"ARROYO"

A dry channel through which water flows intermittently and irregularly. Kind of like this blog.

My art is an infectious need for me, sometimes a burden but most often a blessing.

This blog is about me and my obsessions, my loves, my need to create and my need of JUNK. I'm addicted to thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets and all roads leading off the beaten track to discover that perfect piece of junk. I recycle old license plates, old shovels, wheelbarrows, saw blades and anything else that's funky using my hand held plasma cutter. I love working with steel, sculpting, photography, watercolor painting, stained glass, and turning everyday utilitarian objects into art. Junked cars ~ I will always veer off the path to search out the beautiful wrecked Arroyo JunKers throughout Arizona, New Mexico and anywhere else the road may lead. When I'm not searching for those JunKers
I ~ RESURRECT ~ STEEL

Showing posts with label rusty things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rusty things. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Road Trip Over!!

Been limping/hobbling around at home since my Road Trip to Santa Fe to help with the Pena Blanca Sunflower Festival.  Sadly just a week before I left I got what I thought was a small sliver of glass in my foot from those D*@# Glass Flowers I make!!! After many attempts to actually find it I went to the Dr. today and find out I may need surgery to get it out!  Not a Happy Camper !  and I don't like hobbling around when I've got stuff to to do and a show coming up.  Oh well, enough whining it could of been worse..... the lady next to me in the Dr. office fell off a ladder and broke both of her heels.... and she's a Pilates teacher!!!!  I guess someone always has it worse off than we do sometimes.
I have hundreds of pictures and it's so hard not to show more and of the artists, so here is just a quick glimpse of the fields.  There were lots of people, lots of artists and lots of Sunflowers.  All in all the "1st Annual" was a big success.  The Sunflowers were so beautiful to see although I only had few minutes to capture these shots as I was so busy manning the t-shirt & sunflower booth the whole time I never really spent enough time in the fields ~ next year!


Here a little video that was posted of parts of the festival......    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thIrVU4oJJY


As my truest followers and friends know.... No Road Trip I take is every complete without paying homage to my Arroyo Junkers & Junky Junk addictions ~ so here are a few of the beauties that I found.  







Tuesday, May 8, 2012

I See with my Heart

They See With Their Eyes

I've observed people as they walk in to my work space where I keep all my junkie treasures awaiting resurrection because I know what they think

~ good lord look at all this junk ~

and I chuckle, because they only see with there Eyes not their Heart!
That is the difference between my Loves and Treasures that others cannot see!

~ and I feel sad for them ~




NICK - my 20 year old cat he likes looking at it.  

Takin' the back road from Greer to Morenci was gorgeous. This was waiting at the end.

Takin' the back road from Greer to Morenci was gorgeous.  This was waiting at the end.
Alpine Cliff Jumper

Don't you just love bugs! My first car.... but RED.

Don't you just love bugs!  My first car.... but RED.
Lamy, NM

This was a great old Studebaker Truck in Lamy, NM . It has seen better days. I love Lamy,

This was a great old Studebaker Truck in Lamy, NM .  It has seen better days.  I love Lamy,
Studebaker in Lamy, NM