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April 16 thru August 27, 2020 #1 thru #10 CLÔDIE FRANÇOIS #1 VERA NEEL/Luverù #2 JENNIFER DAY/THREAD STORIES #3 BARBARA HOLLOWAY/FINE HANDWEAVING #4 DOROTHY BUNNY BOWEN #5 VICTORIA COLLINS #6 SIGNE STUART #7 ALICE WATTERSON #8 SANDY HOPPER #9 MINNA WHITE/LANA DURA #10 |
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Number Ten
Number Ten
From the Editor: During the summer of 2018 we visited fiber exhibits, studio's, shows, trails – following maps thru New Mexico cities, into the countryside and to outliers along the border. The first year of the Fiber Art Trail, sponsored and organized by the New Mexico Fiber Arts Center in Española, NM, was on our list. One of the groups of fiber artists were located at El Rancho de las Golondrinas, a historic rancho and now a living history museum, is strategically located on what was once the Camino Real, the Royal Road that extended from Mexico City to Santa Fe. We met the vivacious and enthusiastic Minna White, proprietor of Lana Dura in Taos. Lana Dura uses only the wool from Navajo-Churro sheep, the breed which she has raised since 1990. Here are highlights from her story.
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Lana Dura will be participating this year in Virtual Time at the
9th Annual Salida Fiber Festival September 12 & 13th Live Broadcast Stop by Lana Dura during Live Festival hours with great festival deals! Lana Dura will also be
participating in The Virtual 2020 36th Annual Taos Wool Festival October 3 - 4th "Attend" and Connect By Joining Here: WOOL FESTIVAL FACEBOOK GROUP Minna White at Lana Dura is a
respected member of the New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory New Mexico Artist Directory 
Felts can be heavy-weight (floor rugs),
Please Enjoy this Wonderful
Video About Lana Dura's Process Click the Enlarge Button for Full Screen |
Giving Sheep A Job
Minna began raising sheep in Vermont in 1983, then she discovered Navajo-Churro sheep while working in New Mexico. She eventually relocated to Taos
(where fiber is king!). Prior, Minna enjoyed over twenty years working in film and television (PBS’s NOVA science series, IMAX features, HBO) and then the U.S.Peace Corps (Vanuatu in the South Pacific). And, always, enthused about fiber and fabric--- texture and natural colors. 
Our Pot holders & Tortillas, Coasters and Place Mats are fun and utilitarian.
Pet Beds available for cats and dogs... they love the natural wool and no chewing has been reported!
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Please Enjoy this Wonderful
Studio Video! Click the Enlarge Button for Full Screen 🐑🐏🐑🐏🐑🐏
Everything we produce is unique in color and patterning - very textural (touch them!) distinctive and joyous.
Lana Dura uses only natural colors of Navajo-Churro wool, ranging from black and white through unusual browns, grays (plus hot water and friction), to make their wool felt.
NavaJo-Churro History 
ART FELTS (appx. 3 feet by 4 feet with runners 18" by 50")
Each felt is unique in different colors of wool and with different designs on the two sides. Colors range from pure white through browns and grays and blacks. Navajo-Churro is fabulous fiber to work with.
Everything is hand-washable, hand-made in Taos and all the flat felts are reversible.
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Number Nine
Number Nine
From the Editor: Process is often at the heart of creativity. Beginning with silks, wool roving, flax roving, and dyes, magic happens, wrought by fiber artist Sandy Hopper. Hopper continually experiments, creating her special brand of magic in the form of garments, art for the wall and architectural elements. The New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory takes great pleasure in presenting the work of Sandy Hopper, Elephant Butte, NM
Shawl: Super Fine Merino Wool, Silk Hankies, and Hand Spun Art Yarn
Suspended Door
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I am in love with the process
of creating fiber art. Every creation is a journey involving multiple steps, each offering up a different challenge to be met. Hand Painted Silk and Nuno Felted Garments, Scarves and other Wearables - Hand Painted and
Nuno Felted Wall Pieces - Flax Roving, Merino Wool, Silk Sculpture Wall Pieces 
Wall Installation - Silk Painting
Flax Roving Sculpture
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Hopper is a self-taught artist originally from El Paso, Texas.
