Author: magentaraven

We were lucky to catch the aftermath of the Christmas storm that came through the desert leaving a hush and stillness in the park, a brightness and beauty everywhere. Enjoy! All images ©️perry hoffman and available as prints, cards and...

This coming Saturday December 14 from 1 to 5 at 1777 Calle Poniente Santa Barbara

It was the best year for us at Art Tours. Record sales and turn out. Collaborations with my husband Doug Smith received so well. His first time participating in Art Tours. Many thanks to our patrons and all the new faces. currently getting ready for a little Holiday art sale in santa barbara and also … Continue reading THANK YOU to everyone who made it out to Hwy 62 Art Tours

3 weekends with 204 artists in 134 studios this year. From Pioneer Town to wOnder valley, sitting under Joshua Tree National Park, a great place to explore and see many different artists across the vast high desert! Hope to see you at the Tile House. Many new creations in the works. I will also be … Continue reading 18th Annual Hwy 62. Art Tours

There is more to this than meets the eye. First of all, we noticed Cowbirds hanging around this season. They are known to lay their eggs in Oriole's nests. A bit of a pesky and invasive bird. That being said, we may have lost Cowbird babies and not Orioles. Not sure we will ever know. … Continue reading Oriole’s nest and the Gopher Snake

What a long strange trip it's been. I enjoy seeing my friends comings and going's, humor and often insight. However, as the weight of the world seems to be utterly overwhelming with America's concentration camps, melting ice caps and hideous politics and racial injustice, I have decided to turn inward to find my joy, inward … Continue reading goodbye Facecrack…

With all the wonderful rain this year, we are having a bountiful and beautiful spring super bloom all over California. An especially grand year for desert blooms in Joshua Tree and wOnder valley.