Picked up the wonderful new kiln yesterday. Today I am going to Barr Lumber to replace the plug on the kiln so it matches my electric dryer outlet. I have been speaking with the experts at The Pottery. More mail art coming in and I’ve had my hands full…later today, I’ll get the new mail…
Category: 29 Palms
Green Buddhas await the Firing
Here is the latest greenware coming out of the bag of clay. I’ve started making some of the buddha heads into wall-pockets. Flowers go nicely in the head, crowning the buddha with a floral array. Also new are the buddha bowls…alot to do, and I need to pack and move…
Desert Ocean Desert Ocean Desert Ocean
Well…it’s been a year and half since I fell madly in love with my BML. Here we are today and I still find myself, as Prince would say “Beautiful, Loved and Blessed”. Douglas Henry Smith and Perry Michael Hoffman will be starting a new life together in Santa Barbara in our new home. Doug has…
Images of Fire MAIL art CALL
Mail Art Call – Images of Fire What is fire? SEND: Postcards with images of fire to: Perry Hoffman P.O. Box 507 29 Palms, CA 92277 USA THEME: Images of Fire DOCUMENTATION: Exhibition at Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council Open Studio Tour 2007 on El Paseo in Wonder Valley Blog documentation. NO RESTRICTIONS any Size…
Moon at the Window
Joni…Joni…Joni…ahhhhhhhhhhhh in 2004, out in the wilds of the Mojave desert I was blessed to be visited by the legend/singer/song writer Joni Mitchell in my home. I was trying to be a good host as well and not attack Ms. Mitchell with camera badgering…but I did end up with a couple of nice shots that…
Coyote
“No regrets Coyote We just come from such different sets of circumstance I’m up all night in the studios And you’re up early on your ranch You’ll be brushing out a brood mare’s tail While the sun is ascending And I’ll just be getting home with my reel to reel… There’s no comprehending” –JONI MITCHELL…
Unveiling the original image.
Here is the original start of the picture below. It went through a few transformations needless to say. Check out the CABINS to see more cabin pictures from Wonder Valley and a new magazine project underway with Chris/Jack.
Jackadandy in Wonder Valley
You can read all Jack’s musings… Jackadandy. This is a portrait I did for her. We did after all go to kindergarten together 48 years ago. Seemed like yesterday… no really it seemed like yesterday HA !!!
Yellow Cactus Flower Pollen Explosion
This image came from a series of flower photographs taken in the Mojave Desert. Bringing this one into present time. If you want to see the rest of the series it is visable in the portfolio under flora at magentaRaven.
Beautiful male lover takes a swim.
Sometimes we shorten it to BML. But really there is nothing like exclaiming to your partner, “Beautiful Male Lover, let’s …make lunch” or whatever. I have found this term of endearment to be quite dear indeed… and so for a year and half I have been BML as well as having a BML. …anyway try…
Mail Art Call – protect desert wilderness with awareness
Mail Art Call – protect desert wilderness with awareness Dear Mail Artists and regular people, I invite your participation in a mail art call from desertWonderland. Just send a postcard depicting wildlife to desertWonderland and by so doing join forces with positive energies to express the wish to keep wild areas wild for wildlife to…
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