BOOK SIGNING AT THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER BY VICKIE LEIGH KRUDWIG
BOOK SIGNING WITH VICKIE LEIGH KRUDWIG
Friday, April 24th, 2026 | 11AM to 2PM*
*Admission included with Book Purchase
Admission is needed to view the galleries
Come visit us on Friday, April 24th, from 11AM to 2PM to meet and greet with Vickie Leigh Krudwig! Purchase a book from her and get it signed by Vickie herself. If you purchase any of Vickie's books, admission is included and will be free to the galleries. Join us and meet Vickie, and below is more info on her Spiritual Alchemy Class that will be on Saturday, April 25th. This Saturday workshop will be an all day class from 10AM to 4PM. Click the info below to enroll now!
REGISTER HERE: https://my.sdc-arts.org/3274/3276
LOCATION: SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER
210 N. Santa Fe Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81003
TELEPHONE: 719-295-7200
Vickie will be signing the following books:
NEW RELEASE! 2026 Wild and Wonderful: A Child’s Guide to the Arkansas River and the Creatures that Live There
Walking with Chipeta: My 179 Year Journey through Chipeta’s Life to Mine (2023 Evvy Silver Award, Colorado Independent Publishers Association).
Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and Her People (2005, Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award).
Keeper of the Pipe: The True Story of a Boy Called John and His Amazing Discovery of the Lost Ute Pipe (2005, Evvy Merit Award, Colorado Independent Publishers Association)
SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY: CONNECTING CREATIVITY AND SPIRITUALITY THROUGH YOUR OWN ARTISTIC JOURNEY at THE SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS AND CONFERENCE CENTER
Do you consider yourself to be a creative person? Are you the type who likes to think freely without limitations? Are you looking for a workshop that will help inspire and motivate you to bring your talents into the light of day? Do you want to generate new ways of thinking when it comes to your own creative processes? Are you feeling doubtful about your own ability to implement new and exciting ideas that are authentic? Are you burned out? Do you need some practical suggestions to help you grow into a new and exciting state of creative consciousness? Would you like to deal with the critic who stops you in your tracks? Would you like to expand your connections to the world through your art form? If you said yes to any of these questions, then Spiritual Alchemy: Connecting Creativity and Spirituality Through Your Own Artistic Journey is just the workshop for you! Scroll below or read more about Vickie and Spiritual Alchemy!
Whether you are an artist, author, business executive, dancer, fiber arts devotee, jewelry maker, musician, playwright, poet, potter, programmer, screen writer, storyteller, or teacher, you’ve been “called” to create a bold and innovative life, while building upon the foundation of your existing talents and abilities.
Welcome to my Spiritual Alchemy Workshop. First, congratulations on taking another step toward your own artistic journey. To create is to bring something into being or to life. Whether you are an artist, author or beginning writer, dancer, jewelry maker, musician, playwright, poet, potter, screen writer, or storyteller, you have been “called” to create. This invitation, to bring the images and ideas in your mind and heart to fruition is from a sacred place. “Spirit” has invited us to take part in this creative journey. To bring them forth and breathe life into these ideas can be unsettling and joyful all at the same time. The moment spirit invites you to consider an idea, you have the choice to say yes or no.
I personally believe that once we say “yes” to Spirit and to our own creative desires, and begin working through the creative processes, we will be guided by a higher source. For some it may be God, for others it may be a higher consciousness, a spirit guide, and our own inner-spirit that knows right where we must go to fulfill the vision we have been blessed with.
If you look at the word creation, it is often linked synonyms such as “god like” or “divine” and I could not agree more. Our creativity is not just about selling something to an audience; it is much deeper! It is about self-expression and sharing your insight and wisdom through the world with your art form. Tapping into the spiritual side of our creativity can take us into unimagined places of self-discovery and spiritual connection with the Divine.
When I talk about Spirit or the Divine, I am not promoting any one religion. Our spiritual life is shaped by our upbringing and by life itself. Spirit is how you understand your “Higher Power” or the “Creative Spirit” or “Guides” that help you along the way. My spiritual life began at an early age. I attended Catholic church as a young girl, then changed to Methodist in my teens. Later in life I begin to learn about the Native American Culture through my book projects and interactions with various tribes. It was through those indigenous experiences that my art and writing took off. I became intensely aware of the spiritual connection to my art, to the mediums I used, and to the power of observation. I found beauty in the story of Buddha, too. These later experiences expanded my consciousness and transformed my heart, mind, and soul, and in the process my own creativity. It has been a wonderful and healing journey. I invite you to join me in my Spiritual Alchemy Workshop and release your creative spirit while embracing your imagination and the ability to achieve dreams through authentic self-expression.
YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
Exercises meant to help you connect deeply with your art form
Journaling and writing as a ritual
Create your own take home motivation board
Hands-on activities meant to inspire and open up new ways of thinking
Learn how to tap into guidance from within and without
Creative visualization exercises to help bring your ideas to reality
Learn how to avoid the saboteur and critic
Turning fearful thinking into empowerment and positive energy
Learn how to create a sacred space for you and your creativity
Sharing your gifts with the world
Presented by Award-winning Author and Artist, Vickie Leigh Krudwig
VICKIE LEIGH KRUDWIG, Author and Illustrator, is a native of Colorado and grew up learning about Colorado’s history from prehistoric times to modern days. She is the award-winning author of numerous books for children. She loves to write historical books that help children understand the world around them. She is the author of Hiking through Colorado History, Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and her People, We Are the Noochew: A Brief History of the Ute People and their Colorado Connection and numerous other books. Vickie is currently collaborating with the Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma, helping them revise four books she helped write and illustrate with tribal authors and artists for their children, in 2007-2008. She is a contributor to the Resource Guide - Nuu~Ciu Strong—a comprehensive resource guide about the Ute people for teachers used in the classrooms throughout Colorado. When Vickie isn’t writing she focuses on her artwork, some of which can be seen on exhibit at the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado, and in The Artists’ Gallery in Canon City, and at the Buell Children’s Museum at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center (through March 2026).
PRICE: $105.00
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED: WORKBOOK, PEN, LEATHER JOURNAL, TOTE BAG, AND SNACKS
REGISTER ONLINE AT:https://my.sdc-arts.org/3274/3275
LOCATION: Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, 210 North Santa Fe Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81003
TELEPHONE: 719-295-7200
SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY: CONNECTING CREATIVITY AND SPIRITUALITY THROUGH YOUR OWN ARTISTIC JOURNEY AT THE ARTISTS’ GALLERY IN CANON CITY, COLORADO
Do you consider yourself to be a creative person? Are you the type who likes to think freely without limitations? Are you looking for a workshop that will help inspire and motivate you to bring your talents into the light of day? Do you want to generate new ways of thinking when it comes to your own creative processes? Are you feeling doubtful about your own ability to implement new and exciting ideas that are authentic? Are you burned out? Do you need some practical suggestions to help you grow into a new and exciting state of creative consciousness? Would you like to deal with the critic who stops you in your tracks? Would you like to expand your connections to the world through your art form? If you said yes to any of these questions, then Spiritual Alchemy: Connecting Creativity and Spirituality Through Your Own Artistic Journey is just the workshop for you! Scroll below or read more about Vickie and Spiritual Alchemy!
Whether you are an artist, author, business executive, dancer, fiber arts devotee, jewelry maker, musician, playwright, poet, potter, programmer, screen writer, storyteller, or teacher, you’ve been “called” to create a bold and innovative life, while building upon the foundation of your existing talents and abilities.
Welcome to my Spiritual Alchemy Workshop. First, congratulations on taking another step toward your own artistic journey. To create is to bring something into being or to life. Whether you are an artist, author or beginning writer, dancer, jewelry maker, musician, playwright, poet, potter, screen writer, or storyteller, you have been “called” to create. This invitation, to bring the images and ideas in your mind and heart to fruition is from a sacred place. “Spirit” has invited us to take part in this creative journey. To bring them forth and breathe life into these ideas can be unsettling and joyful all at the same time. The moment spirit invites you to consider an idea, you have the choice to say yes or no.
I personally believe that once we say “yes” to Spirit and to our own creative desires, and begin working through the creative processes, we will be guided by a higher source. For some it may be God, for others it may be a higher consciousness, a spirit guide, and our own inner-spirit that knows right where we must go to fulfill the vision we have been blessed with.
If you look at the word creation, it is often linked synonyms such as “god like” or “divine” and I could not agree more. Our creativity is not just about selling something to an audience; it is much deeper! It is about self-expression and sharing your insight and wisdom through the world with your art form. Tapping into the spiritual side of our creativity can take us into unimagined places of self-discovery and spiritual connection with the Divine.