She has been living and creating art in New Mexico since 1999. Her transition to silk painting began in 2001, opening Grasshopper Silk Studio in 2005. The Studio became part of the New Mexico Fiber Art Trail in 2006 
Hand Dyed Silk with Nuno and
Needle Felting Below: In the Studio
A glimpse into Hopper's process of creating two new Hand Painted Ruana's, which are steam set via her outdoor equipment. |
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Number Eight
Number Eight
From the Editor: During the summer of 2018 we followed fiber exhibits, studio's, shows, trails – following maps thru New Mexico cities, into the countryside and to outliers along the border. We met wonderful people, viewed astounding work and met an array of animals from many breeds of sheep, alpacas, to super dogs! We met Alice Watterson at the Taos Wool Festival. The best words to describe Alice is "Totally Delightful"! Meeting the artist in their milieu is a special experience. Alice took us thru her creations and how they came to be. Using handwoven and stitched textiles, her figurative forms are architectural marvels. They often have carved appendages with meticulously constructed costumes representing the story of each being. Or Alice might create a story necklace or something to light up a wall. The New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory takes great pleasure in presenting an in-depth focus on the work of Alice Watterson, Flying High Studio, Santa Fe, NM
Two Gardens
Alice Watterson is a respected member of the New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory New Mexico Artist Directory |
"The winds of grace are blowing all the time. You have only to raise your sail." —Sri Ramakrishna
Now, I’m beginning to explore
felt Narratives. 
Habitat 1
Stitching on felt…just different crayons on different paper 
Flyer
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I inhabit a true live/work environment....a detached weaving studio, a garage woodworking shop,
and a fabric room where ultimately construct my figures, birds and botanicals. |
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Making: the process of forming, causing, or coming into being
I call myself a Maker.
Let loose first by paper and crayons, I’ve always drawn, built things, and written stories
to describe the world I feel more than the world I see.
Weaving cloth and making art wear was my initial foray into the luscious world of textiles.
After several years of exhibiting and mentoring in that category, my attention shifted from the garment
to the persona inside the garment. And that’s the thread I’ve pursued…..from persona to figures
to a clan of People descended from a race of giant birds. Telling their stories begins
with an expansive Creation Myth, followed by individual tales of luck and survival and more.
There are side ventures that grew from the stories. Since birds are fundamental to the Myth,
they had to materialize…and I make lots of them! Some people have acquired whole flocks.
I refer to the lot of them as “Birds and Their People.”
Making: the process of forming, causing, or coming into being
I call myself a Maker.
Let loose first by paper and crayons, I’ve always drawn, built things, and written stories
to describe the world I feel more than the world I see.
Weaving cloth and making art wear was my initial foray into the luscious world of textiles.
After several years of exhibiting and mentoring in that category, my attention shifted from the garment
to the persona inside the garment. And that’s the thread I’ve pursued…..from persona to figures
to a clan of People descended from a race of giant birds. Telling their stories begins
with an expansive Creation Myth, followed by individual tales of luck and survival and more.
There are side ventures that grew from the stories. Since birds are fundamental to the Myth,
they had to materialize…and I make lots of them! Some people have acquired whole flocks.
I refer to the lot of them as “Birds and Their People.”
Nita's Bird Guardian
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OUR STORY Many ages ago when winged creatures held sway over the world’s activities, the giants of our species soared and floated and played in gentle consort with even the smallest of flyers. Below us, ever larger vegetation and ground-roaming mammals began their worldly ascension. The air we so loved became denser, and the largest of our kind descended to the earth more and more often, eventually creating lasting habitats on the ground. Our wings bent to tasks other than soaring, with only a faint tremble across reformed shoulders remaining as a remembrance. We favored farming and gardening, but always our hearts beat in cadence with our airy cousins. And thus a stewardship began… We became the Bird Guardians. |
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Number Seven
Number Seven
From the Editor: In this article the focus is on the break-out years during which we saw a revolutionary redefinition of fiber art in the 1960s and 70s, showcasing radical, non-representational forms. Early pioneers such as Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sheila Hicks, Lenore Tawney, and Claire Zeisler adapted age-old techniques and traditional materials to create new iterations of their work. The New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory is honored to present an in-depth focus on the work of Signe Stuart, Santa Fe, NM
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Stuart’s professional history spans over fifty years, beginning in the early 60’s. Her approach to art making relies on experimentation materials and forms.
Go to signestuart.net for exhibition history, collections, awards, residencies, etc. 
QUANTA 1 -
25"w x 40"h – 2015
Canvas, being a thread grid, has a predictable order which determines and limits how it can be sewn. “Listening”
to the stretched and unpainted sewn canvas, I choose hues and apply them in translucent layers of acrylic paint until the whole...linear rhythms rising in color space...comes into sync. The process begins with a plan and ends with chance and improvisation. |
Signe Stuart is a first generation Swedish American (parents, Anna L. and Carl E. Nelson from Varmland and Halland Provinces, Sweden) who spent her early life in rural Flanders, Connecticut. University of Connecticut, 1959;
Yale Norfolk Summer Arts School, 1959; University of New Mexico, 1961. Early mentors included artists: Yngve Edward Soderberg, Cynthia Reeves Snow, Walter Meigs, Bernard Chaet and Lez Haas. 
