Cemetery Cross
Karen Rivera 2012
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Scattered on a barren, windswept hilltop, outside of town and hidden from the casinos that have taken over the entire town, handmade crosses mark the graves of the miners who died far away from home.
November 4, 2012 | Categories: Artists, Cemetery Crosses, Christian Photography, Colorado, Cripple Creek, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Outdoor Photography, Photography, Vintage Crosses | Tags: christian photography, cripple creek cemetary, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Graveyard Crosses, Hand Carved, inspirational photograhpy, Karen Rivera, Wayside Attraction | Leave a comment
Reading at Best Price Books and Coffee
sebastian 2006
July 26, 2011 | Categories: Art, Bottlecap Art, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Free Clipart Crosses, Hand Painted, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, New Mexico, Patron Saints, Saints and Martyers, Santos, Tinwork | Tags: Bottle Cap, Folk Art, kdsebastian, Mural, New Mexico, Santos, Tinwork | Leave a comment
San Raphael
Patron Saint of Travelers
Acrylic on raw alderwood
Karen Rivera 2005
July 12, 2011 | Categories: Art, Bottlecap Art, Churches, Community, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Hand Painted, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, New Mexico Photography, Patron Saints, Religious Art, Saints, Saints and Martyers, San Raphael, Shrine, Spirituality | Tags: Bottlecap Art, Cross, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Patron Saints, Previously Painted, Religious Art, Road Signs, Road Trips, Saints, Saints and Martyrs, San Raphael, Santos, Taos, Tinwork | Leave a comment
Black Iron Cross Fence
Nambe, New Mexico Cemetery
Karen Rivera 2009
July 11, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Cemetery Crosses, Churches, Crosses, Folk Art, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Rustic Crosses, Traditional Crosses | Tags: Abobe Churches, Black Iron Cross, Cemetery Crosses, Churches, Cross, Cross of the Day, Graveyard Crosses, kdsebastian, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, Nambe, New Mexico, Old Churches, Village Churches | Leave a comment
Woman with Black Iron Patina and Cross
sebastian 2003
July 10, 2011 | Categories: Art, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Patron Saints, Religious Art, Saints and Martyers, Santa Fe | Tags: Art, Black Iron, Christian Folk Art, Folk Art, Inspirational Art, Karen Rivera, kdsebastian, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Religious Art, Walls | Leave a comment
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
sebastian 2009
July 9, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Hand Carved Crosses, Historic Churches, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mother of God, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Our Savior, Religious Art, Rustic Crosses, Saints and Martyers, Traditional Crosses, Village Churches | Tags: Cross, Cross of the Day, Jemez Springs, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mountain, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Old Churches, Outdoor Photography, Sebastian | Leave a comment
Chimayo Chapel
Chimayo, New Mexico
sebastian 2009
July 8, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Descansos, Folk Art, Hand Carved Crosses, Heart Crosses, Historic Churches, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, Mountain Splendor, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Our Savior, Patron Saints, Religious Art, Rustic Crosses, Saints, Saints and Martyers, Sanctuario, Santos, Spirituality, Traditional Crosses, Village Churches | Tags: Abobe Churches, Chimayo Chapel, Christian Crosses, Cross, Cross of the Day, Folk Art, God, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Old Churches, Prayer, Religious Art, Tinwork | Leave a comment
Cross of the Day
St. George on a Horse
Sanctuario, Chimayo, New Mexico
sebastian 2005
July 7, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Chimayo, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Descansos, Folk Art, Graveyard Crosses, Hand Carved Crosses, Heart Crosses, Historic Churches, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Patron Saints, Rustic Crosses, Saints, Saints and Martyers, Sanctuario, Santa Fe, Santos, Spirituality, Story Crosses, Traditional Crosses, Village Churches | Tags: Christian Folk Art, Folk Art, God, kdsebastian, Memorial Cross, Mission Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Novena, Prayer, Saints, Saints and Martyrs, Santos, Shrine, St. George, Village Churches | Leave a comment
Cross of the Day
Our Lady of Holy Chiles
sebastian 2003
July 6, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Chimayo, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Cuisine, Folk Art, Free Clipart Crosses, Hand Painted, Historic Churches, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, Native American, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Patron Saints, Saints and Martyers, Sanctuario, Shrine, Spirituality | Tags: Christian Folk Art, Cross, Folk Art, Jesus, Karen Rivera, kdsebastian, Mural, New Mexico, Our Lady of Holy Chiles, painted walls, Village Churches, Walls | Leave a comment
In Santa Fe, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is honored within the parish’s santuario. Outside, a 12-foot bronze statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe stands near the entrance, its base often decorated with fresh roses. Parishioners accompanied the statue from Mexico City, where it was cast in bronze, to Santa Fe in 2008.