When I talk about Spirit or the Divine, I am not promoting any one religion. Our spiritual life is shaped by our upbringing and by life itself. Spirit is how you understand your “Higher Power” or the “Creative Spirit” or “Guides” that help you along the way. My spiritual life began at an early age. I attended Catholic church as a young girl, then changed to Methodist in my teens. Later in life I begin to learn about the Native American Culture through my book projects and interactions with various tribes. It was through those indigenous experiences that my art and writing took off. I became intensely aware of the spiritual connection to my art, to the mediums I used, and to the power of observation. I found beauty in the story of Buddha, too. These later experiences expanded my consciousness and transformed my heart, mind, and soul, and in the process my own creativity. It has been a wonderful and healing journey. I invite you to join me in my Spiritual Alchemy Workshop and release your creative spirit while embracing your imagination and the ability to achieve dreams through authentic self-expression.
YOU WILL EXPERIENCE
Exercises meant to help you connect deeply with your art form
Journaling and writing as a ritual
Create your own take home motivation board
Hands-on activities meant to inspire and open up new ways of thinking
Learn how to tap into guidance from within and without
Creative visualization exercises to help bring your ideas to reality
Learn how to avoid the saboteur and critic
Turning fearful thinking into empowerment and positive energy
Learn how to create a sacred space for you and your creativity
Sharing your gifts with the world
Presented by Award-winning Author and Artist, Vickie Leigh Krudwig
VICKIE LEIGH KRUDWIG, Author and Illustrator, is a native of Colorado and grew up learning about Colorado’s history from prehistoric times to modern days. She is the award-winning author of numerous books for children. She loves to write historical books that help children understand the world around them. She is the author of Hiking through Colorado History, Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and her People, We Are the Noochew: A Brief History of the Ute People and their Colorado Connection and numerous other books. Vickie is currently collaborating with the Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma, helping them revise four books she helped write and illustrate with tribal authors and artists for their children, in 2007-2008. She is a contributor to the Resource Guide - Nuu~Ciu Strong—a comprehensive resource guide about the Ute people for teachers used in the classrooms throughout Colorado. When Vickie isn’t writing she focuses on her artwork, some of which can be seen on exhibit at the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado, and in The Artists’ Gallery in Canon City, and at the Buell Children’s Museum at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center (through March 2026).
PRICE: $105.00
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED: WORKBOOK, PEN, LEATHER JOURNAL, TOTE BAG, AND SNACKS
THE ARTISTS’ GALLERY, 416 Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212
REGISTER BY PHONE: 719-345-4070 or Register at the Front Desk
PRESERVATION THROUGH PRINT SELF-PUBLISHING WORKSHOP
PRESERVATION THROUGH PRINT
Preserving Indigenous Cultures and Histories through Affordable Self-Publishing Projects
Books should not only be a teaching tool, but also a means to preserve and protect the history of Indigenous cultures for future generations. I believe that children and adult benefit from learning about the culture and traditions of our country’s First Americans. Historical books presented from a tribal perspective offer children an opportunity to gain experience about their long-honored past, and about the culture of their tribal affiliation, as well as teaching a language unique to their tribe.
This is why we are inviting indigenous leaders and educators to the Preservation through Print workshop at the gorgeous Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado. Built in 1956, the Ute Indian Museum is located in the heart of traditional Ute territories. The museum and grounds are listed in the National Register of Historical Places and features Chief Ouray Memorial Park, Chipeta’s tomb, and a native plants garden, in addition to the spectacular exhibits inside the museum.
Here you will learn firsthand how you can create and publish a whole curriculum around your tribal customs, traditions and language.
BENEFITS OF SELF-PUBLISHING
♦ The tribe maintains ownership of all written materials and illustrations.
♦ You control the content of the material and how it is presented.
♦ Books can be customized to meet the goals of tribal educators and leaders.
♦ You can utilize the skills and wisdom of tribal elders and historians, and educators to develop curriculum that identifies with the culture and traditions of the tribe.
♦ Self-publishing is easier because of digital presses and print on demand. Learn how to create digital materials, as well.
♦ If you sell the book to local history museums and local schools, you retain all the profits for other projects.
♦ Indigenous writers and artists can set up school visits and public speaking events, to help share the history of the tribe, written from the tribal perspective.
♦ Most importantly, your tribe will have preserved your history through print and will lead the way to other timely and important cultural projects for future generations.
BELIEVE IN THE VISION!
