Mabel;s Room. This second floor room has Mabel;s hand-carved double bed which was built in the room, plus two twin beds and a spacious sitting space. This large room has a private bath, kiva fireplace, private patio entrance and a breathtaking view of the mesa and Taos Mountain. $190/2. Solarium. Formerly Mabel;s sun porch, this airy room at the top of the house is completely surrounded by glass. The Solarium enjoys panoramic Taos views, queen bed and a private, shower bathroom. $120/2. Cather Room. This room, which opens to a lovely portal and main courtyard, is where Willa Cather stayed and wrote. It has a private shower bathroom, two twin beds and a fireplace. $120/2. Spud;s Room. A writer as well as Mabel;s secretary, Spud Johnson stayed in this first floor room that now has two twin beds, fireplace and private bath. $120/2. Ansel Adams Room. This room shares a small patio with the Robinson Jeffers Room. Dennis Hopper stayed here while editing Easy Rider. Includes a queen bed, private bath and fireplace. Beautiful view. $120/2. Auntie;s House. With its two bedrooms, a kitchenette, sitting area and bathroom, this sweet cottage provides comfort and privacy for three or four. The recently remodeled quiet retreat was former home of Taos Pueblo ladies who worked for Mabel. $190/3. Tony;s Room. Seven steps up from Mabel;s Room, Tony;s has a queen bed, fireplace and use of the D.H. Lawrence bathroom. A lovely sleeping porch overlooks the flagstone patio $120/2. Austin Room. One of the oldest rooms, this first floor room opens onto the large, shady portal. It has a queen-size bed, private bathroom and fireplace. $120/2. O;Keeffe Room. This small, quaint, first floor room is where Georgia stayed while visiting Mabel. It has two twin beds. $120/2. Robinson Jeffers Room. This beautiful first floor room has natural mud walls with 10-foot ceiling, king-sized bed, private shower, bathroom and semi-private patio. $120/2. Gate House Cottage. A romantic cottage for family and friends. Two bedrooms, two bath rooms, kitchen and sitting room. Three fireplaces. Can accommodate four people. $230/4. Juniper House. This Southwestern style lodge has eight rooms, all with private bath. These rooms are adjacent to the classroom and are but 150 feet from the historic Big House. $95/2. Room 1. First floor room with a queen and a twin bed. Views across Mabel;s field to the D. H. Lawrence house. Room 3. Second floor room with a queen bed and a twin bed. Features an exposed adobe wall and a view of the D. H. Lawrence House. Room 5. First floor room with a queen bed and a twin bed. Follow the gravel and flagstone path for quick access to the historic Big House. Room 7. Second floor room with a queen bed and a twin bed. Exposed adobe wall and a wonderful view of the sacred Taos Mountain. Room 2. First floor room with a queen bed. Southwestern charm features an exposed adobe wall. Room 4. Second floor room with two twin beds. Exposed adobe wall and a view to the magnificent cottonwood tree planted by Mabel and Tony. Room 6. First floor room with two twin beds. Southwestern charm with an exposed adobe wall. Room 8. Second floor room with a queen bed. This room offers a beautiful view of the sacred Taos Mountain and surrounding Taos Pueblo land.

She was a woman of profound contradictions. She was generous. She was petty. Domineering and endearing. She was Mabel Gansen Evans Dodge Sterne Luhan; salon hostess, art patroness, writer and self-appointed savior of humanity. Today as you approach the house of Mabel Dodge Luhan, it;s easy to see why some of the greatest minds of the 20th century were inspired here. Situated at the end of a quiet road not far from the center of town, the house appears much as it did in the days when Mabel admired her views of the sacred Taos Mountain from the third-story solarium. One can only imagine the tantalizing conversations that must have taken place within these walls. After all, Georgia O;Keeffe stayed here. So did D.H. Lawrence, Ansel Adams, Martha Graham and Carl Jung, among many other notables. As an historic inn and conference center which offers retreat-style meetings and artistic, literary, and personal growth workshops, the Mabel Dodge Luhan House continues to build on its 80-year history of personal, intellectual and artistic ferment. As a guest of the house expect to enjoy warm adobe charm, early century elegance, historic relevance. Herringbone vigas, traditional arched doorways, kiva fireplaces, and carved pillars. A welcoming hearth and relaxed ambiance. Panoramic view. Quiet patios and a tree-lined acequia. A full gourmet breakfast will start each day of your stay with us. For more information or registration: 1-800-846-2235 or 575-751-9686 e-mail: mabel@MabelDodgeLuhan.com

