Echoes in Carson National Forest
ABOUT 20 MINUTES NORTH OF ABIQUIÚ, in the Carson National Forest, Echo Amphitheater creates the clearest echoes I’ve ever heard. My daughter’s voice ricochets across the concave wall of pink and…
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Tag: Georgia O'Keeffe
A View for the Ages at Ghost Ranch
“IN THE LANDSCAPE, you can witness time from 215 million years ago,” says Joanne Lefrak, director of experience and social impact at Ghost Ranch. Located an hour north of Santa Fe in Abiquiú, the…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Party with a poet. As a poet, performer, and musician, Natachee Momaday Gray (Kiowa/Apache) tells stories in many forms. Her debut poetry collection, Silver Box , is a testament to her wordsmithing…
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Tour Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico
“THERE, SEE THOSE FLOWERS,” calls Susan Cross from the front of the small bus. “Those are mariposa lilies. This is a special sight; they don’t bloom every year.” Cross, our guide on the Ghost Ranch…
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O'Keeffe's World
THEY DON'T CALL her a lady painter any more. And though her work is saturated with feeling for the Southwest, nobody calls her a regional painter, either. She's an artist. Just that. Her fame is…
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Painting the Beyond
WE KNOW THE SOUTHWEST’S MOST FAMOUS PAINTER for the objects she made more beautiful on canvas: flowers and bones, mesas and adobe. But the early years of New Mexico–based painter Georgia O’Keeffe were…
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Georgia O'Keeffe's Apricot Muffins
From A Painter’s Kitchen: Recipes from the Kitchen of Georgia O’Keeffe (MNMP, © 2009 by Margaret Wood) In this landmark cookbook from America's oldest state magazine, fifty recipes showcase classics…
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Abiquiu State of Mind
IT’S NEARLY 4 A.M. in the Chama River Canyon, which means it’s time for the morning vigils at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, near Abiquiu. I launch myself out of my cozy guest chamber, bundle…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Say baa . Navajo Churro sheep set their hoofprints in New Mexico hundreds of years ago, and their wool quickly earned the adoration of weavers and textile artists. A new exhibit, Art and Legacy of…
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Find Peace at These Artistic Retreats
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE’S former stomping grounds near Abiquiú make for memorable learning. Ghost Ranch, located near the famous painter’s former home and studio, serves up workshops that range from plein…
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