Cavedigger

With just a wheelbarrow, a shovel, a pickaxe and his dog, American artist Ra Paulette has spent the last few decades chiseling caves from sandstone mesas in Northern New Mexico. But these aren’t your “average” caves. Ra scrapes, chips and carves the walls to create breathtaking patterns with flawless texture and caverns that let in the most glorious light. It’s all just a bit bewildering and wonderfully insane. My fascination has be excited to check out the documentary Cavedigger, profiling him and his work.

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10 Comments

  1. meg wrote:

    this is amazing!!! wow!

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    12.3.14
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  2. This is so cool! Just imagine someone happening upon these works of art. Incredible.

    12.3.14
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  3. Dominique wrote:

    amazing
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  4. A beautiful &amazing work of art ….love it
    xoxo
    Yael Guetta
    http://www.ftwwl.com

    12.3.14
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  5. Amazing and so creative! Wish I could shoot a campaign here for my line Honey Bee Swim
    http://www.shophoneybee.com

    12.4.14
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  6. Coral wrote:

    Amazing work, I would bet the caves were beautiful to begin with. Inspired.

    12.5.14
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  7. Mo wrote:

    To be there and to touch the detail. And the natural light oozing in? Hot dog. Inspiring posts as usual.

    12.5.14
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  8. Carla wrote:

    Huh…this seems to me like a really disturbing alteration of the landscape.

    12.8.14
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  9. Fred hertel wrote:

    Very creative, interrsting

    12.10.14
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