Val Weston NM
@valwestonnm.bsky.social
📸 Digital artist creating funky stuff from my original images
👩💼 Helping my fellow micropreneurs navigate the business jungle
📍Silver City, NM
🖼️ Artwork – https://art.valinreallife.com
💻 Biz blog – https://exposure.valinreallife.com
👩💼 Helping my fellow micropreneurs navigate the business jungle
📍Silver City, NM
🖼️ Artwork – https://art.valinreallife.com
💻 Biz blog – https://exposure.valinreallife.com
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December 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow.
This is one of my favorite winter #holiday memories courtesy of @jcbrandon.bsky.social.
📸 Somewhere in the northern Nevada desert (2018)
The rest of the story 👇
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This is one of my favorite winter #holiday memories courtesy of @jcbrandon.bsky.social.
📸 Somewhere in the northern Nevada desert (2018)
The rest of the story 👇
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December 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow.
This is one of my favorite winter #holiday memories courtesy of @jcbrandon.bsky.social.
📸 Somewhere in the northern Nevada desert (2018)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
This is one of my favorite winter #holiday memories courtesy of @jcbrandon.bsky.social.
📸 Somewhere in the northern Nevada desert (2018)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
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The seasons often collide on Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado, famed for its dramatic San Juan Mountain scenery, steep cliffs, tight turns, and lack of guardrails!
#Scape #ForestFriday #Colorado
#Scape #ForestFriday #Colorado
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The seasons often collide on Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado, famed for its dramatic San Juan Mountain scenery, steep cliffs, tight turns, and lack of guardrails!
#Scape #ForestFriday #Colorado
#Scape #ForestFriday #Colorado
It was a busy day at the Grant County Art Guild gallery with last-minute shoppers. But not *too* busy to have fun with Gay Scheibl's hysterical stand-in painting. #ValWestonNM #LoveLocal #ShopSmall #VisitSilverCity
December 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It was a busy day at the Grant County Art Guild gallery with last-minute shoppers. But not *too* busy to have fun with Gay Scheibl's hysterical stand-in painting. #ValWestonNM #LoveLocal #ShopSmall #VisitSilverCity
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Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
With over a dozen holidays happening there should be no trouble finding images to share this week. Show us what you love and how you celebrate!
Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
With over a dozen holidays happening there should be no trouble finding images to share this week. Show us what you love and how you celebrate!
Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
With over a dozen holidays happening there should be no trouble finding images to share this week. Show us what you love and how you celebrate!
Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart
Saturday December 27, 2025
The theme is #Holiday
With over a dozen holidays happening there should be no trouble finding images to share this week. Show us what you love and how you celebrate!
Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart
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Did you know today's the shortest day of the year? Happy Winter Solstice! Embrace the cozy vibes, sip on some hot cocoa, and enjoy the magic of winter.
#WinterSolstice
#WinterSolstice
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Did you know today's the shortest day of the year? Happy Winter Solstice! Embrace the cozy vibes, sip on some hot cocoa, and enjoy the magic of winter.
#WinterSolstice
#WinterSolstice
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HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE, New Mexico🌞💕
Got up pre-dawn to see the Sun rise. Looking West towards Albuquerque from the Sandia foothills.
Got up pre-dawn to see the Sun rise. Looking West towards Albuquerque from the Sandia foothills.
December 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
HAPPY WINTER SOLSTICE, New Mexico🌞💕
Got up pre-dawn to see the Sun rise. Looking West towards Albuquerque from the Sandia foothills.
Got up pre-dawn to see the Sun rise. Looking West towards Albuquerque from the Sandia foothills.
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#BlueSkyArtShow theme is #OpenHouse all day Saturday. Come celebrate a year of sharing art by posting your favorite stuff! Link to the feed in comments.
#HumansOfBkuesky #photography #streetphotography
#HumansOfBkuesky #photography #streetphotography
December 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#BlueSkyArtShow theme is #OpenHouse all day Saturday. Come celebrate a year of sharing art by posting your favorite stuff! Link to the feed in comments.
