ARTIST ART CARD

Arin Bader • feathered gourd masks, notecards

Arin Bader

LAS PARRAS DE ABIQUIU
"The Grapevines of Abiquiu

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Website: lasparras.com

505- 685-4200
800-817-5955


email: Arln Bader



PO Box 738

Abiquiú, NM 87510


 

 

ARTIST STATEMENT– My first art class was during high school in Loveland, CO. 32 years later the next class was in Cheyenne, WY. I believe I waited so long because of being afraid of finding out that I had little or no talent. In taking classes at the local community college I found out that I could draw.

One of the compelling reasons I wanted to live in Abiquiu was the proximity to so many artistic activities. Many of the people I met here were involved in some form of art and were developing a budding art community which had started the Abiquiu Studio Tour, held in October each year. When I moved to Abiquiu in 1996, I wanted to be part of the tour so I made up note cards from pencil drawings, tying each set of black and white cards with different treatments of ribbon, raffia, leather with beads and conchos. The last few years I have colored some of these cards with dry brushed watercolor.