QUANTA 2 -
40"w x 25"h – 2015
In the Quanta Series chords of linear movement emerge in atmospheres
of color muted to the edge of disappearing. The interplay of reflected light creates quiet visual music. To View the Installation of Quanta 1-3 and Trajectories visit
Transforming Space-Transforming Fiber Las Cruces Museum 2016-2017 |
Stuart’s work with sewn and acrylic stained canvases began in the early 1960’s, constructed works on paper in the 1980’s, and scroll paintings in 2000.
QUANTA 3 -
40"w x 25"h – 2015
I begin all my canvas works by drawing a measured sequence of a few rhythmically spaced lines onto the canvas surface, which are then folded, cut and sewn. When the canvas is stretched, the sewn linear forms
emerge in low relief...defined by light. My process in painting both works on canvas and paper reflect on the idea that something emerges from nothing.. that light in all its forms is the underlying connective and communicative fabric
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TRAJECTORIES -
series of three trapezoids -
20" x 25.5" each – 2015
Trajectories reflect on the idea that something emerges from nothing...that light in all its forms is the underlying connective and communicative fabric of nature. The arrangement of trapezoid panels enhances a sense of movement initiated by single lines emerging in each panel. Fading in and out of color suggests another kind of movement between the permanent and the ephemeral.
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ROAD - 2019, detail -
acrylic and sumi on tyvek -
11.5 inches by ca 12 feet -
(entire scroll 11.5 inches by ca 80 feet)
My scroll paintings follow traditional Japanese emakimono (horizontal narrative) form. The scrolls can be viewed
in their entirety on walls or platforms, where all image events/sequences can be seen simultaneously or they can be rolled out a few feet at a time and experienced much as a book. Many scrolls are compositional loops without beginnings or endings.....time and events are fluid. Japanese aesthetics concerning beauty, simplicity and imperfection are integrated into my thinking. |
SIGNE STUART: NEW WORK
My works on paper are artifacts of material, process and chance. They involve reconstruction processes .. collaging, rearranging, cutting away, building up low relief surface textures and fields of linear patterns. My works on both canvas and paper are metaphorical slices of time and space….contexts for constructing ideas about the nature of Nature... intersections of
consciousness with matter and energy.
My works on paper are artifacts of material, process and chance. They involve reconstruction processes .. collaging, rearranging, cutting away, building up low relief surface textures and fields of linear patterns. My works on both canvas and paper are metaphorical slices of time and space….contexts for constructing ideas about the nature of Nature... intersections of
consciousness with matter and energy.
CATCHES 6, 2018 -
Acrylic and Graphite on Cut Bamboo Paper - 25.5 by 48.25 inches
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CATCHES 7, 2018 -
Acrylic and Graphite on Cut Bamboo Paper -
25 by 49 inches
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Fluxwall, 2019 - acrylic and graphite on cut mulberry paper - 68 by 97 inches
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Number Six
Number Six
From the Editor: Where would we all be without the fiber artists who not only produce their own work, but raise the animals, shear the sheep, process the wool, spin and dye the yarn, and weave the final product! The New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory takes great pleasure in presenting an in-depth focus on the work of Victoria Collins, The Wool Shed At Maple Winds Farm, Stanley NM.
The Wool Shed
Just had wool come back from the
Mora Valley Wool Mill they did a great job cleaning & making roving for the studio.
Victoria The Bee Keeper!
IF YOU WISH TO VISIT JUST text AHEAD. SHEEP DOGS ON DUTY & NEED TO BE COLLECTED. I WELCOME VISITORS TO THE STUDIO, LET ME KNOW I’LL PUT THE TEA ON!
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Victoria Collins
is a Weaver who participates in all phases of her farm life in Stanley, New Mexico She is a respected member of the
New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory and the NMFAD Fiber Resources by New Mexico Producers Page 
I offer Wool fiber, Rambouillet & Tunis for Spinners, Felters & Crafts
Lunch time for me! 2 more sets of twins in lamb pens. New bedding for these guys. They are happy...I am beat! Thanks to my little kubota I can keep up with them all...whew!!
