Red Dot Studio Tour 2013

Photos from around Victoria Chick's studio in New Mexico.

(One of my favorite places to visit...)

  

 

 

June Adventures: Cannon Beach, Oregon

Cannon Beach, Oregon, home to the iconic Haystack Rock.

This place, this air, this water...

it restores.

 

 

Tanner brought our fire to life.

Cooking s'mores, (burning marshmallows), watching the sunset,

letting the sugar coma and the chilly sea air wash over us...

It was a joyful night.

 

We came home smelling of fire and sea

with sweet memories and sand in our jeans.

Oh, Lord.

You are too good to me.

If You Were To Visit...

Sometimes I wish I could gather my family,
all my friends and dear acquaintances that I wish I knew better,
and live in a town together.

This town would have trees and sea and sky
and sweet mountains with a view for miles.

I wish I could open my home more.
That I could brew some tea, pull out my favorite throws,
and just gather around my couch and chairs and talk late into the night.
Talk of the deep things. The hard things. The blessed things.
And just listen.

I often long for this.

In lieu of such proximity, I shall open my home on this little blog.
Here is my abode.
And you are always invited.

Christmas.

 

Merry Christmas, friends!

I hope your holiday was full 

of simple joys & warm hearts.

And I sincerely mean it.

As for my Christmas,

it was lovely!

It was just my husband and I,

and we live far from our families,

so we called them up and chatted 

for a while instead.

(We definitely missed them like crazy, though!)

We played many a board game,

ate a nice dinner,

even got dressed up for the occasion...

We made memories.

 

Thank you for all your love this year.

So many of you I truly count as friends

even though we've never met.

Maybe we will someday!

Who knows.

But thank you for being in my life.

-xoxo-

Jessie

Chocolate & Lights

 
A fun little gem in Las Vegas, Nevada

is the Ethel M. Chocolate Factory

and their cactus garden.

The factory has a walking tour 

complete with free chocolates!

After the tour,

you can peruse the garden.

It's all free.

And it's all lovely.

They wrap up the cacti with lights

and boy,

is it beautiful...

If you haven't been,
I highly recommend it.
True Story.

A studio tour

This weekend was 

Silver City's annual

Red Dot Studio Tour!

Dozens of local art studios

and galleries

opened their doors for the weekend

to share their creative process

and collections!

It was pretty rad!

Here are some photos from 

our visit with my friend

and local artist,

Victoria Chick.

On our way to her studio

Some trees over the road

We made it! Cow Trail Studio!

 

Part of her home on the property

In the studio

Some of her work

A cute little seating area and mini gallery in her studio

Vicki, the artist

A glance at her sketchbook

One of her horses outside

Heading down the hill from her home and studio

A view on our drive back of the Chino mine and a field with yellow flowers

Visiting Vicki at her studio is always a treat for me.

I love just chatting with her 

and seeing the progress 

on some of her newer pieces.

One time, 

she even invited me over 

for coffee and to teach me 

how to build and stretch my own canvas!

It was pretty awesome.

We actually worked on this

large painting below with the horses.

My husband exploring the studio space

And with her cats roaming around the property, 

the open doors of her work space,

and the gorgeous views and warm breeze,

I can't help but leave 

uplifted.

As for all the other galleries we visited...

I failed on taking photos,

but trust me.

They were pretty wonderful too!

If you're ever in Silver City for the 

Red Dot Studio Tour,

you're in for a treat! 

And to see more of Vicki's art
CLICK HERE! 

:)