Enchanted

We love New Mexico. So it's not surprising that Don was inspired to make a memory montage of our last journey ...

A bit of rusted license plate served as a (partial) title ..

while the Zia sun symbol found a home in the first nook of this one-time screen door frame ...

A bit of scrap wood and some wood burning recall the petroglyphs we saw in Santa Fe ...

While this bit of broken pottery from a recent kitchen misadventure morphed into an imagined sherd ...

Don's been playing with acrylic painting, this being his rendition of the New Mexican tradition of ordering both red and green chile sauces by requesting "Christmas" ...

We were both gobsmacked by the work of Robert Rivera displayed at the Torres Gallery, which inspired this gourd and turkey feather homage  ...

And while we didn't spend any time under a full moon, Don's imagining feels true ...

I did get to contribute a bit more than broken pottery as Don contrived a cunning 2" x 3" loom upon which I wove ...

And in the final nook, a tiny canvas purchased at Taos Pueblo ...

A bit of iron hinge on one end ...

and a rusted bit of we-know-not-what on the other ...

completed and hung over a door in the dining room ...

Perfect!

Back to it ...

The past two weeks have been all about physical therapy and working on Moon Myth ...

Happily, both have been going well and a final draft of the book (sans front cover), can be read here:
http://imgoingtotexas.blogspot.com/p/moon-myth-final-draft.html
with special thanks to Don for commenting on the (countless) iterations, and to Nancy at Pomegranate Trail for her input.

Honestly

We are back, but long story short, I'm dealing with sciatic nerve pain that is distracting me from stitching and blogging. Today I will begin the process of physical therapy to remedy that.

For those of you who have left word in comments and emails, please know that the peace project will proceed once I can give it proper attention.