The Penitente are a lay religious brotherhood that developed in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s when priests were called back from New Mexico to Spain. Many remote communities were left without priests, and a lay brotherhood of local men developed to aid their communities
Gallery Selection of the Month, June 2020 Fajada Butte is an inspirational landscape of New Mexico. I call it the rock of time. It is my favorite landscape in New Mexico. For me, it is more inspiring than Ship Rock, more historically significant than Wagon
I was pleased to learn that the New Mexico Treasures: 2021 Engagement Calendar is going to press in July. It is published by the Museum of New Mexico and will include one of my favorite images. The image is from the Native American Gallery of
The attitudes we convey are important in creating a more peaceful and accepting world. I believe most people have good intentions towards others. I want to carry this attitude forward as I live each day, meet new people and greet others. My neighbors’ attitudes towards
Hundreds and Thousands of people of all races have gathered to say, “Enough is Enough” and “Black Lives Matter.” They speak up, they protest, they challenge the status quo and they ask for change following George Floyd’s murder by a white police office. The change
In 2007, I participated in an International Trauma Studies Program co-sponsored by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization of Uganda. The focus of the program was on psychosocial and mental health interventions in countries affected by war, violence
I have loved New Mexico from the first time I saw her in 1965. The spell she cast was life changing, and in 1975 I moved to New Mexico with my two young sons. I was seduced by the smell of piñon burning in corner
The opening reception for the Enduring Traditions exhibit at the Bond House in Espanola took place on November 15, 2019. The reception was well attended, and the feedback was positive. The exhibit was extensively covered in the Art section of the Rio Grande Sun on
I sat in the saloon of the late 1800’s historic St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico. This was, and is, cowboy country where the “Wildest of the West” hooted it up. My image was reflected back to me from the large mirror behind the bar.
My Lifelong Interest in Diversity I have been interested in cultural diversity most of my life. When I was four years old, my cousin Glenn gave me an Eskimo doll from the Aleutian Islands where he was stationed during World War II. This little doll
The Penitente are a lay religious brotherhood that developed in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s when priests were called back from New Mexico to
Gallery Selection of the Month, June 2020 Fajada Butte is an inspirational landscape of New Mexico. I call it the rock of time. It is
I was pleased to learn that the New Mexico Treasures: 2021 Engagement Calendar is going to press in July. It is published by the Museum
The attitudes we convey are important in creating a more peaceful and accepting world. I believe most people have good intentions towards others. I want
Hundreds and Thousands of people of all races have gathered to say, “Enough is Enough” and “Black Lives Matter.” They speak up, they protest, they
In 2007, I participated in an International Trauma Studies Program co-sponsored by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Transcultural Psychosocial Organization
I have loved New Mexico from the first time I saw her in 1965. The spell she cast was life changing, and in 1975 I
The opening reception for the Enduring Traditions exhibit at the Bond House in Espanola took place on November 15, 2019. The reception was well attended,
I sat in the saloon of the late 1800’s historic St. James Hotel in Cimarron, New Mexico. This was, and is, cowboy country where the
My Lifelong Interest in Diversity I have been interested in cultural diversity most of my life. When I was four years old, my cousin Glenn
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