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Juanita Metzger

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Hyperlocal Travel: Where to in 2020?

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I can’t post one print from Jillian Sandell @jilliansandell without also sharing the second one that ended up in my hands! These shapes are the iconic rocks of Joshua Tree National Park and the granite mountains that inhabit a place I love❤️ I have a corner of the living room filled with art from Joshua Tree artists and it gets a lot of attention and interest when we have guests. Not of course, no guests these days! But, we have the art to enjoy 🖼 everyday!! . . . . . . #joshuatree #joshuatreenationalpark #artistsoninstagram #printmaking #risograph #makeart #desertart #mojavedesert #mojavedesertcalifornia

Dance. Rise. Persist. I’ve never seen a garden sculpture quite like this one. Assemblage is a theme at The Glass Outhouse Gallery (@theglassouthousegallery) in Wonder Valley and I was convinced it had to be a put together creation. But no, it’s a fully intact ceramic garden sculpture. It seems rather apropos of the times. The Glass Outhouse Gallery is a community place unlike any other gallery; created from passion, love of community and desire to engage! I live the eclectic opening events with music, food and the friendliest hosts! But don’t go there now, #stayhomestaysafe . . . . . #sculpturegallery #sculpturegarden #wondervalley #outdoorgallery #mojavedesert #desertarts #glassouthousegallery #signofthetimes #bentbutnotbroken #sculpture #goddess

It rained all night and most of the morning here in Kitchener. But every time it rains, I just look at my new print from Joshua Tree based artist Jillian Sandel @jilliansandell and I am immediately transported to that memory of smell, the smell of creosote after the rain. Creosote the plant, not the chemical. And it’s unlike anything I’ve every smelled. I’m so pleased to add this risograph piece to our collection of Joshua Tree artists on our wall! . . . . #joshuatree #desertplants #creosote #desertrain #thesmellofcreosoteaftertherain #artistsoninstagram #printmaking #risograph

The Palm Springs Art Museum introduced me to another brilliant and wise artist, Gerald Clarke. The exhibit “Falling Rock” is a mid-career survey of his work. Clarke is a sculptor and conceptual artist from the Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians. The “Falling Rock” title comes from a story in his childhood, as explained in his website: “After my parent’s divorce, my Dad would come and pick me up on weekends and take me back to the reservation. Our reservation is up in the mountains about 4000 feet above sea level. As we drove through the mountains, we would pass several "Falling Rock" warning signs. ‍ Not knowing what they meant, I asked my Dad about them. He told me, “Falling Rock was the name of the last ‘free’ Indian who never surrendered to the white man. Wherever you see a Falling Rock sign,” my Dad explain, “it marks a place where Falling Rock was seen attacking passing cars.” ‍ As a kid, I would always look to see if I could see him, angry and free. I wanted to name my website after 'Falling Rock' because it is in his spirit that I create art.” In addition to “Falling Rock” Clarke created several contemporary signs, which were among my favourite pieces in the exhibition. . . . . #contemporaryart #cahuilla #nativeamerican #roadsigns #geraldclarke #fallingrock

Where in the World?

Recent Destinations:

Wiltshire & Cornwall, UK
Joshua Tree, California
Haliburton, Ontario
Montreal, Quebec
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
The Netherlands

Next Destinations:

Montreal
Joshua Tree, California (again!)

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