#HumansOfBkuesky #photography #streetphotography
#HumansOfBkuesky #photography #streetphotography
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December 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This week's #OpenHouse theme opened the door to memory lane and how I ended up in #NewMexico.
📸 Gila National Forest, New Mexico (2022)
The rest of the story 👇
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This week's #OpenHouse theme opened the door to memory lane and how I ended up in #NewMexico.
📸 Gila National Forest, New Mexico (2022)
The rest of the story 👇
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December 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This week's #OpenHouse theme opened the door to memory lane and how I ended up in #NewMexico.
📸 Gila National Forest, New Mexico (2022)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
This week's #OpenHouse theme opened the door to memory lane and how I ended up in #NewMexico.
📸 Gila National Forest, New Mexico (2022)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
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Apply for T‑Mobile's Hometown grant program before Dec. 31! Apply for funding to support a community project, create a downtown asset or destination, or improve a space where friends and neighbors gather. Learn more: mainstreet.org/about/partne...
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Apply for T‑Mobile's Hometown grant program before Dec. 31! Apply for funding to support a community project, create a downtown asset or destination, or improve a space where friends and neighbors gather. Learn more: mainstreet.org/about/partne...
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Hi, Sierra lovers! The window has closed to order our merch in time for Christmas delivery. But you can still order digital gift cards! Available in all 10 badge designs.
sierramountainpasses.com/product/gift...
#SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards
sierramountainpasses.com/product/gift...
#SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hi, Sierra lovers! The window has closed to order our merch in time for Christmas delivery. But you can still order digital gift cards! Available in all 10 badge designs.
sierramountainpasses.com/product/gift...
#SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards
sierramountainpasses.com/product/gift...
#SierraMountainPasses #GiftCards
👋 Hi friends, join me on my groovy, new platform @southwestarttowns!
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
👋 Hi friends, join me on my groovy, new platform @southwestarttowns!
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
🎉 It's for a wide range of art enthusiasts.
💯 You can join for free for as long as you like to check it out.
👀 See you there!
🔗 southwestarttowns.com
#SouthwestArtTowns #ValWestonNM #ConnectionCommunityCollaboration
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💯We didn't take nearly enough photos of all the festivities. The Art Hop was most definitely hoppin'! Thank you for the hospitality T or C friends! 🥰
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
💯We didn't take nearly enough photos of all the festivities. The Art Hop was most definitely hoppin'! Thank you for the hospitality T or C friends! 🥰
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🤯Wowza, what a crazy fun weekend in T or C!
🎉Some friends surprised us with an unexpected birthday trip for Val and they picked the perfect weekend for it.
#SouthwestArtTowns #TruthOrConsequences #ArtHop
🎉Some friends surprised us with an unexpected birthday trip for Val and they picked the perfect weekend for it.
#SouthwestArtTowns #TruthOrConsequences #ArtHop
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
🤯Wowza, what a crazy fun weekend in T or C!
🎉Some friends surprised us with an unexpected birthday trip for Val and they picked the perfect weekend for it.
#SouthwestArtTowns #TruthOrConsequences #ArtHop
🎉Some friends surprised us with an unexpected birthday trip for Val and they picked the perfect weekend for it.
#SouthwestArtTowns #TruthOrConsequences #ArtHop
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#stairs at #Lincoln #castle, which was constructed (11th century) by #WilliamTheConqueror & displays an original #MagnaCarta, a charter (1215) that established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law.
#PalacesAndGardens
#BlueskyPhotography
#photography
#EastCoastKin
#PalacesAndGardens
#BlueskyPhotography
#photography
#EastCoastKin
October 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM
#stairs at #Lincoln #castle, which was constructed (11th century) by #WilliamTheConqueror & displays an original #MagnaCarta, a charter (1215) that established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law.
#PalacesAndGardens
#BlueskyPhotography
#photography
#EastCoastKin
#PalacesAndGardens
#BlueskyPhotography
#photography
#EastCoastKin
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Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 20, 2025
The theme is #OpenHouse
IT'S DIFFERENT THIS WEEK!
