Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Black Mesa Winery, Valverde NM
A quick stop at Black Mesa Vineyards and Winery, in Valverde, just out of the canyon south of Taos, en route to Santa Fe. Lots of fun, and we got to meet the owner & vintner......that's Marv, an artist, renaissance man, handyman, funny man, and musician; Vicki, artist, spirit shaman creator, educator, mom, and all around good time and great friend; and RuthAnn, business woman, great friend, and "foodie" .....
Unloading the wood fired kiln in Tres Piedras
What fun! The local potters who use this wood fired kiln invited us to come out and help "unload" the kiln - we had to wear gloves because the items were still quite warm to the touch.
Very exciting to see the finished pieces coming out of the kiln.....and to watch the faces of the potters as they saw their creations for the first time after firing.....very much a birthing process!
This firing required 24/7 vigilance and stoking for 12 days.....amazing!
Storm Clouds over the Rio Grande Gorge
An amazingly windy, powerful, delicious storm blew through Arroyo Hondo late Monday afternoon.....this was the sky as I was driving back from Taos to the west, over the Rio Grande Gorge and just to the north of Tres Piedras, the three peaked mountain.
This storm brought driving rain that came in horizontally, winds that I thought might take the house off the hill it sits on, and hail.
River and Bogy, the flat back retrievers I'm hanging with, flanked me as we stood at the window and watched this storm ..... quite the event!
Marv Davis' creations
Marv Davis is a true renaissance man. He and his wife, Val, lived in an earth home out on the mesa that they built when they first arrived. They've since moved into town, but their love of the land is evident just by looking at their home area.
They are also known in Taos as "Square Peg", an 'Americana' music duo and are "rock starts" to all of us who know them.
These masks are in their garden.
The double rainbow is not Marv's creation.... or maybe it is.....
They are also known in Taos as "Square Peg", an 'Americana' music duo and are "rock starts" to all of us who know them.
These masks are in their garden.
The double rainbow is not Marv's creation.... or maybe it is.....
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