The 26th Annual

October 13th and 14th, 2012
10-5pm

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2011 Studios and Participants:

1

Dana Darrow
Oil, watercolor & clay, feather, leather jewelry
Rick Church
Semi-abstract Acrylic

2

Community Artist Mercado
Arts and crafts, food

3

Julie Wagner
Drawings, prints, artist's books, ravens
Molly Hennerty White
Fine jewelry
Michael Hennerty
Hand-forged iron works, Blacksmith Shop

4

NNMC: Fiber Arts
Contemporary & traditional textiles, place mats, purses, yarns, rugs, naturally-dyed yarns and natural dye class during tour

5

NNMC: Spanish Colonial Furniture
Hand carved furniture, home accessories. College open house and tours

6

David Michael Kennedy
Traditional fine art photography, silver gelatin and platinum / palladium prints

7

Barbara Campbell, Stoneware Artifacts
Functional and decorative pottery

8

Mel Archuleta
Spanish Colonial wood carving: Mirrors,crosses, frames, tables, and more

9

Gedeon Santos
All Hand-woven textiles on a backstrap loom

10

Carmen Campos
Traditional & contemporary tin art
Vincent Campos
Contemporary retablos

11

Carola Bell
Explorations in color – watercolor and oil, traditional “God’s Eyes”, handmade table settings
James Malone
Sumi-e paintings, traditional Asian ink on handmade paper, hand-painted “talking sticks”

12

Elena and Nicholas Herrera
Contemporary folk art, paintings, retablos, santos
Susan Guevara
Drawings & paintings

13

El Rito Library
"Death by Chocolate” desserts

14

Julie Claire
Intuitive paintings, art cards, intuitive painting group show

15

Carol Martin Davis
Quilts, wall hangings, fabric sculpture

16

Larry Sparks
Acrylic paintings & mixed media assemblage, found object sculpture

 


2011 El Rito Studio Tour Site Map
To see a sample of the artist work click on the studio number
or visit our facebook page for higher resolution samples.

Mel ArchueletaCarol Martin DavisBell - MaloneJulie ClarieLarry SparksGedeon SantosCarmine and Vincent CamposEl Rito Public LibraryBarbara CampbellDavid Michael KennedyNNMC Fiber ArtsNNMC Spanish Colonial Furniture Wagner, Hennerty, White MercadoHerrera, GuevaraDanna Darrow, Rick Church


Food:

Community Artist Mercado
Juanita’s Tamales
Tobias White Catering

El Rito Library:
Death by Chocolate” until 4:00 pm Saturday & Sunday


El Farolito Restaurant: 1212 Main St. Lunch and dinner

Northern Café at NNMC
College Campus Rt. 554

 

Tour Highlights:

During this weekend, you can visit individual artists’ studios as well as stops where many artists are showing, such as the Mercado (#2) and Northern New Mexico College (#4, 5,).

Two venues are also stops on the new, state-wide New Mexico Fiber Arts Trail: Julie Wagner (#3), and Northern New Mexico College (#5)

Barbara Campbell, Stoneware Artifacts (#7) is now on the New Mexico Potter's Trail.

At the El Rito Library (#13), “Death by Chocolate” desserts.

Acknowledgments:

The El Rito Studio Tour is funded in part by the County of Rio Arriba
Lodger's Tax
and fiscally sponsored by Luciente, Inc.

Thanks to the El Rito Library for its leadership in supporting community arts projects 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 support 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!