Last week I had the pleasure of spotting Big Horn Sheep on Wednesday, then again on Saturday at the approximate same time, 2:30 and so I headed back on Sunday with my better camera to see what I could find. Met a couple of people from Desert Hot Springs on horseback, lady with pink cowboy…
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Some new cards going to the 29 Palms Visitor Center
Soon to be printed cards on their way to the Twentynine Palms Visitor Center on Hwy 62. Happy first day of Spring to everyone!!
April… is it spring ? May… is it spring?
Currently back on the coast, sketching with water color pencils, after another long trip to the desert where I was supervising the mosaics created for the Historic Plaza in 29 Palms at Two Mile Road. This was an amazing experience with much help from all the participants. I would like to say, WOW!!! What a…
the 34th latitude is connecting the dots
Also new workshop dates on my mosaic blog. CHECK IT OUT and join me for some smashing fun time, breaking tiles…
NoVeM߀® is already here.
You might have wondered, did I fall off the face of the earth? Hence NOctober posts. After taking first prize at Metro Galleries in Bakersfield in September at Latination II …October was there, waiting for me…telling me to prepare for the Hwy 62 Art Tours, firing the kiln when ever possible and creating thirteen new…
New mØsAi© workshop in the high desert… a®t, ßeauty, yOga..
A new workshop and a new look at RAVEN moSai©s Please click it and SEE more about a ßeaµtiƒul get-a-way to wOnder valley for yOga, mOsai©s and gOOd ƒood. Speaking of ƒood there has been a lot on my plate… HWY 62 Art Tours and new mosai©S, nEw pOst©ards, new photographs, new ceramics… and I…
California Quail…Botanical Gardens Santa Barbara
Went to the Botanical Gardens to see how it faired in the fire and was amazed at charred palms coming back and a gorgeous meadow full of flowers surrounded by burned and charred mountains. The California Quail was waiting for us !! Upon consulting the Peterson Western Birds Guide I found that Gambel’s Quail and…
Mosaic Workshops in the desert
Come learn mosaics from a multi-media artist in an inspirational environment. A place of magic. Perry has been giving mosaic workshops for 5 years in the Mojave desert and Santa Barbara. He has been working in clay and tile and mosaics with his home for over 10 years now and it is a living evolving…
Rare desert mariposa lily.
This past weekend, my bml, or beautiful male lover, soon to be husband and I were at The Palms in Wonder Valley for the Wonder Valley Music Festival. We also got a chance to see the rare mariposa lily and witches hair (Cuscuta californica) a lovely firey orange parasite, in Joshua Tree National Park.
New Book, Eight Years in Wonder Valley
MagentaRaven is publishing a new book, printed on semi matte paper, entitled 8 Years in Wonder Valley. 38 of the best photographs from eight years of documentation by yours truly, Perry Hoffman Images of wild birds, owls, coyotes, scorpions, snakes and rusty metal… and fire. I have just emailed friends with a special…
Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin Festival
Let me say that I truly do not know where to begin… Shall I just start backtracking… kd lang has created an amazing cd and the more I listen to it the more amazing it becomes. Jazz great,Herbie Hancock just won album of the year at the Grammy’s with his cd River, The Joni Letters. …
Dick Smith Wilderness behind Santa Barbara
Today Doug and I took a drive up into the mountains …an incredibly gorgeous day in the Los Padres National Forest above Santa Barbara. From desert to the ocean to the mountain. You can see Anacapa Island in one photo.
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