Carolyn Lamuniere shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Carolyn, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What is something outside of work that is bringing you joy lately?
I am an astrologer and also do the Tarot. We have a group here in Santa Fe which I am part of. We meet every Sunday and several Saturdays to do astrology and once or twice we meet to do Tarot. We have a New Moon meditation and on the Full Moon a women’s group called “Women, Moon, Magic”. I have to say that the people in those groups are some of the nicest, most aware people I have ever met. Even though I help run the astrology group I am always learning something new. There are good astrologers in the group so there is a lot of sharing. It becomes impossible to judge people because they are what their charts reveal. There is honesty and caring.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I am an artist and have been working and selling through galleries for about 50 years now. Right now I am in Susan Eddings Perez Gallery on Canyon Rd. here in Santa Fe. They are wonderful people. I paint mostly architecture for several reasons, one because I like the sense of abstraction and movement of the light and shadows, and second because I believe people leave energy in spaces. Sometimes seeing how people live gives more of a sense of them than their words.
I have spent a lot of time in France, probably more than 30 trips in my life. The regions I love most are around Toulouse, essentially Languedoc, particularly Aude, Ariege and on up into the Dordogne. So often my paintings reflect my French visions.
I have a big stuffed cat. It is so wonderful that I painted it as a sort of non being capable of crossing planes of existence. Just fun painting.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
This is a funny question because I don’t feel powerful. Yet I feel connected to something more than is in this world, and because I believe there is power in it, I chose to answer this question. It is something hard to define, the sense of being connected to more than yourself, more than is visible in this world, more than obvious money and success. Yet filled with energy. It is impersonal, more then me, yet part of me. I don’t remember having a particular moment where I felt most powerful. I do remember having the realization that there was more to life, more than we see, when I was having a quiet moment on Cape Cod. I was much younger. I was sitting in a beautiful field under a tree, when suddenly the tree was filled with brilliant light. I realized that power as we define it, is an illusion.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
It will all be OK. I often still wonder if it will really be OK!
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Whom do you admire for their character, not their power?
The Dalai Lama
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What will you regret not doing?
Nothing really, I have done most of the things that have mattered to me. But perhaps small refinements on that. I sometimes think that I was not as available to people as I should have been. I was divorced when my son was a baby. I believe life is how it has to be, but I regret that I was not able to give more to him.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://fineartamerica.com
- Instagram: Carolyn Lamuniere, Instagram
- Other: I sell only through the gallery.
Image Credits
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