Painted fish swim across a ceramic celandon sea. The spout has a jaunty arc and the clever lid has recessed wells for easy grasping. It’s a marvelous teapot, bought over 25 years ago: a happy reminder of the rich vein of artistic talent that lies along and near the High Road from Santa Fe to […]
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Dia de Los Muertos & HalloWeekend in Santa Fe
Día de Los Muertos has nothing to do with Halloween, despite their proximate dates and common focus on death. The Meso-American festival was over 3,000 years old when the Spanish Conquistadors encountered it in what is now Mexico. The celebration honored family members who had passed onto the other side of existence and reflected the […]
Phat Trash: the Art of Creative Renewal in the City Different
Floors made from wine corks? Windows of crystal platters? In Huntsville, Texas, a community’s cast offs gain new life under the direction of Dan Phillips, founder of Phoenix Commotion, a company which crafts affordable housing out of durable discards from construction sites, roadside pickings and trash heaps. Read more about this visionary project in the […]
This Week on Santa Fe’s Creative Scene, October 1, 2010
The aspens are changing, the days’ temps swinging in wide arcs from cool to hot. And the light, the fabulous Santa Fe light, is in its soft, pellucid glory. I love Fall. It may be the twilight of the year’s cycle, but it feels like a Spring of possibilities. Is it my perennial optimism or […]
Ignite Santa Fe
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