Kickstarter project FUNDED and Summer Solstice Parade is over.

Dear friends, art lovers, blog watchers, thank you for being patient with me. The last days of June have been ever so busy, as I was immersed in Summer Solstice Parade in Santa Barbara as an Artist in Residence. BUT before I go into that episode I want to say how grateful I am for…

Kick Starter for the Tile House

Dear friends and readers of MagentaRaves, I have 5 days left on my kick starter campaign for the Tile House There are 89 backers, $3787 raised in the last 54 days. The goal of the campaign is $7000, to get scaffolding, tile and some labor to help complete this portal to a magical desert. Please…

Well let’s just charge right into May madness and more photo ops

No, not that kind of photo op silly. May Madness, refers to a fabulous rummage sale put on by the Academy of Music in Santa Barbara. but still…More visuals for your palette… Many bird sightings on the coast, but with succulent/cacti sales and volunteer activities, Solstice workshop beginnings, who had time to identify the beauties…

There is a whole lot going on…

WOW !!! I need to reflect a moment on how much has happened in the last few weeks and months. A big chapter closes as desert wonderland goes to new desert lovers and leaves me the Tile House solo. A frenzy of cleaning and shifting energies, a gorgeous sky every day, a tour of wonderland…

whirlwind activity… what else is new?

After a trip to Mexico and San Miguel, to visit Anado and Richard and there amazing abode…we ventured to Yosemite for a lovely wedding and also geared up for the Hwy 62 Art Tours, deadline TODAY… images flow and abound and kickstarter KICKED off this weekend raising $430… please feel free to donate to my…

I recently had a little Ganesh coincident in the mail. The whole story is here at RavenMailArt Enjoy.

Cowbird

I was recently invited to participate in a new site called Cowbird. It is a wonderful place to read stories and real life experiences of other human beings around the planet. Happy to have taken part in the grand experiment 🙂 Here’s my story called Tile House. I hope you enjoy it. Magenta Raven is…

Tile House tileS

A sampling of tile, including some handmade buddha tiles that Perry made and used  at the house in the desert sands of the Mojave desert, in the valley of wonder.

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Well my dears, 2012 is upon us already. Water Dragon Year beginning on January 23rd by the Chinese calendar. I have big and ambitious plans this year to complete some major mosaic/tile work at the Tile House. Video plans for proposing a kickstarter project are in the works as is some serious thinking about what…