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GALLERY OF PECOS VALLEY ARTISTS
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Judy Allison
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Painting
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Vegetables
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Poppies
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John & Sashi
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The external subject matter of my work varies from landscapes to still life to
figures and portraits. But the internal
subject is always the same. I paint what deeply moves me: the “see what I can do” expression on the
face of a small child, ice crystals glimmering in the morning sun, reflections
and shadows, the angles of a rock, a fleeting instant, a lingering moment.
Painting brings life into clearer focus for me.
I become more aware of colors, shapes and the edges of things. By being
totally present during the process of painting - attending to the smallest
detail, selecting the appropriate brush and palette, finding the right
combination of warm and cool, sharp and soft - I seek to reveal the total
presence of my subject in a particular moment. What I hope to achieve is an
opportunity for the viewer to experience the fullness of that moment in
itself. Art is ultimately my tool of
understanding. It is a challenge and a
lifelong pursuit.
CONTACT: Phone: 505-470-4834
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Joyce DePow
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Art Dolls
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Dolly Llama aka Joyce DePow says that she never played with dolls as a child “I had a doll once,” she recalls, “its eyes closed when I laid it down. I took its head off to see the mechanism but couldn’t get the head back on. I buried the body so my parents wouldn’t find out and wrapped the head in a bunting blanket.” Joyce chose the name Dolly Llama as a play on the spiritual leader and a joke on the Spanish word ‘llama’ meaning ‘name’.
“The art dolls do have a spiritual aspect to them,” she explains “they seem to capture the essence of the divine in the people I know and love. They bring me joy.”
Soft sculpture and fiber art dolls are her specialty. Joyce also creates the fabric of the fine art dolls. Joyce DePow uses words and names to express further the joy that becomes inherent in her creations. Although she creates fine art collectable dolls, as well as the popular wild women dolls, she still takes delight fashioning baby dolls, sculpting little faces and wrapping the bundle in a bunting blanket.
CONTACT: The Dolly Llama
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Goose Fedders
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Painting
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My Hand Blue
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Saturday Night Fever
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Goose E. Fedders commenced in Tornado Alley, Bible Belt, in the Red River Valley of north-central Texas many, many, many decades ago. She has done time in a cold-water factory and painting snakes, each for one of those decades, and made big bucks for various designers in and about Santa Fe, keeping the small bucks for herself. In a studio near the Rio Pecos she currently creates drawings and paintings in mixed media and small bejeweled spiders as a meditation.
 
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Ted Gordan
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Petroglyphs and Stone Art
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Ted Gordan was born in Pecos, NM in 1966. Has been creating carved sculpture
since the age of 7, becoming proficient at thirteen. Ted is a multi-media artist
with a natural talent. He owns and operates Caveman Art Gallery, which is also a
book store and book exchange.
CONTACT: Cave Man Gallery
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Roark L. Griffin was born in 1950 in Artesia, New Mexico. Soon
thereafter, his family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended
high school in Cuba, New Mexico. "My love of nature and art started at
a very young age. Growing up in New Mexico, my time out of school was
spent walking in the countryside and observing wildlife. A strong
interest in birds of prey began when I was about fourteen, while living
in Cuba, New Mexico. I became involved in the sport of falconry and was
active in the sport until I was twenty-seven. "During my university
years in Portales, New Mexico, I worked with the biology department and
the natural history museum. After graduating in 1974 with a bachelor of
arts degree in painting and sculpture, I worked with the Department on
Game and Fish in the Endangered Species Program."
Roark now lives and
creates art in Rowe, New Mexico. His residence is a house that was
built in 1906, and part of his time is spent with renovations. His
studio is next door, also an old building with a great deal of history.
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Glorietta Sunset
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Winter Moon Over Pecos
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CONTACT: Phone: 505-757-6937
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Andy Hunter
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Fiber Arts & Jewelry
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Andy Hunter takes dissimilar fibers, textures, beads, colors and forms, puts them together to make a combination even more pleasing than its original appearance.
“I have this need to create,” Andy relates. “It’s really for me to feel good. For example, I use scrap samples that are no longer part of the home décor scene and that lone skein of weird bumpy yarn to create something else – something to be appreciated again. My art is really wearable art although it has been suggested that the pieces be hung on a wall. But I mean it to be enjoyed by the wearer. First I have fun making it, then it is fun for the people who wear it and then for the
others who see it. It’s like going to a party.”