Church is converting a weedy slope in front of its parking lot into a shrine that tells the story of the iconic Our Lady of Guadalupe. The church also will create an Institute for Guadalupe Studies and a Marian Resource Center and Library in the old Guadalupe School and Convent across Agua Fría Street.
The area will be called “Santa Fe’s Hill of Tepeyac.”
“It’s a place where people can come and look for resources about Our Lady of Guadalupe,” Nguyen said.
The Santa Fe Hill of Tepeyac is “a wonderful way to pay honor to our Mother,” parishioner Diana Lujan said.
More from the Santa Fe New Mexican
July 6, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Christian Photography, Churches, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Hand Carved Crosses, Historic Churches, Holy Family, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Madonna, Mission Churches, Mother of God, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Nuestra Senora, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Outdoor Photography, Photography, Rustic Crosses, Saints and Martyers, Sanctuario, Santa Fe, Shrine, Stone Churches, Traditional Crosses, Vintage Crosses | Tags: Abobe Churches, Bronze Statue, Christian, Churches, Cross, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Karen Rivera, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Photography, Santa Fe, Santuario, Tepeyac | Leave a comment
Our Lady of Gudalupe Shrine
Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine
Chimayo, New Mexico
sebastian 2003
July 5, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Chimayo, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Hand Carved Crosses, Hand Painted, Historic Churches, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mother of God, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Patron Saints, Rustic Crosses, Saints, Saints and Martyers, Sanctuario, Santos, Traditional Crosses | Tags: Abobe Churches, Christian, Cross, Cross of the Day, Crucifix, Folk Art, God, kdsebastian, Mission Churches, Mother of God, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Novena, Old Churches, Our Lady of Guadalupe, painted walls, Patron Saints, Prayer, Saints, Santos, Village Churches | Leave a comment
San Raphael on Wood with Scrabble Tiles and Bottlecaps
Chimayo, New Mexico
sebastian 2007
July 5, 2011 | Categories: Art, Chimayo, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Free Clipart Crosses, Hand Painted, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Saints, Saints and Martyers, San Raphael, Sanctuario, Santos, Spirituality | Tags: Bottle Cap, Cross, Cross of the Day, Folk Art, kdsebastian, Novena, Saints, Santos, Tinwork | Leave a comment
The Airforce Academy Chapel
Photography by Neil Talbott
Neil Talbott’s Colorado Photography can be seen and purchased at his studio #105 at Cottonwood Center for the Arts, 427 E. Colorado Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs, CO. Can’t make it in person? Email Neil or reach him at (719) 523-0499.
July 5, 2011 | Categories: Art, Christian, Christian Photography, Churches, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Community, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Inspirational Artwork, Inspirational Photography, Mountain Splendor, Neil Talbott, Outdoor Photography, Photography, Shrine, The Air Force Academy Chapel | Tags: Airforce Academy Chapel, Balance Rock, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Cross, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Historic Site, Inspirational Photography, Neil Talbott, Outdoor Photography, Photography, Religious Art, Scenic Photography, Wayside Attraction | 2 Comments
Copper Turquoise Beads with Vintage Silver Cross
by Jane Beeder
To say Jane Beeder travels the world is an understatement. From her years in spent in the Middle East buying antique strings of hand carved gemstones to her upcoming trip to Russia, Jane never misses a chance to search out the most exquisite and exotic beads for her original jewelry.
