Horizons series
February 8th, 2008
Horizon VIII, 25 x 25 inches, ©2007
Horizon IX, 25 x 25 inches, ©2007
Horizon X, 25 x 25 inches, ©2007
The influence of the vast horizon line is something that’s buried deep within my psyche. A couple of times a year, I drive the 450-mile journey between Denver and Albuquerque, where my family lives. A lot of people think I’m crazy, but I just love doing this drive. There are some different routes you can take: You can either just get on I-25 and stick with it all the way, or you can head west at Walsenburg, Colo., and take the scenic route down through the San Luis valley and then through Taos and Santa Fe. Each has its advantages, but in either case the scenery is full of wide-open vistas and amazing skies, and is truly soul-restoring for me.
The Horizons series pieces are some of my favorites to do. I love working in squares, and I love the simplicity of dividing a square into just two major areas. The challenge is to make them restful but interesting.
These 3 Horizons works were included in a SAQA-sponsored show last year called “A Sense of Place: Artists working in Series.” It was an invitational exhibit curated by Peg Keeney, one of SAQA’s very generous and tireless volunteers. The Sense of Place show is documented along with another show, “SAQA: Creative Force 2007,” in a beautifully-printed catalog available directly from SAQA.
One side note – I was thrilled to learn that all three of these pieces sold from the show!
February 8th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Congrats on the sale – yay! I also love that drive – having grown up in new mexico I can definitely relate to your affinity for the vast horizon.
February 9th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Hi Deidre…I’m so happy you now have a blog. I have admired your work for quite some time. Nice to know I can check out all of your new work as you post it.
I’m going to add you to my favourites on my blog.
Be well,
February 9th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Loved reading your blog as I love looking at your work. However the format isn’t working and some of the text is getting lost under a band on the right side. I think this is in your formatting as Lisa as I am not a blog geek.
Will add you to my favortie list.
February 9th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I’m not surprised these beautiful pieces sold, I was hooked as soon as i saw them. I don’t have a problem with your formatting as i use an Imac, but for some reason i can’t play your video, which seems a frequent problem, don’t know if i need to download some external player besides QT.
February 10th, 2008 at 8:31 am
I just love this series. You’ve really accomplished getting those “Rothko edges”, not an easy feat using textiles.
February 16th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Beautiful.
Found you via Lisa Call’s blog, and I hope you don’t mind my very lengthy response to the Eggleston pic.