Blue Doors in Taos
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Blue Doors in Taos
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Doors of New Mexico Series
In Taos, it is considered traditional to paint your front door blue. They come in many different shades of blue, but you'll find them all over the city.
In New Mexico, the color blue indicates one of the four sacred directions of Pueblo life, the direction of the Southwest. It is also believed that blue doors keep evil spirits away. In popular color studies, when a front door is painted blue, it means the homeowner views their home as a place of refuge, a retreat from the harsh, demanding world.
Blue doors make you think of blue skies, simmering seas, calm summer afternoons, and wide-open spaces. It's the color of the Virgin Mary's robes; to walk through a blue door is to walk into the blessed virgin's arms full of tenderness, warmth, and love.
Special Features:
Showcasing the South 6.13.22
Contests:
2nd Place in Showcasing the South's "Doors Contest" 6.14.22
Copyright 2021 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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October 19th, 2021
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