In her recent show last month at Hayden Hays Gallery at the Broadmoor Hotel, Jane’s jewelry held it’s own with all the other masterpieces displayed.
Crosses, whether they are antique Navajo sterling silver, gem studded artifacts from Morocco or hand crafted by local Colorado Springs artists, are combined with the rough-hewn gemstones, hand-forged crosses and elegant silver findings that are a hallmark of Jane’s work.
Many of her recent pieces combine Coptic (Ethiopian) Crosses with turquoise beads.
Ethiopian crosses are made from elaborate lattice or filigree work in a baroque style. The artists designing the African crosses take great delight in creating ornate decorative patterns. They embellish a simple cross with trefoils, flared arms, fanciful projections, complex openwork and intertwined patterns of lines that symbolize eternity.
Traditionally worn around the neck on a deep blue cotton cord, the crosses are given to children when they are baptized and they become one of the most prized of all personal possessions.
Named after the region they come from, the crosses that Jane uses in her work are hand-cast and made from nickel or brass alloys.
Jane Beeder combines a hand-carved Antique Lapis Lazuli and Sterling pendant with oversized Lapis Lazuli rondelles and hand made sterling silver beads
Jane’s studio at Cottonwood Center for the Arts is an out-of-the-ordinary voyage. Crammed floor-to-ceiling with Chinese antique cabinets full of exotic beads just waiting to be turned into collectible, wearable works of art, Jane can be found working surrounded by overflowing baskets of chunks of amber, strings frosted 1930’s lucite and tribal beaded headbands
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For more of Jane’s necklaces, check out photos of her work here on Fresh Ink.
Jane’s studio, #103, is at 427 E. Colorado in downtown Colorado Springs at Cottonwood Center for the Arts. For more info about Jane’s workshop, call (719) 520-1899. Her work can be purchased at Cottonwood on Tejon or The Boulder Street Gallery in Downtown Colorado Springs.
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Antique Silver Crosses, Artists, Celtic Crosses, Christian, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Cottonwood on Tejon, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Ethiopian Crosses, Galleries, Hand Carved Crosses, Inspirational Artwork, Iron Crosses, Jane Beeder, Ornate Crosses, Religious Art, The Boulder Street Gallery, Traditional Crosses, Vintage Cross Jewelry, Vintage Crosses | Tags: Christian, Coptic Crosses, Cross, Cross Jewelry, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Ethiopian Crosses, Hand Carved, Hayden Hayes, Inspirational Jewelry, Jane Beeder, Karen Rivera, The Broadmoor Hotel, Vintage Crosses | Leave a comment
Dusty Shutt and “Blue Morpho”
Photography by Craig Shutt
“Morpho’s Garden”
Can be seen at the Pioneer Museum at 215 S. Tejon, Colorado Springs
After taking flight at Colorado Springs’s Imagination Celebration , Dusty Shutt’s “Blue Morpho” butterfly has landed. Inspired by her strong Christian faith to contribute to her community, Dusty finds her work with organizations that help local chilidren to be her favorite.
Donating her skill and time to create the colorful, exuberant sculpture to “Butterflies and Friends”, Dusty joins dozens of local artists who share the same passion to use their talents to assist local children.
Side view of Dusty Shutt’s Metal 3D Butterfly “Blue Morpho”
Photography by Craig Shutt
Butterflies and Friends is a community service initiative created by the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs to raise awareness and funds to serve children and promote the arts in local school. Participating artists raise transform large scale metal butterflies into works of art that are then auctioned on September 17th at Cheyenne Resort.
In addition to raising attention to endangered species all over the world with her photo impressionism, Dusty contributes to raising awareness and funds to several causes at home in Colorado Springs. Dusty chose the short-lived Blue Morpho butterfly as the base for her inspiration, connecting the threatened rainforest dwelling iridescent butterflies with at-risk children here at home.
Information about last year’s successful event
As one of the few artists chosen to create a Butterfly for the upcoming Rotary Club auction at Cheyenne Mountain Resort on September 17th, Dusty and the generous group of local artists that paint the huge over-sized metal butterflies annually to do their part to ensure that a “healthy cocoon for every child” and to “encourage a creative metamorphosis into all that each can be”.