Spectacular New Mexico. August 16; 24, 2008. New Mexico has been described as a place of inviolate, pristine beauty, engendering an almost spiritual feeling for the land and the overwhelming sense of peacefulness. Since the1880;s, photographers and artists (Georgia O;Keefe, Paul Strand, Ansel Adams, Laura Gilpin, Eliot Porter) have been irresistibly drawn to its incredible landscape, brilliant clear light, and rich Native American heritage. Join us for a photographic adventure based at an historic and beautiful hacienda in Taos, one of the first European settlements in the United States. Taos has many facets to its personality as a frontier outpost, Hispanic village, growing art center, and small Western town. Vans will transport the group to the lofty peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the spectacular scenery of the Rio Grange Gorge, and to the wondrous hills of Georgia O;Keefe;s Ghost Ranch area. We will also photograph Native American pueblos, adobe structures, historic churches, local festivals and spend a day exploring Santa Fe. Frequent lectures combined with daily photographic activity offer a rich input of technical and aesthetic concerns. Discussions include using light in meaningful ways, methods of approaching strangers, engaging the landscape personally and passionately, and the use of flash to augment;magic hour; shooting. We will also explore the special summer light characteristic of New Mexico during early morning and evening excursions. Participants may work with color negative film or digitally, critiques are an integral part of the workshop. Historical and contemporary images of New Mexico, and especially the Taos/Santa Fe area, will be shown for context and inspiration. The workshop is open to all levels of photographers who have a good working knowledge of their cameras. Moderate hiking and walking will be required in this fast paced, information packed workshop. Limited to 14 participants. Workshop fee: $2300, includes 8 nights lodging (double occupancy), $700 extra for single supplement), all breakfasts and dinners. A non-refundable $500 deposit must accompany your registration to reserve a space. Early registration is encouraged. Upon receipt of registration, participants will receive an information packet with travel suggestions and recommended materials to bring. Workshop begins on Saturday evening, August 16th in time for a group dinner and concludes on Sunday morning, August 24th. Full payment is due on June 17, 2008. Register at www.icp.org or call Donna Ruskin, 212-857-0062 for more information and registration. Harvey Stein 755 West End Avenue New York, NY 10025 212-316-9157 hsteinfoto@aol.com You are invited to view my photography at

Michele Cassou is the founder of an original approach to creative painting as a tool for self-discovery. She is known internationally for her ground-breaking work in exploring the spiritual dimensions of the creative process. She is the co-founder of The Painting Experience in San Francisco and has been teaching for over 30 years. Her work has proved to be of interest to a wide range of disciplines including art, psychology, education, therapy and meditative practices. Michele Cassou is author of the book Life, Paint and Passion and Point Zero Creativity Without Limits. Sas Colby has been teaching and exhibiting art for more than thirty years. Her art encompasses diverse materials and forms, including textiles, photography and painting. She is a pioneer in the artist;s book genre and a spirited teacher. Sas;s classes foster discovery, experimentation and unconventional approaches to making art. Sas Colby;s art work is in the collection of the Australian National Gallery, Canberra; the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; and The Oakland Museum, among others. She is represented by the Fenix Gallery in Taos. You can see her artwork on-line at. Natalie Goldberg is the author of ten books, including Writing Down the Bones, which has sold over one million copies and had been translated into twelve languages. She has also written the beloved Long Quiet Highway: Waking Up in America, a memoir about her Zen teacher. Marcia Rose Marcia Rose lives in Taos, New Mexico. She is the Guiding Teacher for The Mountain Hermitage and founder of Taos Mountain Sangha. She has been studying and practicing Buddhist teachings and meditation since 1970 primarily in the Theravada-Vipassana Burmese Mahasi and Pa Auk Forest Monastery lineages, and in more recent years also in the Dzogchen Tibetan tradition. Marcia regularly teaches at The Forest Refuge and is an occasional visiting teacher at the Insight Meditation Society, both centers being in Barre, MA. She also teaches in other U.S. and international venues. As a Buddhist teacher, Marcia is dedicated to offering the depth and breadth of these ancient teachings and practices in ways that make them accessible and authentic in contemporary culture. Harvey Stein has taught at most of the major workshops in the United States and has led workshops in Europe, South America and Mexico since 1994. Besides currently teaching at the International Center of Photography in New York City, he has been on the faculty of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the New School University, Drew University and Bridgeport University. He is the author of four photographic books, his newest, Movimento: Glimpses of Italian Street Life, was published in December, 2006. He has had 70 one-person exhibits and has been in more than 135 group shows. His work is in over 45 public collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Denver Museum of Art, the Portland (OR) Museum of Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art. He has traveled extensively throughout the American Southwest in the past thirteen years. See some of Harvey;s photography at his website, www.harveysteinphoto.com. Open these Doors to new learning experiences... Other Workshops and Website Links for programs offered at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House. Education; HealingArts; Knitting; Photograpy Sewing; Sufi; Welding; Writing; Yoga