Saturday, December 31, 2022

December Flying Carpet 2022

 In December
The Flying Carpet
celebrates celebrations

Celebrate shining and bright

Celebrate having the freedom
to shine our lights in the window

Celebrate western tea

Celebrate eastern tea
Celebrate the spaces in between
Celebrate dressing up
Celebrate wrapping it all up
As the Year of the Tiger roars out,
Celebrate looking forward
to the Year of the Rabbit

Special thanks to Satori
and my Wild Rumpus Family

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

November Flying Carpet 2022

 In November
The Flying Carpet
“Let the good times roll”
in New Orleans

Music around every corner

in The French Quarter
Waiting at the Vampire Cafe
but the wait was too long
“let's have a Bloody Mary”

The Backstreet Museum
The Fantastic World
of Mardi Gras Indians


Got our fix
for drugs and beauty

at The Pharmacy Museum

Total juxtaposed wackiness
at Mardi Gras World

Weird Stores with
broken magic boxes
and the Decatur Angel… $5,000.

Saint Louis Cemetery
in the light of day

Found paintings/
found collage/
found assemblage


Special thanks 
to Lion-headed Susan-san
 and Maka Nani
*photo by Susan Dierker

Monday, October 31, 2022

October Flying Caroet 2022

 In October The Flying Carpet
admits to being
a grateful non-recovering
Fall-a-holic

The Flying carpet can ascend
on autumn elation alone

The morning of windy yellows
Las Golandrinas
Farmer's Market:
“Who made your beautiful banner?”
“Grandma made it…
no more… this is the last…
she's 90 years old-- “
 Chencho Ochoa
Red or Green?
Chile is our business

Who painted your great sign?
“I did”she said proudly

Offrenda at the Folk Art Museum
“Earth in Crisis: 
for the souls
of the casualties 
of man made disasters”
Stephanie Riggs
You never know who will be
around the corner

Sometimes 
"there's no place like home”

Sunday, October 2, 2022

Sept Flying Carpet 2022

 In September
The Flying Carpet
went TRAVELING!!!

Flying to Santa Barbara
to teach Artist as Traveler

Students work
from order to chaos
to chaos to order

THE OCEAN!!!
makes gigantic bundles.
Sink my feet in the sand…
Who else has walked here?

Back home…
Turquoise Trail Studio Tour…
Rick Phelps Phantasmagoria!!!
A whirlwind trip to Denver
to deliver Zack's paintings 
to Havu Gallery...
sky writing in the dawn
Boogie down 
Morrison Street in Denver
The Denver Botanical Garden…
Heaven…
Octoberfest in La Veta, CO
Special thanks to Darcy
www.mycreativeneststudio.com
Sharron, Julie, Pam, 
Venita, Lisa, and Julia

Sharon, Bill, and Comet
and Zack






Thursday, September 1, 2022

August Flying Carpet 2022

 In August
The Flying Carpet
filled her eyes…
The delight is in the details
 

At Ethnographic Market
people strut their
stuff, stuff, stuff

The Good Ol’ Boys
think about their hair stylists

At the Indian Market
Native American Costume Contest
a sweet Gothlette surprises all
In the Garden
EPIC! is the plant hero
with his
15 simultaneous blossoms!!!!
This mysterious spider
is a wrapper

At Rieke Studios
Zack's floor
fabulous before the show
and obscured forever

Many amazing visitors
sign the guest book

Special thanks to Racine
the unexpected guest

SPECIAL BLESSINGS
to Serena and Seth
as they begin
their great adventure

photo by Chloe Accardi