"THE HOLINESS OF WATER." PART ONE, 1990-1991
File — Box: 179, slide-box: 41
Scope and Contents
- 1. West Mesa pond with 4 white stones, Dec. 1990, May 1991. (10 slides)
- 2. Swooping rose-orange clouds over circular pond, Aug. 1991. Great photos. (19 slides)
- 3. Splashes from thrown rocks in wind-rippled pond,
- May 1991. (8 slides)
- 4. West Mesa pond with Tres Orejas reflection and grassy clump, Nov. 1990. Flute-shaped pond. (19 slides)
- 5. West Mesa pond with notable "grassy clump" in the water, Nov. 1990. Pond is large, clump is tiny. (16 slides)
- 6. West Mesa pond with similar "grassy clump," Nov. 1990. Sun is sorta "flashlight" glare on water. (18 slides)
- 7. West Mesa pond with Tres Orejas in BG and "grassy clump" in water. Nov. 1990. Same pond as in previous sleeve. Sequence has sunset going down almost to night. (20 slides)
- 8. West Mesa pond with sun glare and 2 simultaneous rock splashes, Nov. 1990. (Photo in Keep It Simple.) (13 slides)
- 9. Rock splashes in West Mesa pond with "Rorschach" clouds over pond. Pretty dramatic. (20 slides)
- 10. Same pond as previous sleeve, "Rorschach" clouds and rock splashes, Nov. 1990. (15 slides)
- 11. Weird rock splashes in frozen pond, Tres Orejas in BG. Nov. 1990. Pretty bizarre. (11 slides)
- 12. Roberta Bosco, daughter Luna Bosco, at West Mesa pond, Aug. 1991. Lovely clouds and sunshine on sage. Beautiful light. (19 slides)
- 13. Roberta and Luna Bosco at West Mesa pond, Aug. 1991. Nice portraits of Luna, a beautiful child. (8 slides)
- 14. West Mesa pond on same day I visited with Luna and Roberta Bosco, Aug. 1991. Also, same area, different day. (19 slides)
- 15. West Mesa stock pond in same area as previous 3 sleeves, Aug. 1991. Gray day. (17 slides)
- 16. Tire tracks of water truck going to a West Mesa pond, April-May 1991. Interesting light on dirt of nearly-empty pond. (19 slides)
- 17. Tire tracks to West Mesa pond, May 1991. (12 slides)
- 18. Pink clouds over circular pond, May 1991. Stripey gray and pink clouds over pond, May 1991. (19 slides)
- 19. Gray clouds over circular pond, May 1991 and Dec. 1990. Nettles on dam, Aug. 1993. (19 slides)
- 20. Circular pond with "crown-ray" clouds splayed out over it, April 1991. Nice pictures. (19 slides)
- 21. Circular pond with "crown-ray" clouds (continued), April 1991. Round pond, white stone, May 1991. (15 slides)
- 22. Narrow road through snakeweed to pond, Dec. 1990, warm orange afternoon sunlight. Also: Moon over Vallecito, Dec. 1990. (18 slides)
- 23. Various stock pond shots on West Mesa, 1990, 1991. (10 slides)
- 24. Circular pond with rainbow and shadow of my Dodge truck, Aug. 1991. One of my favorite sequences. And rainbow, Aug. 1997. (See SLIDE BOX 19, sleeve 16, for more of these rainbow photos with Ray McSavaney's photo workshop of 1997.) (18 slides)
Dates
- 1990-1991
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, however, researchers must sign consent form prior to gaining access to materials. Calavera drawings, proofs, and etchings as well as "little diaries" (Boxes 14, 125, 126, 129, 142) are housed in high security and may require up to 24 hours for retrieval. Enlarged photocopies and typed transcriptions of "little diaries" in Box 142 are located in Box 184.
Extent
From the Collection: 184 boxes (172 cu. ft.)
General
MORE TMI ABOUT STOCK PONDS. 24 SLEEVES. All kinds of moods and weather. Splashes from me throwing rocks in the water. Tire tracks to ponds. Great rainbow with truck shadow by pond. And so forth. As close as I got to my book--"The Holiness of Water"--was an article in New Mexico Magazine, July 1992, and an essay in Dancing on the Stones.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451