool.  I’m not sure how long I will be doing the Winter Market – it ends in May – but I have some interesting travel planned for the Spring which will take me away on some weekends, so I will have to decide whether to keep a presence in the Market. 

​ I will post my plans here on my website and on FB and Instagram.  I have some other “irons in the fire” – exciting new ventures! and I will hear about them next week and post updates.

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Love

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Peace


Deco

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