I am obsessed with altars. I have been making them since I was a child and they are one of the things that make this life worth living. Creating them is a natural human instinct, the desire the honor someone or something in a montage of carefully chosen elements. They can be crafted in homes…
I have found creative processes have their cycles. At certain times I have been enthralled with collage, or watercolors, or monotype printing, or Photo Booth pictures, or mixed-media sculptures, sometimes bouncing between multiple materials at the same time. And then there are the ones that completely take you over and you only do those for…
What: A fun and experimental self-paced online course teaching you how to produce unique digital media with some of the easiest and most innovative apps on the market. Where: In the comfort of your own world through the screens of your devices. When: On your own schedule through the workshop platform. Who: This series is…
Valentine’s Day is one of my least favorite holidays. I think it is totally contrived and glorifies the cult of the couple when we get love from so many more places. So today I am celebrating all of the love that surrounds this Lucia Land from all of the people who inspire me daily. My…
WHAT: Art as Play-Liberate Your Innocent Eye fun art workshops WHERE: The Palm Springs Art Museum 101 N Museum DR. Palm Springs, CA 92262 WHEN: Six Friday nights 6:30-8:30pm (2-10; 3-17; 4-14; 4-28; 5-5; 5-12-17) WHO: Ages 13 and up welcome COST: $30 per workshop with all materials supplied HOW: Buy tickets at the…
What a wonderful evening celebrating local art at the Palm Springs Art Museum. This years ACE exhibition by the museum’s Artists Council was a vibrant mix of mediums with a special honoring of Peggy Vermeer for her decades of dedication to expanding access to creativity throughout the Coachella Valley. My photograph Greetings from Palm Springs…
New Mexico in October may be as close to heaven as we will ever get. The light and colors, the earth and the sky all conspiring to blow your mind with its vast, mysterious beauty. This is my third post about the gaudy and glorious cemeteries here and I hope you enjoy the riotous devotion…
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I had my first jaw-dropping visit to this archetypal land in April and these are the images that emerged over three days of moon bows and springtime water flows. This is dedicated to Jackie who told me this is where God lives and it is her favorite place in the world. She is there now…
Happy Tenth Anniversary Oracle of Initiation! Created in subterranean graffiti tunnels in New Mexico by artist Mellissa Lucia, The Oracle of Initiation divination deck is a hand-held Mystery School illuminating the gifts hidden within your shadows. Filled with a glowing wisdom council of ancient cross-cultural guardians, these transcendent spirits are your devoted allies as you…
