Steve Gardner Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 I'll be in Albequerque New Mexico with my wife who is a pastel artist June 6-9th. While she's at the IAPS convention I'd like to visit local pottery studios, galleries or events. Anyone know of a few I can visit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowes Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I recommend visiting pueblos that are in the area; your hotel should be able to guide you. There are several within a nice drive. If you have a car and some time, find Madrid, not so much for pottery, but it is an art town, much in the hippy tradition, but updated. If you have seen the movie "Wild Hogs", much of the movie locations were here and surrounding conuntryside. also find " Old Town" there in Alberquerque, it's the oldest part of town. Coyote Clay and New Mexico Clay are in Alberquerque and might be a fun stop. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJR Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I prefered Santa fe and Taos to Albequerque. They are one and a half hours north. You have Santa Fe Clay which has visiting artists and a pottery studio. In the desert west of Taos, you have the Earth Ships built out of rubber tires and recycled materials by Michael Reynolds. An entire community living off the grid. Tons of you tube videos about him. TJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gardner Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I recommend visiting pueblos that are in the area; your hotel should be able to guide you. There are several within a nice drive. If you have a car and some time, find Madrid, not so much for pottery, but it is an art town, much in the hippy tradition, but updated. If you have seen the movie "Wild Hogs", much of the movie locations were here and surrounding conuntryside. also find " Old Town" there in Alberquerque, it's the oldest part of town. Coyote Clay and New Mexico Clay are in Alberquerque and might be a fun stop. John Thank you John. I'll use your advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Gardner Posted May 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 I prefered Santa fe and Taos to Albequerque. They are one and a half hours north. You have Santa Fe Clay which has visiting artists and a pottery studio. In the desert west of Taos, you have the Earth Ships built out of rubber tires and recycled materials by Michael Reynolds. An entire community living off the grid. Tons of you tube videos about him. TJR Thanks TJ. good suggestions, right up my alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy pots Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I prefered Santa fe and Taos to Albequerque. They are one and a half hours north. You have Santa Fe Clay which has visiting artists and a pottery studio. In the desert west of visi.Taos, you have the Earth Ships built out of rubber tires and recycled materials by Michael Reynolds. An entire community living off the grid. Tons of you tube videos about him. TJR I love Santa Fe also, have you been to a pueblo? Haven't spent enough time in Taos, next visit in 4 mos. Can hardly wait for it. Joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJR Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I prefered Santa fe and Taos to Albequerque. They are one and a half hours north. You have Santa Fe Clay which has visiting artists and a pottery studio. In the desert west of visi.Taos, you have the Earth Ships built out of rubber tires and recycled materials by Michael Reynolds. An entire community living off the grid. Tons of you tube videos about him. TJR I love Santa Fe also, have you been to a pueblo? Haven't spent enough time in Taos, next visit in 4 mos. Can hardly wait for it. Joy Joy; I was trying to think of an equivalent analogy. This was like going to Egypt and not visiting the pyramids. Drove all the way there-three days with my pregnant wife.Did not realize that there were pueblos there. It was 114 degrees.We were in a lttle quarter ton truck.Went to Colarado.Visited Doug Casebear at Anderson Ranch.Did the sky highway or whatever its called. That was a white knuckle ride. I liked Fort Collins. Liked Taos, and Santa Fe. Albuquerque was just another big city to me. Saw the Rio Grande.My daughter is now 15, so you can see that it was a while ago. TJR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmc Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Coyote Clay (home of Coyote Glazes) and New Mexico Clay are both in Albuquerque and only a few miles apart. Santa Fe Clay has a nice gallery. Local studios can be found at http://claystudiotour.com/ I believe that the Railrunner train http://www.nmrailrun...e/train-weekday will take you from Albuquerque to Santa Fe and back for $11 on a day pass. The train station is only a few blocks from Santa Fe Clay and a short bus ride to the town plaza. You will want to come back and stay much longer to see all the wonderful things New Mexico has to offer. This forum is such a valuable resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowes Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Steve, If you do get to Taos, do go see the Taos Pueblo. The community housing there has been in continuous use for 1100 years. Should you get there before 8 AM, you will walk out into the square and wonder where are the people. About 9 or so the shops will start to open and the pueblo comes alive. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal and mud Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I prefered Santa fe and Taos to Albequerque. They are one and a half hours north. You have Santa Fe Clay which has visiting artists and a pottery studio. In the desert west of Taos, you have the Earth Ships built out of rubber tires and recycled materials by Michael Reynolds. An entire community living off the grid. Tons of you tube videos about him. TJR Thanks TJ. good suggestions, right up my alley. Ah, Northern New Mexico. I was raised in Los Alamos and Espanola (both north of Santa Fe) and the dirt and air, I think, infused my blood with the love of pottery. If you want the true New Mexico experience, skip the commercial galleries and vendors and locate some of the pueblos, whose residents sell their wares (most of them fired in pits or ovens in their back yard), and visit them. You can see some lovely works and buy them quite cheap. San Ildefonso is a really good one, so is Santa Clara. In Santa Fe, the Palace of the Governors, which is akin to the "town square," on Saturdays features local potters and other Native Americans who sell their works set on blankets under the portals of old, old adobe buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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