by Lauren | Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Los Alamos has haunted me since the first time I went there, nearly three years ago. It has a fascinating history, tempered with secrecy and drive, fear and heartache–in short, all the things that make us human. So of course I had to go back this time around,... 
by Lauren | Sep 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ll admit, I’m not a morning person. I generally stagger around for the first few hours of my life, sipping coffee and speaking in short sentences. There are few things I’ll get up before 6 am to see. But a cave makes the short list. I signed up for... 
by Lauren | Sep 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
There are very few rules for what I’ve started to call my Great Southwest Adventure. But the one I try to stick to is this: as long as it’s within four hours’ drive, go check it out. Of course if I had unlimited funds for motel rooms, I... 
by Lauren | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting outside today, avoiding writing the novel I’ve been setting aside for two years. I came to New Mexico hoping to be rejuvenated and inspired. I started this novel two years ago, after my first trip here. I was struck by the completely alien... 
by Lauren | Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week I finally made it down the road to Moundville, AL. It’s home to the largest Mississipian settlement in the US, next to Cahokia. It took me nearly three years to go those ten miles, but once I got there, it awakened that part of me that longs to uncover... 
by Lauren | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
I don’t know what possessed me to agree to take part in a print exchange during the busiest time of the semester–maybe it was the temptation of receiving prints from ten other printmakers that will likely rock my little world. Perhaps it was an opportunity...