Here’s a few reasons why you should produce your own history books and educational materials.
♦ Believe in the beauty of your culture and traditions and the gifts it has to offer everyone!
♦ Believe that Indigenous languages, customs and traditions, and teachings from centuries ago, can be preserved for future generations.
♦ Believe in the fact that your self-published curriculum helps Indigenous children connect with their past, and helps them embrace their identity and tribal connection, and learn about their traditional tribal language. Teach children about leadership through stories about tribal leaders and their impact on their tribes.
♦ Help children move into the future where they become leaders for generations to come. More importantly, children can carry this knowledge forward to future generations.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER, VICKIE LEIGH KRUDWIG
Workshop facilitator, Vickie Leigh Krudwig, has presented Preservation through Print to tribes at the National Indian Education Association on numerous occasions and to several tribes in Oklahoma. She is also currently collaborating with the Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma in helping tribal educators and cultural experts on developing language and culture-based materials for children in the Southern Cheyenne and Southern Arapaho tribes. Krudwig will be consulting, writing, and illustrating a coloring/activity book for the Oklahoma University for the Deep Dust Project in Oklahoma. The Deep Dust coloring/activity book will feature information about Oklahoma’s prehistoric times through present day, while highlighting indigenous geoscientists and their role in the sciences.
Vickie was a contributor to the Fourth Grade Ute Resource Guide, Nuu-Ciu Strong, featuring lessons about Ute history. She is author of the award-winning books, Searching for Chipeta: The Story of a Ute and Her People, and Walking with Chipeta: A 179 Year Journey through Chipeta’s World to Mine, and Keeper of the Pipe.
LOCATION: UTE INDIAN MUSEUM
17253 Chipeta Road, Montrose, CO 81403
Phone: (970) 249-3098
PRICE: $25.00 INCLUDES ALL MATERIALS AND LIGHT REFRESHMENTS
Listing of nearby hotels and historic attractions will be added to this page as soon as we have them.
SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE
I believe all people are born with an inherent need to create and express themselves. Some people are artists and writers, while others are actors, dancers, musicians, playwrights, and poets. In fact, every profession and vocation creates a delightful opportunity for creativity and self-expression—if only we are open to it. This is one of the attributes humans are born with.
In is in this spirit that I invite you to participate in this five-hour workshop designed to help you unlock your greatest creative potential, turning your creative and spiritual energy into gold! Learn how to transmute your creative ideas and gifts into a unique style that captures your personality and individuality.
We will cover:
Spiritual Connections through Art Making and Writing
Learn How to Avoid Self-Sabotaging Behaviors
Sooth Your Inner Critic
Workshop is a hands-on, interactive and fun program geared to inspire and motivate participants to embrace creativity at all levels!
Canceled - mini-workshop SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY FOR CREATIVE PEOPLE MARCH 9, 2024
I believe all people are born with an inherent need to create and express themselves. Some people are artists and writers, while others are actors, dancers, musicians, playwrights, and poets. In fact, every profession and vocation creates a delightful opportunity for creativity and self-expression—if only we are open to it. This is one of the attributes humans are born with.
In is in this spirit that I invite you to participate in this five-hour workshop designed to help you unlock your greatest creative potential, turning your creative and spiritual energy into gold! Learn how to transmute your creative ideas and gifts into a unique style that captures your personality and individuality.
We will cover:
Spiritual Connections through Art Making and Writing
Learn How to Avoid Self-Sabotaging Behaviors
Sooth Your Inner Critic
Workshop is a hands-on, interactive and fun program geared to inspire and motivate participants to embrace creativity at all levels!
SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY FOR ARTISTS AND WRITERS (April)
I believe all people are born with an inherent need to create and express themselves. Some people are artists and writers, while others are actors, dancers, musicians, playwrights, and poets. In fact, every profession and vocation creates a delightful opportunity for creativity and self-expression—if only we are open to it. This is one of the attributes humans are born with.
In is in this spirit that I invite you to participate in this five-hour workshop designed to help you unlock your greatest creative potential, turning your creative and spiritual energy into gold! Learn how to transmute your creative ideas and gifts into a unique style that captures your personality and individuality.
We will cover:
Spiritual Connections through Art Making and Writing
Learn How to Avoid Self-Sabotaging Behaviors
Sooth Your Inner Critic
Workshop is a hands-on, interactive and fun program geared to inspire and motivate participants to embrace creativity at all levels!