Day-trip 2: New Mexico
Good morning, all! Stuart and Steven here and we’re about to set off on our new day-trip – NEW MEXICO!
Before we all set off to New Mexico, let’s pause to appreciate some Japanese artwork by our fellow day-trippers. Sorry to whoever Bigg Benn is, you didn’t leave your name when you emailed me. But if you let me know, I’ll change that right over. Sorry, I should have asked 😳!
Elisabeth Abéguilé 
Deborah Horton 
Jane Norman 
Bigg Benn 
Helen Stevens 
Clare van Druten 
Janice Beattie
Anyway, back to business. New Mexico here we come. Re-live the trip using the links below, and do comment on the blog your favourite part of the New Mexico doodle – we’d all love to know. I really enjoyed the long road Barb put into the scene, with all those ups and downs into the horizon. I also really enjoyed learning about the Acoma Pueblo; that Native American village on top of the hillside. Fascinating.
Competition time
Acoma Pueblo had a really cool nickname, too, didn’t it? Can anyone remember it for me? Write your answers in the comments below and I’ve got a little prize for one lucky person who gets it right. I’ll announce the winner in tomorrows post, so be quick with those answers.
You can watch the videos in the playlists we’ve made on Facebook and YouTube – whatever is your preference.
Facebook Playlist: https://www.facebook.com/watch/claritystamp.co.uk/205000097467068/
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ-TmIU1Efk&list=PLmytW2NIfA_bXVSkK1GazEXYuvhJ01zRk
And don’t forget to visit the Souvenir Shop on your way out. We have a few really cool, Native American themed designs. Just click the link in each image below to shop!
Henna Dreamcatcher Groovi Plate – Click Here 
Animal Totem Stamp Set – Click Here 
Linda’s Dream Dangles Stamp set – Click Here 
Henna Dreamcatcher Stamp Set – Click Here 
Dreamcatcher Stencil – Click Here 
Geo Patterns Stencil – Click Here
If a souvenir doesn’t take your fancy, do be sure to collect your free day-trip template of the dreamcatcher. It’s a nice little memento, and also really useful because circles are hard to draw by hand!
And, as usual, please do send in your New Mexico doodles to gallery@claritystamp.com. We’d love to see them if you’re willing to share them. We’ll post any we get today in tomorrow’s post!
As usual, Steven and I are here all day to keep you company. Comment on the blog or on Facebook and we’ll respond when we can. We do love a good natter!
So, we’ll leave you to enjoy your New Mexico day trip.
See you later.
Stuart and Steven!
Sky City. The tour guide for this holiday was excellent !!!!
Liking these trips back , my passport has never been so well used ha ha ha Think the other name is sky city . Love to you all
Sky City is the answer love looking back at all our work really love Clarity and Shac Shac
Sky City is the other name for Acoma Pueblo.
Sky City is the nickname. I loved our trip to New Mexico and hearing Barbara’s stories.
Hi Stuart and Steven, loving the day trips please keep them coming.
Acoma Pueblo is also known as “Sky City” not sure if that was the nickname you are thinking of?
Have a great day. Stay safe and see you tomorrow x
Sky City is the alternative name for Acoma Pueblo. Was a fabulous journey Barbara took us on…learnt so much about New Mexico…it even inspired me to make a dream catcher as a birthday present for a relative to go with a matching card done like we did in that lesson! Brilliant xx
I loved our trip to Mexico, Barbara, was a great tour guide. Acoma Pueblo is also know as Sky City. x
New Mexico was my favourite place to go with Barbara. I just loved the dreamcatcher and the indian connections.
Acoma Pueblo is know as Sky City
Hi there, Sky City is the nickname. I need to go back to New Mexico soon as I have unfinished business! That was a fantastic trip. Really interesting.
Acoma Pueblo is known as Sky City today because of its position on top of the mountains.
It’s nice to look back on where we have been over the last 14 weeks, love all the tales & snippets of information about the place that Barbara gives us as we doodle with the added extra of tears & laughter x
Interesting, thank you. Must go, catch up on jobs I promised myself Would get done in lock down. Art is much more fun! There is a poem it goes: dust if you must but wouldn’t it be better, to do(something , can’t remember)… or write a letter. Anybody remember it, or shall I write my own version??
Here is the poem. I’m not usually one for poetry, but I like this one.
