Month: June 2014
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Goodbye Crossroads Flea Market
As my dad was fond of staying, “…Nothing stays the same. Things either get better or get worse.” In anticipation of Doodles returning next weekend with Monica Canilao and crew of carpenters to reconstruct a food vending stand for Mrs. Woody a mile from my house, I learned that no more construction can happen at…
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return of the painted desert project
i returned to work last week after a 3 month break where i got to get art up in perth, australia, oakland, philly + hotchkiss, colorado (population 923). it took a little getting used to but by the end of the week i was getting my patient care groove back. people ask me sometimes whether…
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ohkay owingeh pueblo
there’s a billboard i’ve become attracted to on highway 89 north in antelope hills. i got a piece up onto it about a year ago. the woman who works at the trading post initially hated the idea of having rodeo bullfighters pictured on the billboard. with support from customers who liked it, she tolerated…
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illumicirque at the church of art
photo by mary hockenbury hotchkiss, co (population 923) where kind people will serve you grapes + chocolate kisses.
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debra yepa-pappan
debra yepa-pappan shared with me one of her iconic images which she allowed me to remix and install. i got it up at the roadside stand of marge james in march of 2014. she consented to an interview which appears here on vandalog.
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vermillion
“vermillion” is a short film by doug bell + kitchen sink studios about friendship + fly fishing at lee’s ferry in which imagery from the painted desert project appears.
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sacred sites not for sale
the navajo nation was considering building a resort at the confluence of the little colorado river and the colorado river on the east rim of the grand canyon. it was opposed by traditionalists on and off the reservation who viewed this as a desecration of a sacred site and it was opposed by environmentalists. we learned…
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white mesa
marilyn + gregory the bahe ketchum code talker piece i put up about 18 months ago when i discovered that my neighbor, friend and coworker had been diagnosed with an aggressive cancer. my good friend, marilyn came to visit with her boyfriend, gregory. it was great getting to spend time with…
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edu millieris
owen at the little colorado gorge overlook king fowler at the old red lake trading post jc in red lake king fowler in red lake. painting by nils westergard photographer edu millieris visited the southwest this spring and found some painted desert project installations which he re-interpreted. i’ve…