Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
A rich tradition of women photographing rodeo
February 11, 2016
While writing Cowboy Up! Riding the Navajo Rodeo, I became enthralled by the book’s rodeo photography, all taken by gifted photographer Jan Sonnemair.Because of Jan, I was delighted to see what…
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Rodeo thrives, from south to north!
February 9, 2016
The Navajo nation is just one hotbed of weekly rodeo action during the season. Throughout North America, rodeo remains popular.One epic event happens in in Alberta, Canada: the Calgary Stampede.…
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Women in rodeo: a decades-old tradition
February 4, 2016
Don’t think that rodeo just started being a sport for males AND females. Proof comes from the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, founded in 1948. News from WPRA events is extra…
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Discover Tony Kuyper’s unforgettable sandstone portraits
February 2, 2016
In my book Sand to Stone and Back Again, Tony Kuyper captured the amazing photos of nature’s artworks. Tony hasn’t stopped photographing landscapes. Here’s a great retrospective of his other…
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Sand in bottles? Andrew Clemens made mind-boggling art
January 28, 2016
Andrew Clemens, an Iowa deaf mute, knew his sands.He collected colored sands (42 in all) from his own state to arrange into bottles forming pictures. His few surviving artworks have…
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A Cowboy’s Prayer extends beyond rodeo
January 26, 2016
On page 12 of Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo, I share a version of "A Cowboy’s Prayer" I heard shared during the Grand Entry of a Navajo rodeo. The…
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Do you remember this water song by The Beatles?
January 21, 2016
In 1966, John Lennon tired of people complaining about the weather. With Paul McCartney, the song Rain was born. See and hear it here, in one of three promotional films…
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Water led Helen Keller to the world of words
January 19, 2016
Imagine not speaking. Not hearing. However, you still learn your first word. You feel it. That’s the power of water. Visit that famous water pump that introduced a new world…
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