To celebrate one year of the show it's an open call for art. Show anything you made. Just still use both tags to be included in the feed.
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart #create #creative
Saturday December 20, 2025
The theme is #OpenHouse
IT'S DIFFERENT THIS WEEK!
To celebrate one year of the show it's an open call for art. Show anything you made. Just still use both tags to be included in the feed.
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart #create #creative
December 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday December 20, 2025
The theme is #OpenHouse
IT'S DIFFERENT THIS WEEK!
To celebrate one year of the show it's an open call for art. Show anything you made. Just still use both tags to be included in the feed.
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart #create #creative
Saturday December 20, 2025
The theme is #OpenHouse
IT'S DIFFERENT THIS WEEK!
To celebrate one year of the show it's an open call for art. Show anything you made. Just still use both tags to be included in the feed.
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart #create #creative
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Well if I'm going to post a #FavoriteThings for today's #BlueSkyArtShow, I suppose it could be this snag at a local beach. The tide was out leaving it exposed. It is an interesting photographic subject. At anytime of day. Or night. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #fullspectrum #bnw
December 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Well if I'm going to post a #FavoriteThings for today's #BlueSkyArtShow, I suppose it could be this snag at a local beach. The tide was out leaving it exposed. It is an interesting photographic subject. At anytime of day. Or night. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #fullspectrum #bnw
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Long exposure of clouds moving over Colpoy's Bay shortly before sunrise. One of my #FavoriteThings for the #BlueSkyArtShow.
An ongoing project I started during the Covid lockdown photographing the clouds moving over the yard.
#EastCoastKin #photography #clouds #longexposure #sunrise
An ongoing project I started during the Covid lockdown photographing the clouds moving over the yard.
#EastCoastKin #photography #clouds #longexposure #sunrise
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Long exposure of clouds moving over Colpoy's Bay shortly before sunrise. One of my #FavoriteThings for the #BlueSkyArtShow.
An ongoing project I started during the Covid lockdown photographing the clouds moving over the yard.
#EastCoastKin #photography #clouds #longexposure #sunrise
An ongoing project I started during the Covid lockdown photographing the clouds moving over the yard.
#EastCoastKin #photography #clouds #longexposure #sunrise
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
December 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
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Well, here we are again. Another loop around the sun is in the books. And what a year it's been. I also can't believe I've been doing these birthday posts for 15 years.
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Well, here we are again. Another loop around the sun is in the books. And what a year it's been. I also can't believe I've been doing these birthday posts for 15 years.
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
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Wow, it's the last newsletter of the year—my most important one to date. We've finally launched @southwestarttowns.bsky.social. We've been living and breathing this project practically non-stop for months & we need your help getting into the next phases.
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wow, it's the last newsletter of the year—my most important one to date. We've finally launched @southwestarttowns.bsky.social. We've been living and breathing this project practically non-stop for months & we need your help getting into the next phases.
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
I've just restocked my display at the Grant County Art Guild gallery. The card racks are full and I've got lots of giftable bundles of cards and postcards. Pop into that gallery at 316 N Bullard in Silver City. Or DM me to order. #ValWestonNM #LoveLocal #ShopSmall #PhotographicArt
December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I've just restocked my display at the Grant County Art Guild gallery. The card racks are full and I've got lots of giftable bundles of cards and postcards. Pop into that gallery at 316 N Bullard in Silver City. Or DM me to order. #ValWestonNM #LoveLocal #ShopSmall #PhotographicArt
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Moon rising over barn.
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #BlackAndWhitePhotography
#Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Photography #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #BlackAndWhitePhotography
December 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Me after trimming, trimming, and trimming a grant application only to still be *one* character over and finally finding an elusive extra space to delete.
a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .
ALT: a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .
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December 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Me after trimming, trimming, and trimming a grant application only to still be *one* character over and finally finding an elusive extra space to delete.