Native American Independent Living (NAIL)

The Native American Independent Living Institute, held in Bernalillo, NM on Wednesday, brought together disabled members of the Native American community to engage in dialog about issues and barriers that prevent them from reaching their desired goal for independent living.

The event was unique, poignant and soon to be political. NAIL will be using StoryPortrait Media images for their brochure, their website, as well as for literature to be presented to the NM State Congress.

Global Green Indigenous Festival and the UN

Veronica Tiller, GGIFF Festival Cordinator, is taking the message of the Global Green Indigenous Film Festival to the world with meetings this coming week in front of the UN and UNESCO in Paris and Geneva. She will be reporting on the Inaugural Festival that was held in Santa Fe, NM April 8 – 10th and seeking support for future events. She is taking with her a StoryPortrait Media produced overview of the festival that is posted below.

Special thanks to Joel Fadness, www.joelfadness.com who composed the music for the piece last minute.

Best of luck Veronica!

Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams

Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities, an exhibition that brings together, for the first time, approximately 97 works by two of America’s best-known artists.

"The professional photographer takes assignments from 'without'... The creative photographer takes assignments from 'within'.

"A great photographer is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed and is, thereby, a true manifestation of what one feels about life in its entirety."

Quotes by Ansel Adams. But, I think both of these remarkable artists work from within. That is why the incredible canvases of O'Keeffe and the impeccable prints of Adams illuminate such emotion and immediacy of an inner moment.

WOW! What a great combination. It's a traveling exhibit. Check out the exhibition dates and places below.

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, NM
May 23 – September 7, 2008

Smithsonian Museum of American Art
September 26, 2008 – January 4, 2009

Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
January 24 – May 3, 2009

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
June 6 – September 7, 2009

Ann Curry Remembers her Dad

Ann Curry shared the story of her dad's final days in a really sweet piece this morning on the Today show. Because pieces like this are at the heart of the StoryPortrait Media mission, I thought I'd share it.

The Santa Fe Century

100 Miles of beauty, fun, friends and fig newtons!!! Yup, that pretty much characterizes the Santa Fe Century. This is my third year participating in this great community ride. 3,000 cyclists were on the road this past Sunday – sharing the spirit, enjoying the day!

The Personal History Book

We're savvy with the web. We love the immediacy of digital files. But, still, there is nothing like the fine-art print, or the quiet time spent with a book. Here is a preview of a personal history album about to go to print. An archival piece, duplicated and shared to preserve a story – a vignette of life. And, unlike the uncertainty of archiving and maintaining digital files, books, if properly cared for, will withstand the test of time.








CLICK HERE to view the complete layout.

The Middle of a Utah Day | Snapshots

I love throwing the agenda out the window, filling the car with a tent, stove, and a great friend, and heading to wide open spaces where wildflowers bloom and surprises abound. A trip to Utah this past weekend, a mere five and a half hour drive from Santa Fe, was just the quiet, beautiful weekend adventure I needed. We spent a night stargazing on the banks of the San Juan River at Sand Island Campground, three miles from Bluff, UT. We meandered up 163 to 95, down 261 stopping to explore the terrain and picnic on the side of the road. We hiked into Kane Gulch, through fields of fragrant sage to marvel at the canyons, huge rock faces, ruins and cottonwoods. We held our breath down the Moki Dugway to the Valley of the Gods. We wandered on trails marked by cairns, took in the flowers, the soil, the geological wonder all around. We spent an afternoon at the Goosenecks and walked the slick rock at Butler Wash along Comb Ridge barefoot at sunset. It's hard to make time to do nothing but explore. There is always guilt about the work undone. But, to watch ravens fly overhead, and rivers cut through earth, and see the enormity of rock and stone monuments, feel the strength of the wind and watch the earth change color as the day fades away, well, what can I say...