There is never anything subdued about Andy’s works of wearable art. No piece is the same as any other. Each piece of Andy’s wearable art is conspicuously unique.
“The end result is never what I thought it would be. I start with an idea but it takes on a life of its own. It is somehow directed. The whole process feels very spiritual. It is like being tapped into ‘Universal Energy’.
CONTACT: Badgersong Arts
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 "The Sculpture 'New Life' in the Plaza
of the Universal Prosperity", Acrylic on Canvas
Hub was born in Panama and moved with his family frequently, collecting mental images from across the U.S., the Alps of Austria and the Atlantic Ocean; images that began to appear as drawings by age six and oil paintings by age nine.
Naturally influenced by the company he kept (crazy as a bud bug), he was taken, out of public school in California and placed in a school for problem kids. The art teacher there helped him survive the hostile environment and gave him initial direction as an artist. In Omaha he won a citywide drawing competition for high school students.
His work developed an odd juxtaposition of seemingly opposite and mutually exclusive elements; calmness amid chaos, destruction amid construction, Shaker and Bauhaus architecture amid Gothic and Baroque. Finally architecture itself became an issue.
He was included in a show that featured drawing and painting by every major artist of the surrealist movement from Rene Magritte to Salvador Dali: the 25th anniversary show at the Valley House Gallery in Dallas. Then the Cavin-Morris and Michael Ingbar galleries in New York, as well as Valley House and several other galleries around the country represented him.
From the time of the eruption of Mt. St Helen's, volcanic eruptions became a subject. Then mountains themselves became an issue after the time spent in the Himalayas of Northern Pakistan. Finally and at last, the physical world became only an excuse for the celebration of color and design.
Hub has lived in Northern New Mexico since 1996. His work is in various private and corporate collections from coast to coast.
"The concept of beauty may fall into disrepute, or at least the concept of making anything beautiful 'by hand', may be questioned. I still think it's possible that handwork will combine with machine-processes to produce something highly valued by humankind. At some point, however, handwork may only involve pushing the
buttons of machines
that produce 'art'. In the meantime, I'll continue to use brush and pencil while keeping an open mind to what's coming down the highway." -Hub Miller
CONTACT: Mountain House Gallery, HC 70 Box 2BB, Glorieta, NM 87535 Phone: 505-757 6896>
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What Was Lost
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Flight
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CONTACT: Phone: 505-757-2518
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Kathleen O'Neill
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Recycled Metal Art & Monotype Prints
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Ornaments
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Vialetto Lamp Shade
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Metal Earrings
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Kathleen O’Neill is a life-long artist. Her background includes studies in fine art at universities in New Mexico and California.
In 1968, attracted by its beauty, Kathleen O’Neill moved to Northern New Mexico to pursue a career as an artist. She has studied fine art at New Mexico and California universities. After living many years in the Pecos River Valley, Kathleen now lives and works near Glorieta. She is a founding member of the Artesanos del Valle Studio Tour.
Kathleen learned traditional Hispanic tinwork, and takes the craft back to its recycled roots. She now works in recycled metal, including weathered tin roofing as well as tin cans, decorative tins, and bottle caps from around the world. From these she fashions exquisite lampshades, mirror frames, shrines, concho belts, earrings and many other items. She is also a printmaker, concentrating on monotypes, many of which are remarked with recycled materials. Her work is in collections in New
Mexico, around the U.S. and abroad.
(above - Roses, Tin Quilt)
Kathleen’s work can be seen around Santa Fe - at La Mesa on Canyon Road, The Museum of International Folk Art Shop, Pandora’s in Sanbusco Center, and Susan’s Christmas Shop in Sena Plaza. Her work is in collections in New Mexico, around the U.S. and abroad.
(right - Another Story, Monotype Print)
CONTACT: Website: www.kathleenoneill.com
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Brett Parr
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Oil Pastels
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Greg Robertson
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Granite Sculpture and Fountains
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Hither and Yon
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Kat's Eye
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Passages
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Greg Robertson creates beautiful sculptures and fountains, all from material recycled from the granite countertop industry. The variety of colors of granite are in the hundreds, coming from over 30 countries. Often inspired by his mountain surroundings, Greg creates pieces that are solid, yet soft; rigid, but full of motion. Using only rainwater for his water-fed
tools, Greg encourages conservation and consciousness from a little spot in Northern New Mexico.
