cosanti

welcome to COSANTI, in scottsdale, arizona.

while visiting family in arizona last december, we took a field trip to this artist commune where SOLERI windbells are made and sold.



the brainchild of 90 year old artist, PAOLO SOLERI, this is an open air studio and foundry, where bronze and ceramic windbells are created and the profits support the development of PAOLO's other commune, ARCOSANTI. started in the 1970's, these desert properties support several families and as an artist myself, i loved being here!! these passionate souls live, eat and breathe their work.



the art studios and residences mingle together and feel



futuristic



and



prehistoric



at the same time.






the verdigris bronze bells hang from sculptural-archaic like forms.

handmade buidings made from found items.

a true working studio where the smell of damp clay fills the air...

and tempts you (ME!!)to play. i wanted so badly to roll around in this stuff! i think i could be a bell maker too........

i believe this is a residence?

this colorful lady has lived here since the 70's...the bird too. except for two hippy-like twentysomethings in the shop...bird-lady was the only one around this quiet saturday.

i wasn't sure what i was looking at most of the time, but it was all mesmerizing.

for more information on COSANTI and ARCOSANTI go to

http://www.cosanti.com/

or

http://www.arcosanti.org/