She lives, hikes, paints and meditates on color in the desert and hills of Southern Utah, where the colors of sky, stone and life are blue, terra-cotta, and green.
I'm loving this book, even though, or perhaps because, Meloy's personal geography is so very different than mine. There are images in this book I will never forget."Orange is like a man convinced of his own powers," wrote the Russian painter Vasily Kandinsky.one of the many illuminating quotes in the book "The Anthropology of Turquoise Meditations on Landscape, Art and Spirit," by Ellen Meloy (Random House, 2002). Meloy is a perfect, often hilarious guide. "A book of great beauty under which lies a drumbeat of grief and passion for the desert. "Diverse, thoughtful, and humorous." - Albuquerque Journal "Combine the best of travel writing with fascinating slices of history in an irresistible invitation to open our eyes and our minds, taking beauty where we find it." - Kingston Springs Advocate "Smart, evocative, and memorable: Nature-writing done right." -Kirkus (starred review) the talented Meloy is a Southwestern voice to listen to." - Santa Fe New Mexican The Anthropology of Turquoise explores Meloy's beloved Southwest-a region she knows intimately and describes with her trademark sharp wit." - Salt Lake Tribune " crafts potent meditations on the desert landscape. "Finely crafted, vigorously descriptive, dazzling in its insights into biology and culture." - Booklist Powerful and transporting-and funny." - The Times-Picayune "By the time you lift your eyes from the last page, you'll be longing to clasp a piece of stone, to be surrounded by blue water. "Meloy's vision of the world through turquoise-colored glasses is a unique, moving, self-effacing delight." - The Washington Post Meloy's gem-studded collection calls us to be mindful of the physical world, to see it-really see it-with fresh eyes." - Los Angeles Times
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