August Flying Carpet 2023

 In August
the Flying Carpet 

perceives transformation.

Once upon a time
there was a cactus called Epic.

His buds were 

a moment of potential.

He bloomed profusely!
22 fluorescent blossoms!

But then inevitably 

his blossoms faded

and He moved 

on to the next phase…
propagated into 8 new starts

 

In memoriam
Anita Sanders
gardener, tango dancer, visual artist,
opera lover, traveler, milliner,
lace knitter and life enthusiast

July Flying Carpet 2023

 In July 

The Flying Carpet

Flew around the world

 and stayed home in Santa Fe.

 

Faces at the Folk Art Market*

Come back next year!

Think about volunteering...

*www.ifam.org

June Flying Carpet 2023

 In June The Flying Carpet 

took a Pride Ride

 

"Greetings, Earthlings…
You do some 

very strange things""

 

Special thanks 

to our fabulous Governor
Michelle Lujan Grisham

May Flying Carpet 2023

 In May
The Flying carpet explores creation by discovery…
that which is 

tangential, fortuitous, serendepitous, unexpected:

A suitcase of rambles

a swirl of Gaudi

 

a garage of paintings

an excavation of surprise

a rip off of paste on

an I Ching of cat whiskers

a collaboration of scribbles

a floor of chance masterpieces

With congratulations to Nelly

gratitude to Freya and her cats

and special thanks to Zack

for the everchanging floors

April Flying Carpet 2023

 In April
the Flying Carpet
immersed in spring

Potential…
expectation
frantic birds
chasing each other...

the bud
caught between inside and outside

the blowsy tulips

ingenious packaging

the egg

the seed
containment

“wrapped within
young leaves:
the sound of water
-Soseki

the seeds breaking open
and finally the bloom*

Special thanks to Lux for
many smiles for a while

*Sialia's garden

March Flying Carpet 2023

 In March
The Flying Carpet
living the parallel existence
of the night mind:
saw a figure
transparent and filled with ribbons…

RIBBONS
tracing the paths of energy
swirling with the dance in Mexico

RIBBONS
celebratory

RIBBONS
a feast of color in Oaxaca*

RIBBONS
and padlocks (!)
honoring Sain Roman Nonato
who protects from gossip
and secures secrets

RIBBONS 

textile inspiration
at Mokuba
a Japanese Passementerie in Paris

RIBBONS
wrap gifts with elegance
and blessing

RIBBONS
remembrance
awareness
support

RIBBONS
unexpected joy
"In gay profusion lying there,
Lovely ribbons, scarlet ribbons”**

RIBBONS
a ribbon river of time

*Special thanks to Carol Eastes
for photo of the beloved Oaxaca ribbon store

**Scarlet Ribbons
as sung by Harry Belafonte

February Flying Carpet 2023

 In February
The Flying Carpet 

migrated with the cranes
to the Rio Grande valley

Los Luceros…
Clear winter light
etches shadow silhouettes
on soft adobe walls

Stories within stories within stories
of the 18th century ranch

New Mexico History 

beckons us to explore
the winding dirt roads…
Primordial rural New Mexico

Valentines, gnomes, motorcycles,
votives, pickups, reindeers
and always plastic flowers
adorn the graves of the adored

And back home… snow

and snow and more snow

and we come full circle…

 

Special thanks to Maggie…
with her adventurous heart