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Art, Artists, Butterflies and Artists, Christian, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Community, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Dusty Shutt, Folk Art | Tags: "Morphos Garden", Art Auction, Blue Morpho, Butterflies and Friends, Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Christian, Colorado Springs Rotary Club, Community Service, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Dusty Shutt, Endangered Species, Imagination Celebration, Irridescent Butterflies, Photo Impressionism, Rainforest Alliance, Spirituality, Wildlife Photography | Leave a comment
Our Lady of Miracles
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
Karen Rivera 2010
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Hand Painted, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Madonna, Mountain Churches, Northern New Mexico, Nuestra Senora, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Sorrows, Religious Art, Saints and Martyers, Village Churches | Tags: Abobe Churches, Adobe Wall, Cross, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Karen Rivera, Los Cerrillos, Madonna, Mountain Churches, New Mexican Photography, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Northern New Mexico, Nuestra Senora, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Miracles, Our Lady of Sorrows, Religious Art, Religious Mural, Road Trip, Village Churches, Wayside Attraction | Leave a comment
Nambe Cemetery
Nambe Pueblo, New Mexico
Karen Rivera
January 2011
I shoot a lot of cemetaries. For heart-rending, technicolor boisterous displays, you just can’t beat a New Mexican cemetary on Easter, Day of the Dead or Christmas. I’ve made it to my favorite, the Nambe Church cemetary in Nambe, every Boxing Day for most of the last 20 years. I follow that up with New Year’s Day in Acoma. It seems to make the perfect emotional double-header.
I found this small, weathered cross tucked away in a far corner surrounded by tumbleweeds and scruffy dead plants. The new flowers shows that this lonely hidden grave hadn’t been forgotten.
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Cemetery Crosses, Churches, Community, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Historic Churches, Inspirational Photography, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, Nambe, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Northern New Mexico, Religious Art, Shrine, Story Crosses, Traditional Crosses, Village Churches, Vintage Crosses | Tags: Adobe Church, Art, Carved Cross, Carved Wooden Crosses, Cemetery, Cross, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Descansos, Folk Art, Graveyard Crosses, Graveyards, Hand Carved, Hand Painted, Karen Rivera, mission church, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Outdoor Photography by Karen Rivera, Photography, Road Trips, southwest, Southwest Crosses, Wayside Attraction | Leave a comment
On the Road Between Cimarron and Taos
February 2011
Karen Rivera
The first time I went to one of the pueblos to watch the dancing I was served a small cracked hand-painted bowl of this vegetarian stew. I’ve made it ever since I had my first garden when I was a child. It’s rich, comforting and simple but like most dishes that contain green chili, the whole is tastier than the individual ingredients. Serve with freshly made corn tortillas, bowls of salsa and some cold hand-crafted beer from the brewery at Christ in the Desert.
2 ears of fresh corn, kennels cut from cob
1 large yellow onion, chopped medium
1/2 roasted, peeled and chopped hot green chil
1 TBL chopped garlic
4 c. peeled, seeded and chopped unripe pumpkin or banana squash
2 TBL oil (grapeseed if possible)
In a large kettle, saute onion and pumpkin or squash until the onion is translucent.
Add corn, chili and garlic. Add enough fresh water to prevent sticking. Cover and simmer for 1/2 hour.
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Cuisine, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Mountain Churches, Mountain Splendor, New Mexican Recipes, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Northern New Mexico, Taos | Tags: Cimarron, Food, Green Chile, Green Chiles, Hot Green Chili, Karen Rivera, Lunch, New Mexican Food, New Mexican Photography, New Mexico, Northern New Mexcio, Northern New Mexican Food, Northern New Mexico, Outdoor Photography, Pumpkin Stew, Recipes, Road Trip, Road Trips, Santa Fe Style, Taos, Vegetarian, Vintage New Mexican Recipes, Vintage Recipes | Leave a comment
Alley Cross
Dave Siemer 2010
Crosses are everywhere you look, even in an alley in a small town in Oregon.
