Elaine Musgrave

Elaine uses watercolours and graphite to produce paintings of native and exotic species with the beautiful garden providing much of her inspiration.

Sand Sculpture - Viking

El Santuario de Chimayo, New Mexico
13 March 2008 - We visited this tiny church in Chimayo on the high road between Santa Fe and Taos in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Testimonials of miracles abound - similar to those that have taken place in Lourdes, France - and the similarity doesn't end there - There is a clear running stream nearby and evidence of healings - crutches and walking sticks left at the shine.

There were few people there when we visited yet for Easter next week pilgrims will arrive in their tens of thousands from all over
the world - well over 40,000 are expected in this little village.

Pilgrims have been coming for hundreds of years - with many walking from as far away as Santa Fe and beyond to take part in the Easter festival, pilgrimage and prayers.

Weaving the Spirit of the Land

SANCTUARY

From the Desert I came,
Where the Rocks speak
and the Winds sing,
From the Desert I came,
Where the Sands are sparkling jewels
And the Sun bathed me daily.
From the Desert I came,
Where the Stars splashed radiance upon me,
Cleansing my thoughts,
Sobering my mind,
Baptizing my soul,
Washing my spirit,
Renewing my energy.
From the desert I came,
Where the Moon touched me
And poured Grace upon me
Like a great flood.
From the Desert I came,
Where all about me there was Peace
From the Desert I came
From the land of limitless treasures
My gratitute is boundless.
Bill Worrell

Poet and sculptor of classic contemporary Interpretations of Primitive American
Indian Art

The Frank Howell Gallery Santa Fe,NM

Weaving the Spirit of the Land

Chimayo community is known for its fine Spanish and Native American weaving and crafts. Here is an example of a weaving done in this small community. This weaving makes a series of artistic statements each linked by colour and design to the next.

Even though yarns and dyes determine the date of a weaving - this weaving reflects the ageless panoramic beauty of the mountains near Chimayo. With the Jemez
Mountains lined in the horizon and the Truchas Peaks 13,000 feet in elevation nestled right next to Chimayo, it is easy to see how the weaver's artistry dipped into the sublime coloured lights darting over the mountain peaks to create the diamond patterned shapes in this superb weaving.

Some of Cynthia's extraterrestrials