Cleaning out the barn getting
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Victoria Collins in Scotland 2019
This photo was taken during a weaving workshop I attended given by Louise Martin who was lead weaver for the Unicorn Tapestry project at Stirling Castle. We were at the Lake of Menteith Hotel at that Lake. The ONLY "lake" in Scotland because of a misstep by some Lord. Behind me was an island that was a refuge for Mary Queen of Scots at one time. I miss Scotland.
-Victoria 
The Wool Shed is proud to be your New Mexico Dealer for Majacraft. I am happy assist in your goal for producing the best results from your fiber. I have several in stock at the Studio just email. Most items can be “drop shipped” directly to you. Let me know what you are looking for
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Number Five
Number Five
From the Editor: Having studied with a Japanese master Ink Painter for many years and my living in Asia, Dorothy Bunny Bowen's work is a present memory of the meticulous and creative processes found in Asia. An Ink and Color painting technique called PoMo, poured and splashed with control, is very reminiscent of her technique along with her love of nature as a touchstone. The New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory takes great pleasure in presenting an in-depth focus on the work of Dorothy Bunny Bowen.
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June 17, 2020
Dorothy Bunny Bowen Placitas Bunny works in the ancient Japanese art of rozome, wax resist painting in dye on silk. 
Working in a greenhouse studio has its challenges, especially in winter. On overcast, cold days, silk takes longer to dry and some days I may only get one waxing and dyeing done. One piece might take a week or two to complete.
But usually when I go out in the morning the air is fragrant with lemon flowers and the sun warms things up quickly. On a day like this, I might actually get to apply several layers of dye and wax. Maybe by sunset, this piece will be ready to steam. |
I started as a painter and art historian. In 1980 I discovered batik, after working as a textile research associate at the Museum of International Folk Art for ten years. Batik combined my love for textiles with my training as a painter.
At Three Sisters Wilderness
At French Pete Trail
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Member of Silk Painters International founding member
Wild Hearts Gallery LLC www.wildheartsgallery.com 
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Number Four
Number Four
From the Editor: Weavers are the painters and creators of textiles from fiber. Stop and think about the origin of the warm or cool beautiful scarf, shawl or jacket that you experience thru Barbara Holloway's Fine Handweaving. The most formidable aspect of viewing and yes Touching!, her work, is choosing your own luxurious garment. If you wish specific colors, style, length and fit, Barbara will custom weave something special just for you!
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June 10, 2020
Barbara Holloway Fine Handweaving Galisteo I am a handweaver of artwear, living
and working in the high desert plateau country of Galisteo, New Mexico. I am very influenced by the subtle, natural colors that surround me and dazzled by the array of brilliantly colored yarns that adorn the floor to ceiling shelves of my studio. Currently, I weave primarily with rayon chenille and cotton yarns occasionally adding other luxurious fiber accents. I find the comfort, drape and wearability of this woven fabric to be unsurpassed by any other fiber. Its hand is luxurious. It is suitable for three seasons of wear and has a rich lustrous depth of shade. Additionally, I weave a very lightweight fabric of rayon, cotton and bamboo. Very comfortable for hot summer nights and air conditioning. 
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I have updated my website www.barbaraholloway.com
It has a fresher look, additional pieces and now you can shop on site! 
“Primavera” colorway on the loom
I Iove to weave. My body craves the rhythmic motion. I began weaving after years of sewing with a desire to go one step further and create my
own fabric for designing and sewing garments. My design inspirations come from everywhere, sometimes even dreams. But they formulate during the many hours spent at the loom throwing the shuttle back and forth. I'm always thinking about the next great piece. 
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What's more comforting on a cold day than a wonderful handwoven scarf??
I make scarves. Each one is different. I don't sit down and weave a scarf per se, I use pieces that remain from other garments. They vary in length from about 55" to about 85". They are generally 7-8" wide. Do you see a fabric in another garment that you would like in a scarf? Ask me. I either have it or can make it. Would you like a shorter one but I only have longer? Ask me. I can do custom. Anything is possible. |
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Number Three
Number Three
From the Editor: Striking, pictoral thread works are the focus of Jennifer Day and her Design Studio. She makes
the seemingly impossible, possible with a sophisticated sewing process using her photography as inspiration.
My technique is a process based on printing my photographs on fabric and creating a realistic representation of the subject
in thread using free form embroidery, quilting, appliqué and trapunto. The finished works range between one and three million stitches.
the seemingly impossible, possible with a sophisticated sewing process using her photography as inspiration.
My technique is a process based on printing my photographs on fabric and creating a realistic representation of the subject
in thread using free form embroidery, quilting, appliqué and trapunto. The finished works range between one and three million stitches.
This is part of my Cuban Car series - 24 x 16. “ Don’t Touch my ’55 Buick”.