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Architectural Crosses, Art, Artists, Christian, Christian Photography, Churches, Community, Cross of the Day, Crosses, Dave Siemer Photography, Historic Churches, Inspirational Photography, Iron Crosses, Oregon, Ornate Crosses, Religious Art, Traditional Crosses, Vintage Crosses | Tags: Christian, Churches, Cross, Cross of the Day, David Siemer, Inspirational Photography, Iron Cross, Old Churches, Oregon | Leave a comment
Small Easter Wall Church at Sanctuario
Chimayo, New Mexico
Karen Rivera 2007
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Chimayo, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Easter Crosses, Folk Art, Hand Carved Crosses, Historic Churches, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Religious Art, Rustic Crosses, Saints and Martyers, Santa Fe, Santos, Shrine | Tags: Adobe Church, Carved Cross, Carved Wooden Crosses, Chapel, Christian, Cross, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Easter, Easter Cross, Folk Art, Hand Carved, Karen Rivera, mission church, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Old Churches, Road Trips, Sanctuario, Shrine, Southwest Crosses | Leave a comment
Cross of the Day
Nambe, New Mexico
Karen Rivera 2008
July 4, 2011 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Black Iron Crosses, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Free Clipart Crosses, Inspirational Photography, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Ornate Crosses, Our Savior, Religious Art, Saints and Martyers, Village Churches | Tags: Abobe Churches, Art, Cross, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Crucifix, Folk Art, God, Graveyard Crosses, Karen Rivera, kdsebastian, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, Nambe, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Northern New Mexico, Old Churches, Spirituality, Village Churches | Leave a comment
Cross of the Day
Buddha’s Cross
Recycled Tinwork
Karen Rivera
I’ve found that I incorporate crosses into my work, no matter what the medium or the message.
July 1, 2011 | Categories: Art, Buddha, Buddhist Crosses, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Free Clipart Crosses, k.d. sebastian, Karen Rivera, Patron Saints, Saints and Martyers, Spirituality, Tinwork | Tags: Art, Bottle Cap, Buddha, Cross, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Karen Rivera, Patron Saints, Prayer, Sebastian, Spirituality, Tinwork, Zen Cross | Leave a comment
Church Tower with Cross, Chimayo
Chimayo, New Mexico
Karen Rivera 2007
November 18, 2010 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Cemetery Crosses, Chimayo, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Graveyard Crosses, Hand Carved Crosses, Historic Churches, Karen Rivera, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Rustic Crosses, Saints and Martyers, Sanctuario, Santa Fe, Shrine, Traditional Crosses, Village Churches, Vintage Crosses | Tags: Abobe Churches, Cemetery Crosses, Chimayo, Church Tower, Cross, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Hand Carved, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Northern New Mexico, Old Churches, Photography, Road Trip, Sanctuario, Village Churches | Leave a comment
Our Savior and Lamb at Roadside Market
Mural on the High Road to Taos
Karen Rivera
November 17, 2010 | Categories: Art, Chimayo, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Hand Painted, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Our Savior, Religious Art, Saints and Martyers | Tags: Adobe Wall, Adobe Walls, Blue Door, Chimayo, Cross of the Day, Crosses, High Road to Taos, Jesus, Karen Rivera, Ladders, Mural, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Northern New Mexico, Our Savior, Red Chiles, Religious Art, Sanctuario | Leave a comment
Black Iron Cross Fence
Woman with Black Iron Patina and Cross
Jemez Springs, New Mexico
In her recent show last month at Hayden Hays Gallery at the Broadmoor Hotel, Jane’s jewelry held it’s own with all the other masterpieces displayed.
Ethiopian crosses are made from elaborate lattice or filigree work in a baroque style. The artists designing the African crosses take great delight in creating ornate decorative patterns. They embellish a simple cross with trefoils, flared arms, fanciful projections, complex openwork and intertwined patterns of lines that symbolize eternity.
Alley Cross
Our Savior and Lamb at Roadside Market