Desert Lighthouse

Easel Art in a Digital World!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Desert Lighthouse Launch Event! It was a wonderful turnout and a beautiful evening in the Mojave Desert.

A special thank you to Emi Fontana and West of Rome, the Center for Land Use Interpretation, and the Center for Cultural Innovation for the amazing support that made it all possible.

In addition many thanks to Jenn Berger, Doug Harvey and MA Peers, Marnie Weber and Jim Shaw, David Marsten, Mieke Marple, Christine Steiner, Taryn Haydostian, Drue Kataoka, Matt Hawkins, and Tom Snyder for their involvement and support.

Stay tuned for more details on the September 2nd Fall Event as well as an announcement on the regular operating hours.

Desert Lighthouse Newsletter #2

They said it couldn’t be done! Apologies for the lack of updates -- it’s been a momentous couple of weeks at the Desert Lighthouse as this dramatic 7-year journey finally reaches its crescendo. After three separate crane consortiums refused to follow through -- claiming that the task was impossible -- the lighthouse frame was finally put in place on it’s Mojave Desert hilltop last Friday!

“We ended up carrying the lighthouse up the hill with an off-road all terrain forklift” reports artist Daniel Hawkins, who has remained on-site for the entire installation “- and that was AFTER it rolled off the truck. Just a few dings though.”

The top section with the light and lens was added on May 23rd and the siding started to go up, though strong winds and high temperatures made the task difficult. The fencing is going up, the siding completed, and the electrical work will hopefully be completed for a June 10th launch event. Stay tuned for further details!

Daniel Hawkins' full-sized functioning lighthouse in the Mojave Desert