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June 3, 2020
THREAD STORIES Jennifer Day Design Santa Fe My technique
– Thread Stories – is a process based on printing my photographs on fabric and creating a realistic representation of the subject in thread. I am a street photographer. My travels to remote villages in third world countries, gathering images of individuals involved in the routine of their daily lives, and documenting people on the streets of a busy cosmopolitan city have allowed me to create a fabulous collection of images that are the basis of my fiber art. As people view my art, there is an emotional response that validates the stories that are being told. VISIT THE STUDIO/GALLERY
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JENNIFER DAY
Fiber Art & Interior Design I have been an artist all of my life. I am an ASID Interior Designer, photographer, goldsmith and now a Fiber Artist. I enjoy merging my interests in photography and quilting.
I am a teacher, curator, entrepreneur and New Mexico cattle rancher. I teach my Thread Stories technique internationally. My art also travels the world in juried shows. I have written a book about my technique –
Thread Stories. 
Encaustic Portrait
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FORCED TO FLEE
www.saqa.com |
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"Long Day at the Escondido"
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Handmade Paper, Flax Fiber, Tea Stained Parchment, Sashiko, Cricula Cocoons
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Flax Fiber and Sashiko Stitching
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Hand Tinted Photograph
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Number Two
Number Two
From the Editor: Vera Neal is the inspiration for QUELLE ZINE. The slide presentation below was posted step by step on her facebook page. QUELLE ZINE is intended to be available to visitors to the New Mexico Fiber Arts Directory website over time. So often these spectacular experiences and creative moments are lost in the fast moving posts and stories of today. Thank you Vera for your inspiration and vivacious connection to your students and all you meet. Vera truly lives "Not A Day Without Creativity"!
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April 27, 2020
Vera Neel "Not a Day Without Creativity" nuno-felting
I work with felt in layers. Whether it is color, fabric, yarn, or hand embellishment, each layer is carefully explored and selected, and the relationship to the underlying layers is considered and approached. The result is a subtle relationship of art and design that make each piece unique. |
VERA NEEL Luverù Albuquerque As a Native of southern Siberia in Russia, I grew up in a miraculous
place on our planet where winter’s ice turns quickly to the heat of summer and you can see amazing changes in the unexplored wilderness all around. |
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Number One
Number One
From the Editor: Drive the narrow highway thru the spacious New Mexico countryside, turn off onto an unpaved side road, drive thru the trees for quite some time and finally there is the sign for Mesdames Carton on your right. A steep rocky drive ends at the home and studio of Clôdie François. Moving years ago from France to northern
New Mexico, she and her husband built a home nestled just below the hilltop. A short walk up the hill is her studio where she has fashioned her furniture and today she focuses on paper and wood lamps based on ideas of nature and uplifting feelings. Look out the studio window, there in the distance is the Cerro Pedernal, the mountain in Abuquiu given to Georgia O'Keeffe by the gods.
New Mexico, she and her husband built a home nestled just below the hilltop. A short walk up the hill is her studio where she has fashioned her furniture and today she focuses on paper and wood lamps based on ideas of nature and uplifting feelings. Look out the studio window, there in the distance is the Cerro Pedernal, the mountain in Abuquiu given to Georgia O'Keeffe by the gods.
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April 16, 2020
"Transitional State" I am nuts about trees, I even speak to them...and to the branches I cut along the arroyos to create my lamps. I ask: speak to me, tell me one of your stories, some dream, some fantasy. Shutting the buzz in my mind, I listen with my eyes, until my hands follow & shape with colorful papers, the story they whisper. Each new lamp is a duo between the peculiar nature of the branches and my own imagination. Living in the wonders of Northern New Mexico has had profound effects on Clôdie as an artist. Today, she continues to find inspiration for her works in the faces of mountains and
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Whimsical Design Furniture
Lamps Mixed Media Clôdie François is a French native, born in Paris, graduated in Literature & Psychology from the Sorbonne University.
Clôdie began her artistic path teaching painting & literature classes in french high schools. These roots were just the beginning of a rich and beautiful life, embracing new experiences and challenges with creativity and inspiration. High Road Art Trail Is Open Year Round! These studios and galleries are open to the public all year.
Visit the website for maps and mobile apps. |
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"Transitional State"
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"Buoyant Dialogue!"
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“Snow Petrel” … soaring.
This one with warm thanks to Richard Besser who sent me a box of cedar branches from Tijeras
and for the shared passion of trees.
This one with warm thanks to Richard Besser who sent me a box of cedar branches from Tijeras
and for the shared passion of trees.
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