CONTACT: Website: www.rocksteadydesigns.com
Phone: 505-670-9965
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Karen Schiltz
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Painting & Photography
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Red Admiral; Photo
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Mealy Parrot; Painting
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Rufous Hummingbird; Painting
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Red Caterpillar; Photo
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Karen Schiltz grew up in a small town in the Missouri Ozarks where she
developed a love of nature at an early age. She also had an aunt who was
an art teacher who influenced her in developing her creative skills and
expressing her feelings for nature through her art. Karen attended
college at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri
where she received her degree, a B.S. in art. After graduating she
worked in advertising for several years as an artist. Then worked as a
naturalist for four years for the city of Kansas City before meeting her
husband and moving to Michigan. While living in Michigan, Karen worked
with the Peregrine Return Program in downtown Detroit for two years,
working with the young peregrines that were to be released there to help
re-establish the species. She also did numerous pen and ink drawings for
state and local wildlife organizations as well as designed a T-shirt for
the forest service. Karen also began painting again, a love that had
grown from her college years. Several of her paintings were accepted
into local shows in the Detroit area. Seven years ago, Karen and her
husband Gary, moved to New Mexico, near the small town of Pecos where
Karen continues to paint and has also begun to use photography to
capture the beauty of nature. Birds, mammals, and wildflowers are her
main subjects though other things seem to show up, such as beautiful
caterpillars, rainbows, and scenery just to name a few.
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Richard Sober was born in 1953. He is a painter and poet. He began painting when he was fifteen. When he was nineteen, inside of a stalled
dump truck outside of Ft. Benton, Montana, he saw a herd of antelope rolling over a hill. The sky was very big and very gray with a strip of blue horizon
everywhere he looked. It looked like rain, it never did. Ever since then, wide-open spaces have enchanted
him. Around the time he was twenty-six, he, like millions of other people, was caught in a snowstorm and found himself in a bar for three days making friends and listening to stories. Ever since then he was charmed by a good story, even if, and especially if it is a strange one and maybe not even believable. In his thirties people asked Richard, enough already, why don’t you paint larger paintings? Richard replied, I enjoy the intimacy of small paintings, you can hold them like books,
besides I am not obsessed with big even though I am an American and once drove a 1967 Bonneville.
Richard now finds himself driving around the mountains and mesas of north central New Mexico, trying to slow down time with art. Some of the world’s magic is revealed in the confluence of sky, earth, wind, and everything in between. This includes fences, abandoned haciendas,
railroad tracks, trucks
growing out of fields,
a dog barking on the other side of memory, Patsy Cline falling to pieces, the struggle for cash, the hum of traffic on the Interstate, redwing blackbirds animating a cottonwood, and the heartbreaking oblique light of Autumn. Once the curator of the Harwood Museum in Taos asked Richard if his landscapes were of real places. Aren’t they all, he said. To paraphrase Herman Melville, real places aren’t down on any map.
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Links: Article 1 or Article 2 (above right - "Along the Road")
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Madeline Stark
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Fiber Arts
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Silk Shawl
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Cloches
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Blueberry Hat
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Baby Hats
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Madeline Stark learned to knit when she was 10 yrs. old, and fell in love with the craft. While living in NY she was a member of a knitting group for 5 years. While a part of this group, she learned about the John Campbell Folk School in North Carolina and took a trip there in 1983 where she spent a week learning to spin wool. This was the beginning of 5 years of classes from dyeing wool to knitting without patterns.
Madeline started a weekly knitting group in Pecos in 1999, and it is still going strong.
She travels throughout New Mexico participating in Fiber Festivals selling her knitted items.
“Along my life’s journey, I discovered that I love to teach my craft. It brings me such joy to pass along an ancient craft that joins women together and develops their creativity. Knitting and Spinning are an expansion of my spirit. It’s very meditative and relaxing. When I lived in NY I had a dream of sitting in the quiet woods with my spinning wheel and a basket of beautifully dyed roving. Now it’s a reality;
a dream come true!”
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Linda Storm
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Oil Painting & Mixed Media
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Bees and Blossoms
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Behind Buddha's Back
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Zappo
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"Up Close and Personal" Oils and Mixed Media
  Recently I had a self revelation. I felt like I had to do myself justice and pour out my bottled up contemplations. After 9 years I started painting again. During the summer I finished over a dozen paintings and I
'm still counting. This is my outlet, my sharing, my shout out. I also write. I have things to say. My words are written in gold leaf, framing my paintings.
