2008 Studios and Participants:
|
1
|
Community Artist Mercado
Arts and crafts, food |
|
2
|
NNMC: Spanish Colonial Furniture:
Hand carved furniture, home accessories
College open house and tours |
|
3
|
NNMC: Fiber Arts
Contemporary & traditional textiles, place mats, purses, yarns, rugs, naturally dyed yarns and natural dye class during tour |
| 4 |
Kirt Kempter
New Mexican rocks, geology and landscape photography |
|
5
|
Kardy Martinez
Horseshoe works
|
|
6
|
Rachel Nardi
Beadwork, knitting and painting |
|
7
|
Vanderbrook Studios
Pottery, photography, prints, paintings |
|
8
|
Barbara Campbell, Stoneware Artifacts Potterydecorative, functional, sculptural |
|
9
|
Mel Archuleta Spanish Colonial carver, furniture, frames, mirrors, crosses |
|
10
|
Gedeon Santos
Hand-woven textiles on a backstrap loom
|
|
11
|
Carmen Campos
Traditional & contemporary tin art
|
| 12 |
Vincent Campos Retablos |
| 13 |
Nicholas Herrera
Retablos and santos
|
| 14 |
El Rito Library
Retablos and art by children,
"Death by Chocolate” desserts |
| 15 |
Emmy Cheney
Fine micaceous pottery |
| 16 |
Julie Claire
Acrylic paintings, art cards, Ganesh gifts
|
| 17 |
David Coleman, Isatu Pottery
Pinch pottery, fountains, Ikebana flower dishes, pottery-mosaic mixed media pieces |
| 18 |
Julie Wagner
Drawings, prints, artist's books, ravens
|
| 19 |
Michael Hennerty
Hand-forged iron works, Blacksmith Shop |
|
|
|
2008 El Rito Studio Tour Site Map:
(Click on the numbers to see a sample of the work at each site.)

|
| Food:
|
Tour Highlights:
During this weekend, you can visit individual artists’ studios as well as stops where many artists are showing, such as the Mercado (#1) and Northern New Mexico College (#2, 3, ,4 ).
Three venues are also stops on the new, state-wide New Mexico Fiber Arts Trail: Julie Wagner (#18), Northern New Mexico College (#3) and Vanderbrook Studios (#7).
At the El Rito Library (#14), don’t miss “Death by Chocolate,” offerings of to-die-for desserts, as well as an exciting display of children’s art works, including retablos and tinwork.
|
Acknowledgments:
The El Rito Studio Tour is funded in part by the New Mexico Community Foundation, the Consortium of Major LANL Subcontractors Regional Development Corporation Fund and the County of Rio Arriba Lodger’s Tax and is fiscally sponsored by Luciente, Inc.
Thanks to the El Rito Library for its leadership in children’s arts programming and use of its facility for this event.
Thanks to all the artists and volunteers who donated their time and special skills to organize this tour to include as many community members as possible.
Thanks to Northern New Mexico College.
Thanks to the El Rito residents for their support and hospitality during this festive weekend.
Please patronize the businesses of our generous benefactors and patrons.
While you are enjoying your stroll from studio to studio in this charming town, please respect the privacy and property of the people who live here.
Enjoy the tour!
|