8.09.2011

The peerless Santa Fe sky -

"Excuse me while I kiss the sky."
   Jimi Hendrix

 
Photos by C. Whitney-Ward


And what a kiss that would be, Mr. Hendrix. 
For indeed, each day Santa Fe is blessed with
 billowing pillows of clouds in an impossibly blue sky.



I've always lived on or near the water and when I moved to Santa Fe a friend asked me if I'd miss the ocean.  "The sky will be my ocean," I quipped. And it is.

Santa Fe is such a special, special place and if you have never been here, you
should think about the error of your ways. It's a candy box - there's always
 something new to see and to discover.




Wonderful, walkable neighborhoods...





World-class food & restaurants...










Artistic expression and shopping nirvana...


And vistas....

COME CHASE SANTA FE!


8.07.2011

Snapshots - The Flea at the Downs

The Flea at the Downs is a great Santa Fe weekend jaunt. It's a short ride from town, filled with eclectic vendors and there's always something you don't need, but have to have. And Dick and Veronika Coffin's - Southwest Antiques Gallery  - caught my full attention.

Photos by C. Whitney-Ward











SOUTHWEST ANTIQUES
Spanish Colonial Antiques & Decorations
(Also at the Flea Market near the Opera)

505.465.2105


8.05.2011

SOFA WEST - Santa Fe 2011

SOFA WEST is a vibrant show of contemporary sculpture, objects & functional art. It opened this week in Santa Fe and I took it all in with my camera. My approach? I "shot" everything that I would have bought if I had the resources to match my taste!














This year SOFA added folk & outsider art which offered a charming flair.














And, the guests wore their art well!






My favorites this year? EVERYTHING GLASS.




SOFA WEST  - Santa Fe 2011
Santa Fe Community Convention Center
August 4-7