Chamisal & the High Road

When I left Taos, I headed southeast to take the High Road from Taos to Santa Fe visiting two artists on the way. I found Donna Caulton at her 130 year old adobe home in the very small town of Chamisal. The 2010 census states a population of 310. It is a sweet little town where people have lived in their family homes for generations. Donna is working on a special project along with three other artists called "Creation Migration". Check out the blog site for this project by clicking here.

Visiting with Donna confirmed for me the value of the Southwest Art Studios project.  When you have an opportunity to meet an artist in their studio and talk with them about there work there is so much more of a connection to and an appreciate of the work.  Sure, you can fall in love with art in a gallery but a connection to the artist takes it to a whole other level.  There are a number of things that I loved about visiting with Donna and I will be sharing in more detail on the website as Donna will be the featured artist for July 2013 for Southwest Art Studios.  Seriously, I did not want to leave and could have stayed all day visiting with her and her sweet gentle poodle, Jazzy but had to head further on down the road to meet another artist in Truchas.

Donna Caulton

"Raven's Dream" - Solar plate Etching - Donna Caulton

Chamisal, NM