Rock Art - A personal expression that became a public art project

In the January of 2017, I started walking along the earthen dam on the North East side of Las Cruces bordering the University Golf Course.  A beautiful peaceful walk with many animals for entertainment, hawks, roadrunners, lizards, rabbits, coyotes butterflies and dragonflies to name a few.  I noticed on the walk that on the East side of the path there was a row of small rocks that someone had placed as a border on the path.  It grew a little each day as a few more colorful rocks were added to the line.  I joined in the fun and added a few more rocks to the line each day.  It grew past small bushes then past a clumps of grass.  I'd pick a distinct color and watch to see how many new rocks were added past the rocks I had placed.  Moving down the line some distance, I started creating rock images inspired by animals and sometimes requests from fellow walkers.  Other people have been inspired by the Rock Art too and the word "LOVE" was added then a heart design by my lizard then some crosses.  People have written little messages of appreciation in the sand next to the rock designs.  I look forward to "exercise" with my dog Bandit and wonder what will inspire the next rock design.   Below  are some samples showing designs in progress.   If you are in Las Cruces, come take a walk and  Enjoy the journey, Kathy
DIRECTIONS: Use Google maps and locate the intersection of University Ave and Desert Sands St in Las Cruces, NM.   People usually park their cars along or off University Ave on the East side of the road in the desert. They walk up the slope to the top of the dam and go South for about 3/10 of a mile and when the road turns to the East, the road the rock art begins.  The smaller the ones such as the Frog catching a fly, Horned Toad and 18 inch quail were built by myself by gathering the rocks and designing the animals.  The large animals became a community effort.  I make the art but many walkers on the dam bring me tons of rocks and now I can use all my time in the creative process and the materials are there waiting for the next idea.
Drone video of Rock Art 
by Kathy Morrow
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Videographer  Ken Brouhard
March, 2022