Year in Review Chapter 1

I just received a beautiful card from Nancy Culmone, a visual artist and writer living in Serafina, NM with her equally talented artist husband, Paul Maurer. My husband Paul and I had the privilege of meeting Nancy and Paul early in 2007 while we were on our journey searching for the "perfect home." Our friend, Louise Grunewald, suggested we seek them out, which was worth the trip very off the beaten path. Nancy and her husband had a show this fall in the Durango Arts Center library. Nancy returned to Durango in October to teach a paste paper workshop and I was lucky enough to get in. I loved working in what was a completely new medium to me, and it was a positive step toward getting me back into my studio on a steady basis. Nancy Culmone is one of the premier book artists of the country, incorporating her exquisite paste paper and calligraphy into her work. There are hundreds of references to her and her work on the internet. Here is one which gives a glimpse of a recently completed work of hers we in the workshop were in awe over, "Raven." I highly recommend doing a search of your own to see more of her amazing work.