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Sunset in Apache Junction Sunsets in the desert can be stunning! Posted April 20, 2004 by Michael A. Morrow  My Dad sent me this picture he took of a sunset in Apache Junction, Arizona. Pretty Stunning! They don't last long, but they sure are purty! Is It Art Yet? Art from Wool in New Mexico Posted April 13, 2004 by Michael A. Morrow
The address from one of the labels says: Ortega’s Weaving Shop Chimayo, New Mexico 87522 I looked it up on the internet, and found their web-site and a more detailed address: Ortegas Weaving Shop Nm 76 And Nm 520 Chimayo, NM (505) 351-4215 If you are passing through, say, on your way to Taos?, be sure to drop in and visit them. TROY "O fatherland, O Ilium home of the gods, O Troy walls famed in battle!" - Virgil - Posted April 4, 2004 by Michael A. Morrow One of the neatest moments of my travels - sitting on the walls of Troy on my 36th birthday and watching the sun set.  Amazing events must have transpired here to spawn Homer’s Iliad, the beginning of secular written history. It’s a fantastic view, but a different landscape than in Homeric times. Several thousand years of erosion have turned a once great harbor into a silted plain of rich farmland plowed by the descendants of Troy. This monument of history has been visited by generals, leaders, historians, archeologists, romantics, and poets throughout the ages. It will be interesting to see how the new movie TROY deals with the most famous love story of all time. I leave you with a little Tennyson and Marlowe: And manners; climates, councils, governments, Myself not least, but honored of them all; And drunk delight of battle with my peers, Far on the ringing plains of windy Troy. I am a part of all I have met; Yet all experience is an arch wherethrough Gleams that untraveled world. And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with kiss. Her lips suck forth my soul; see, where it flies! TROY Bryce Canyon Fantasyland in the Queen's Garden Posted March 30, 2004 by Michael A. Morrow Bryce Canyon - Stunningly beautiful, and one of my all-time favorites. I had just spent 4 hours hiking the Fairyland Trail in 90+ degree heat.  The scenery was magnificent. There were post-card views everywhere, so film was used as fast as I could put it in the camera. The trail finally came out at the north end of the rim by the campgrounds in the shade of trees. A quick hike back up the rim to the Queen's Garden trail head was in order - I wanted to see it before it went into shade. I hustled down the Queen's Garden trail into a surreal landscape of fairy tale spikes and spires. More film used. Then with the shade of dusk approaching, I hiked back up to a vantage point on the rim that looked out over the canyon. Looking north, you could see the Fairyland Trail snaking through the red, orange, and white rock formations. While admiring the beauty, I heard a rustle behind me and caught movement from the corner of my eye. I whirled around just in time to see a little tree running over the edge of the canyon towards the Queen's Garden.  The camera
was already cocked (a bad but useful habit), and I just managed to get a
shot as it scampered over the edge and into the lengthening shadows in the
fantasyland of spires which made up the Queen's Garden.OK, so maybe it was a little fanciful. But if you have any imagination at all, it seems not at all improbable after seeing the fantastic scenery of Bryce Canyon. And just to give you a little incentive to see it for yourself, that little tree is STILL THERE! Check in the vicinity of Sunrise Point, near the Queen's Garden Trail Head. I heartily recommend Bryce as a destination. Go there. See it. Take a bunch of film, your imagination, and if it's hot, take a hat, and lots of water or your favorite soda. Don't forget your sunscreen, as the park is at 9,000 feet, the air is thin, and you can burn fast. |
Sunset in Apache Junction Is It Art Yet? TROY Bryce Canyon - Fantasyland in the Queen's Garden |
Feluccas at Rest
October 3, 1992
Late afternoon sun, wool
blankets, different fabric textures, and striking colored designs,
all neatly framed by dark shadow - I really like the way this
picture came out. In the background, draped over the arm of the sofa
is one of my favorite wool pieces. The combination of tan, black,
yellow, and blue, is striking, and the colors are
brilliant.
I got it at a little weaving shop
in Chimayo, New Mexico. If you happen to be passing through the
little village of Chimayo, New Mexico, be sure to look up Ortega’s
Weaving Shop. It’s a tiny little place, and you have to look for it
- it isn’t on the main road. They hand-weave beautiful 100%
wool rugs, blankets, and placemats. I picked up a 6 x 3 foot
blanket, and several placemat-sized pieces. They aren’t inexpensive,
but they are very tightly woven, and the quality is very high. You
can get and use them as wall hangings, blankets, carpets, placemats,
end table covers, etc., etc., etc. When I was there (1987?), they
took credit cards - a great way to go, ‘cause I guarantee you’ll see
a bunch of stuff you’ll want.Copyright Michael A. Morrow - March 21, 2004.