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10-17-2005, 01:52 PM
What a beautiful weekend for art, animals and the environment in Socorro County last weekend (Oct. 15 & 16). Even the weather participated by adding much needed moisture to the habitat.
Socorro’s two specially designated wildlife refuges were hosting annual National Wildlife Refuge Week activities: Sevilleta, the Jewel of the northern county area hosted walks in normally closed areas (“A bit damp but not bad,” said one) and informational booths and talks at the Visitor Center. Sharon Fullingim and Skeeter Leard were two of the artists represented at the Center.
Skeeter needed to clone herself on Saturday as she hurried between Sevilleta, the Fullingim-Isenhour-Leard Galleries and the Garcia Opera House in Socorro and the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge where she was an honored artist among others who have supported the Refuge efforts.
The posters for the National Wildlife Refuge Week –designed by Skeeter – were no where to be seen. Missing in action somewhere, we were told. Fortunately we were treated to the original– which actually was a recreation of the first poster Skeeter designed for the Oklahoma refuge’s 100 anniversary.
We nabbed both available versions– the one with the longhorns and one with turkeys – before moving onto the next table featuring Sandra Seth and Valerie Graves of Taos and their new book about the Bosque del Apache. They reported a great turnout for their book signing in Santa Fe with some 300 folks coming out for the evening, a benefit for the Bosque. The book is lovely and all sales continue to help support specific projects at the refuge. They’ll be back for the Festival of the Cranes so be sure to visit them in the Big Tent.
Across the room, bright blue ceramic bowls beckoned us as we met Samantha and Erich Decker-Hoppen. The couple said they had participated in the Cucillo Pecan Festival where they met enthusiastic Bosque volunteer Steve Green. Steven urged them to visit the Bosque and they became enchanted with the place, said Samantha adding they intend to make the refuge a frequent habitat. Check out their stuff at http://turtlerockstudio.com
Digital photog master Jerry Goffe also exhibited; his frequent meanderings around the refuge are delightfully reproduced for us in some dramatic and unusual images of our great refuge.
We didn’t get much of a chance to visit with Marjorie Mullany as the afternoon was winding down. But we sure admire her cut-paper crane design which was chosen as the art for the cover of this year’s Festival of the Cranes program. The marvelously intricate cranes in snowflake style symmetry are reproduced on a brilliant blue background for a truly striking effect.
We always enjoy going out to the Bosque, seeing the great folks who do such a great job in keeping our refuge in such pristine shape and the faithful volunteers like John Bertrand back for another fall and winter. John each year produces the informative Habitat newspaper for the Friends of the Bosque.
What’s a reception without food? These folks hosted us with great coffee from Coffee Tea Or C, LLC, featuring organic, estate grown coffees from Central and South America. (info@coffeeteaorc.com or 505-894-8800) and some yummy snacks. And some absolutely heavenly fruit glaze made of chocolate, raspberry and .... chile!
On Sunday, we ventured down to the Garcia Opera House for the Art & Antiques for the Animals fundraiser. If you missed this great show, you'll get a chance to see many of the fine artists at the November Festival of the Cranes art shows: Patti McLain continues to expand her repertoire adding note cards with origami or cut-paper designs. Painters Georgette Gray and Leon Miler; Michael Hanauer, who produces wood and patina jewelry; Fullingim-Isenhour-Leard Galleries; Donna Nowiki, stain glass; and NMTech art students including Georgia Raymond and Karyn DeBont, were among the artists from Socorro. We especially enjoyed seeing Ilse and Yvonne Magener of Magdalena whose lovely studio will be open during Festival art shows as well.
Socorro’s two specially designated wildlife refuges were hosting annual National Wildlife Refuge Week activities: Sevilleta, the Jewel of the northern county area hosted walks in normally closed areas (“A bit damp but not bad,” said one) and informational booths and talks at the Visitor Center. Sharon Fullingim and Skeeter Leard were two of the artists represented at the Center.
Skeeter needed to clone herself on Saturday as she hurried between Sevilleta, the Fullingim-Isenhour-Leard Galleries and the Garcia Opera House in Socorro and the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge where she was an honored artist among others who have supported the Refuge efforts.
The posters for the National Wildlife Refuge Week –designed by Skeeter – were no where to be seen. Missing in action somewhere, we were told. Fortunately we were treated to the original– which actually was a recreation of the first poster Skeeter designed for the Oklahoma refuge’s 100 anniversary.
We nabbed both available versions– the one with the longhorns and one with turkeys – before moving onto the next table featuring Sandra Seth and Valerie Graves of Taos and their new book about the Bosque del Apache. They reported a great turnout for their book signing in Santa Fe with some 300 folks coming out for the evening, a benefit for the Bosque. The book is lovely and all sales continue to help support specific projects at the refuge. They’ll be back for the Festival of the Cranes so be sure to visit them in the Big Tent.
Across the room, bright blue ceramic bowls beckoned us as we met Samantha and Erich Decker-Hoppen. The couple said they had participated in the Cucillo Pecan Festival where they met enthusiastic Bosque volunteer Steve Green. Steven urged them to visit the Bosque and they became enchanted with the place, said Samantha adding they intend to make the refuge a frequent habitat. Check out their stuff at http://turtlerockstudio.com
Digital photog master Jerry Goffe also exhibited; his frequent meanderings around the refuge are delightfully reproduced for us in some dramatic and unusual images of our great refuge.
We didn’t get much of a chance to visit with Marjorie Mullany as the afternoon was winding down. But we sure admire her cut-paper crane design which was chosen as the art for the cover of this year’s Festival of the Cranes program. The marvelously intricate cranes in snowflake style symmetry are reproduced on a brilliant blue background for a truly striking effect.
We always enjoy going out to the Bosque, seeing the great folks who do such a great job in keeping our refuge in such pristine shape and the faithful volunteers like John Bertrand back for another fall and winter. John each year produces the informative Habitat newspaper for the Friends of the Bosque.
What’s a reception without food? These folks hosted us with great coffee from Coffee Tea Or C, LLC, featuring organic, estate grown coffees from Central and South America. (info@coffeeteaorc.com or 505-894-8800) and some yummy snacks. And some absolutely heavenly fruit glaze made of chocolate, raspberry and .... chile!
On Sunday, we ventured down to the Garcia Opera House for the Art & Antiques for the Animals fundraiser. If you missed this great show, you'll get a chance to see many of the fine artists at the November Festival of the Cranes art shows: Patti McLain continues to expand her repertoire adding note cards with origami or cut-paper designs. Painters Georgette Gray and Leon Miler; Michael Hanauer, who produces wood and patina jewelry; Fullingim-Isenhour-Leard Galleries; Donna Nowiki, stain glass; and NMTech art students including Georgia Raymond and Karyn DeBont, were among the artists from Socorro. We especially enjoyed seeing Ilse and Yvonne Magener of Magdalena whose lovely studio will be open during Festival art shows as well.