Dust If You Must
by Rose Milligan
Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better
To paint a picture, or write a letter,
Bake a cake, or plant a seed;
Ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must, but there’s not much time,
With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;
Music to hear, and books to read;
Friends to cherish, and life to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world’s out there
With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair;
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not kind.
And when you go (and go you must)
You, yourself, will make more dust.
Nice sentiment! Although, admittedly, a little off putting for someone with a pretty severe dust allergy!
Dust If You Must
Rose Milligan
Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better,
To paint a picture or write a letter,
Bake a cake or plant a seed,
Ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must, but there’s not much time,
With rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
Music to hear and books to read,
Friends to cherish and life to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world’s out there
With the sun in your eyes, the wind in your hair,
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain.
This day will not come ’round again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not always kind.
And when you go and go you must,
You, yourself, will make more dust.
So appropriate.
Sky city
That was a dream week, loving our travels especially as I have never been that far abroad before. Best bit, no washing and ironing on the return home lol. Just pure enjoyment.
Love and blessings all x
Sky City, what a wonderful week that was, so enjoyed it and the geography lesson, Barbara makes it all so interesting. never been so far. Oh dear that could be a fib, if so I’m sorry, our Son got married in the Caribbean and of course we were there.
I loved learning to draw feathers… although they did look like carrots for a while! Looking forward to getting back to the Shack, I get too easily distracted when I haven’t got a focus (I have so many projects on the go now…). Thanks for trip back through the weeks.
Acoma Pueblo is known as Sky City.
Sky City! Loved New Mexico but that border 🙄 I think I used a whole rubber 🤣🤣🤣 and couldn’t do the arrows either – fail lol. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Hi may be too late for the comments now as it is 1pm but as above it was Sky City. Have a great rest of the day everyone either catching up on jobs or re visiting New Mexico. Su
Never too late for comments. And you’ve all got until we publish tomorrow’s blog to enter the competition. That’ll be between 10 and 11 am!
Loved New Mexico. Was thrilled with the final outcome of my doodle.
Love the poem – dust as seldom as I can get away with (only if expecting visitors)
Really loved our trip here, especially as my daughter is a big dream catcher fan. Sky City is the name I think.
I loved the perspective on the ribbon road. Took me ages to get it right.
Sky City was the alternative name for Acoma Pueblo.
Ahh, ribbon road! I couldn’t remember the name it. Nice one, Gill!
Sky City ! It’s great to be reminded of the work for Japan week. Showed my Mum my folder of work on Sunday and she was very impressed and said how clever. When it came to drawing she used to do my art home work LOL !! X
Great blog thank you. Sky City is the cool name
Acomo Pueblo is also known as Sun City.
Sky City is the nickname.
Acomo Pueblo is known as Sky city. Enjoyed watching this one again. Just re done no 17 which i was not happy with. I am another one that said I could not draw have amazed friends and family. Thanks Barbara.
Acoma Pueblo was known as Sky City.
Sky City!
I loved our trip to New Mexico so much I went back again at the weekend and I was very pleased with my second attempt at the feathers 🙂.
Acoma pueblo’s nickname is Sky City
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Sky City is the name
Sky City is the nickname for Acoma Pueblo.
Loving this revisit – Thank you.
The answer is Sky City.
I think the New Mexico week was the most eye opening for me, how a couple of wobbly lines and some shading became a mountain on a canyon. It was amazing. Thank you.
Loved the New Mexico week. It was fascinating because Barbara knew it intimately and could pass on so much ‘insider’ knowledge as well as funny stories (remember the snake??).It was the first doodle I felt really pleased with too!!
Acoma Pueblo is also known as Sky City.
Sky city
Sky city
Sky City is the nickname. I’m spending this week trying to finish about 16 half made cards!
Remember New Mexico, was great and the 27th of March was my granddaughters birthday who happens to love dreamcatchers and anything native American so made her a dreamcatcher theamed birthday card which she loved. The nickname was Sky City.
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I just would like to travel there one day! I enjoyed very much this trip and it made me dream.
The nick name is Sky City.
I loved the trip to New Mexico. I have family that live over the border in Arizona and in particular where they are is so like the doodle we did, it’s somewhere I’ll be heading back to as soon as I feel safe to go.
Great doodle’s from Japan you’ve picked out.
The nickname is Sky City. Loved our week there. Maybe one day I’ll get to go for real but I don’t want to be seeing any snakes
Some great work done by everyone and New Mexico sounds really interesting to visit too. Acoma Pueblo is also known as Sky City.