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The Blue Show: May 1 - June 28, 2023
The Blue Show: May 1 - June 28, 2023

The Blue Show is an exhibition of mixed-media works by artist friends, Claire Coté and Nicole Thibodeau at the Questa Public Library. The works explore the relationship of time to the natural world and the artists’ spontaneity of interaction with materials. Reception is Saturday, May 13, 2023, 2 pm - 4 pm.

What is a Cyanotype?
What is a Cyanotype?

Cyanotype is an accessible, nontoxic photographic printing process first used in 1842. Also called “Sun Prints” cyanotypes are created using sunlight! It produces prints in a distinctive dark turquiose-blue. The word “cyan” comes from the Greek, meaning  “dark blue substance.”

2022 Gratitude Review
2022 Gratitude Review

Throughout 2022 I leaned-in to creating by experimenting, making decisions in my own way and time, and accepting and even celebrating my unconventional ways of doing and being. Writing about and choosing twelve photographs for the months of 2022, I was reminded of the importance of daily mindfulness and gratitude.

Art & Ecology

Art as fieldwork is a powerful form of investigation and illumination. Interdisciplinary approaches and diverse mediums can lead to unexpected outcomes and conclusions...more

Drawing & Painting

Drawing and watercolor painting are two of my “power tools”. They help me to stop, observe, look, see, imagine, connect, reach, document, reflect, investigate, probe, relax, slow down and be…more

Curation & Education

Contemporary art and learning coalesce through unique place-based exhibitions, events, workshops and multi-sensory educational experiences for participants of all ages...more

Welcome!

I am a multi-passionate artist, mother, off-grid homemaker, educator and community collaborator in the Northern New Mexico high desert.

I love to make art outdoors and to bring the outdoors into my work.

I create mixed media works with layers of water color, pigment pen, pencil, black tea, repurposed teabags and cyanotype. Motherhood, family life, archeology of place, and the more-than-human inspire my work. Universal themes of interdependence and impermanence show up often. Daily experiments fuel my curiosity; seeking awe awakens the senses and helps me stay present.