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| Montezuma Valley (where Cortez is) from Mesa Verde |
Last week we spent some time at Mesa Verde National Park. I would have stayed longer but they kicked us out at dark.
Weave for us a garment of brightness;
may the warp be the white light of morning;
may the weft be the red light of evening;
may the fringe be the falling rain;
may the border be the standing rainbow.
-Tewa song
The patterns in the stone walls are fascinating to me. I have used ideas and feelings from these walls in my Emergence series of tapestries, especially
Emergence I and
Emergence V (links to photos of those pieces). Repetition is important. I have resisted it in many places in my life. But repetition teaches us something. It is comforting, and we learn from it. These walls are beautiful.
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| A wall at Lowry Pueblo, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument |
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| Sunset at Lowry Pueblo, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument |
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| Square Tower House, Mesa Verde National Park |
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| Lowry Pueblo wall, Canyon of the Ancients National Monument |
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| Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park |
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| Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park |
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| La Plata Mountains from Mesa Verde |