My passion is life. A tree growing out of a boulder, a raven barking back at my dog, the way colors glow in the rain. I hike everyday. There is magic in the forest. Children inspire me too. I am also a Montessori teacher; I see that each time a child learns something new they bring it out into the world with them.
People ask me what kind of art I do. Symbolic Realism came out of my mouth one day. It fits. In my paintings I have hidden things that might not be seen for awhile, the meaning is up to the viewer, although I do have my own. They are fun, they are deep, they are bursting with bliss.
I have a show in December at the First National Bank Of Santa Fe in Eldorado and am anxiously awaiting the Pecos Art Tour. My art life is unfolding. I am thankful.
(left - Raven Flies Into the Storm , right - Winter Turns to Spring)
Photo credits: Paul Ross
CONTACT: 505-757-6250
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Pod, Saggar Fired Clay
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Untitled, Saggar Fired Clay
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Untitled ,Saggar Fired Clay
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I began working in clay in 1985, producing mostly functional stoneware.
While working on my MA in 1990, I encountered the processes of low fire raku and high fire Japanese porcelain, both of which appealed to me. The porcelain because of its purity and smooth surface which compliments my preference for simple forms; the raku process because of the excitement and immediacy of the firing , and the unpredictability of the
results.
Recently I have been working on a series of wheel thrown and altered organic forms inspired by seed pods. By “organic” I mean that there is no preconceived end product , the piece evolves intuitively. I have also begun experimenting with saggar firing , a process that involves firing pieces within a container filled with combustible materials
inside the kiln. Like raku, this firing produces variable results depending on the combustibles used, placement of the pieces, and other whims of nature.
Throwing on the wheel is a meditative process for me allowing the experience of flow and connection. My love of movement and dance has been and continues to be a strong influence on all of my clay forms.
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Bird Pots, Saggar Fired Clay
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Untitled, Saggar Fired Clay
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CONTACT: HC70 Box 455, Pecos, New Mexico 87552 Phone: 505-757-8828
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Four Directions
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The Source
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In my work, I desire to build understanding by the use of universal symbols, history, and mythology. Hopefully, these images allow one to see the familiar in a different way; and to meet ancient, hidden things. All cultures have unique traditions yet share a commonality. I like to find those visual symbols that cross centuries, oceans, and language. The power of these archetypes charts the path to the center, the source, the crossroads;
where we meet as all women, all men, all children, all animals, and all
things,
connected in oneness..." -Toni Truesdale
The female side of both history and mythology is important to depict in a fresh way to include the perspective of all women. I believe that we are a human family. It is very important that the diversity of the world's cultures, especially indigenous, be preserved. And; that we consider the earth, Our Mother, seven generations into the future in all decisions.
CONTACT: Click here for her website and on artistsregister.com
(NM#146),
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Michelle Zinanti
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Pottery
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Turquoise Plate
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Rose Colored Bowl
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Set of 3 Serving Dishes
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Fruit in a Bowl
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Artist at work in Studio with Pumpkin & Clay
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Harvest Pottery
I celebrate pumpkin, melon and squash by smoothing clay around their charming shapes. Each piece has an inviting organic quality that you can enjoy at your table year-round.
Artist Statement
I grew up listening to my grandparents’ stories around the kitchen table. My mind was rich with images of four cousins riding their farm-horse to the school house, men and burros walking deep into the coal mines each morning, and kids spending hot summer days at the swimming hole.
On my dad’s side of the family, I am made of Italian olive farmers who came and mined the Colorado Rockies for three generations. My mother’s heritage is filled with Welch hard-rock miners who came to Colorado for coal, and to try their luck at dry-land farming.
I see my work as a connection to my roots and my people. I use clay, which comes to me from the mining of the earth. I honor the harvest, by smoothing clay around pumpkins, melons and squash. And in the tradition of the women in my family, I lovingly mother each piece into existence.
My art career has been blessed with a series of apprenticeships. As an artist I believe in the power of people, and so have utilized my own self-direction and the mentorship of a handful of brilliant potters.
Years of individualized guidance have brought me to my place in artistic expression and in the community. I now pass on the gift of art by teaching workshops and offering apprenticeships to youth in Pecos.
CONTACT: Address: P O Box 1040, Pecos, New Mexico, 505.757.6430
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