Reflections 
by Addie Draper
and 
Chi Caballo 
by the late John A. Davidson

September\October 2003

New Life, New Beauty at Mojave Rose Gallery

Pastel artist Addie Draper

Mountainair – In a way, Addie Draper has had two artistic lives. A native New Mexican, she graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1975 with a bachelors’ of arts and philosophy. Through her interest in furniture, she became interested in wood turning and was one of the first to develop segmented wood turnings. Examples of her work are in Philadelphia and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Museum, the Las Angeles County Museum and the Albuquerque Museum.

Then, Addie developed an allergy to dust, an integral component of wood working.

“That’s when I picked up pastels,” says the artist and new owner of Mojave Rose Gallery. After promoting her work through arts and crafts shows nationwide, Addie is enjoying the quiet beauty of the gallery just off the main east-west thoroughfare. Sharing studio space with Addie Draper is Deb Vetterman, who works in colored pencil. Also showing work at Mojave during the Manzano Mountain Arts Council’s Gallery and Studio Tour are Deb Vetterman and Linda Filippi.

The studio, open by appointment or during special events, can feature only a few of Addie’s large pictures, but her portfolio is thick with slides of her previous creations.

More about Addie Draper

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