Tag Archives: Chris Dahlquist

Peace of the week, August 26th

August 26, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Purity and simplicity are the two wings with which man soars above the earth and all temporary nature.”

—  Thomas a Kempis

Mile Marker 419, 35"x51"

 

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Shifted

August 23, 2013 by Chris | 1 Comment

For me, sitting around a campfire is a fantastic place to spend hours reading. In anticipation of this luxurious time, throughout the year I set aside a few books that will be ideal for travel. After our time together in Mexico my writer friend Steph Kilen gifted me just such a book – perfect for reading at the fire and contemplating on the next day’s hike through the woods. Continue reading »

Peace of the Week, August 19

August 19, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

“A tree growing out of the ground is as wonderful today as it ever was. It does not need to adopt new and startling methods.” — Robert Henri

 

Mile Marker 382, 35"x51"

 

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The Western Expansion

August 16, 2013 by Chris | 1 Comment

2,200 miles of travel! (so far)

 

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Peace of the week, August 12

August 12, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

“Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” — Twyla Tharp

Mile Marker 413, 35"x51"

 

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Peace of the week, August 5th

August 5, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

“The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.” —   Gilbert K. Chesterton

 

Mile Marker 425, 35"x51"

 

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Peace of the week, July 29

July 29, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” ― Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums

 

 

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Help us Lighten Our Load

July 26, 2013 by Chris | 2 Comments

Summer Update

80 inches of zipper!

Kyle and I are back in KC for a few minutes between tours. Just long enough for me to present a new series of artwork, Kyle to perform in a charming theater run of Rudyard Kipling’s “Just So Stories”, and for us to brush up on our sewing skills for a bit of a camper renovation before our tour west. Continue reading »

Peace of the week, July 22

July 22, 2013 by Chris | 0 Comments

“A tree is such a rich metaphor in a million beautiful ways. You can consider a tree gro wing and consider its connectedness to all things above and under the ground.” —  Ann Brashares

 

 

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Reliquaries

July 18, 2013 by Chris | 3 Comments

A new series of photogravures.

 

In the cobbled streets, colonial plazas, and alleyways of Guanajuato, Mexico, I feel the presence of those who have walked before me. If I am quiet, my heartbeat is echoed back to me by the textured passageways, ones created by centuries of craftsmen and artisans. In this place, each moment is both magnified and diminished by the history and memories held in the walls around me; the mundane can feel momentous and sacred when encased in the grandeur of the past. Guanajuato has become my winter home and the inspiration for my new photographic series, Reliquaries. Continue reading »