http://cu.viralnova.com/ra-paulette/

http://cu.viralnova.com/ ^ | 11/28/14 | Laura Caseley

[Kartographer]

Every day for the last decade, artist Ra Paulette has hiked alone into the sandstone mesas in northern New Mexico with a wheelbarrow and a backpack filled with tools. He heads to the sandstone caves and walks inside. But instead of being greeted with darkness, Paulette's caves are luminous places where the sunlight pours in thanks to carefully designed and excavated light tunnels, carved by Paulette himself.

[Kartographer]

The central pillar (split into two images here) is called the "Tree of Human Kindness."

[Kartographer]

New Mexico PING!!!!!

[Jet Jaguar]

Sweet!

[Chode]

paid for by... who???

[txnativegop]

Hope he is not on federal land or he might find himself in a pickle.

[pallis]

This is not too far from where I’m at.

Funny that I don’t notice the clashing of whites, Hispanics and Pueblo Indians.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Northern NM is a BIG AREA! Where is this near? I found nothing to give me a landmark as to where they are!

[GraceG]

At least he isnt scribbling on it like some trust fund kiddie with too much time on her hands....

[Sherman Logan]

If you’ve got $800,000 lying around I guess you can buy it.

http://newmexicospiritualland.com/

Near Ojo Caliente. I would have though Taos.

[moovova]

Saving for later viewing on the widescreen desktop.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

**I would have though Taos.**

Same here. I noticed last year that the desert West of Taos has been destroyed to make underground hippie type houses.

[LegendHasIt]

I ran across that listing several months ago browsing the web for real-estate with mines or caves on it, one of my little hobbies.

A little rich for my blood, but I guess for a person who loves gigantic sculptures, the artwork alone would be worth it.

[trussell]

This is BEAUTIFUL! He carves this out? Is it intended to be lived in? Or is the living quarters to be an above ground house and this just a tranquil place to explore?