Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Calling all wenches and mandrakes. Young Park, in Las Cruces, opens a portal to the frolics of yore on Saturday and Sunday during the 50th annual Doña Ana Arts Council Renaissance ArtsFaire. “We…
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Posts From: November 2021
Story Collectors
STEPPING INTO COYOTE MOON a late-summer afternoon feels like a vacation. “I want someone who has been to a market in Oaxaca to walk into our shop and think that they’re in Mexico—but with our own…
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The Hat Man: Percy Stith
Above: Percy Stith creates custom hats out of his Santa Fe studio. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. A VETERAN OF NEW YORK'S fashion industry, Percy Stith came to hat making almost out of necessity. He’d…
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Shop Upcycled Leather Earrings
WHEN GIVEN A BAG of high-quality leather samples—the kind big fashion houses like Louis Vuitton and Bottega Veneta use in making purses—Patience Pollock wondered what she could do with such small…
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Saddlemaker: James Morris
STORIES TUMBLE OUT QUICKLY when James Morris gets jawing about his 65 years of leatherwork and saddle making. “I started playing hooky from school and going to the saddle shop,” he recalls. “Working…
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Editor's Letter: Making It
Above: New Mexico's artisans are inspired by the land and our past to create a mix of beautiful and useful goods. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. CREATION IS RARELY EASY. Any of the artisans featured in…
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Market Finds
Find prints, woodworking, ceramics, sculptures and more at Ceilo Handcrafted, in Santa Fe. Photograph courtesy of Cielo Handcrafted. Farmers & Crafts Market of Las Cruces For half a century, the…
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What We're Reading: Bosque Poems
Above: Bosque Poems focuses on the beauty, bounty, and fragility of the desert landscape. Photograph by Inga Hendrickson. DURING HER 2018–20 TENTURE as Albuquerque poet laureate, Michelle Otero…
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Meet New Mexico's Makers
GREGORY SEGURA PEERS THROUGH his gray jeweler’s visor at the details of a silver sacred heart pendant. Wielding a hammer and torch in his Santa Fe workshop, the master silversmith fuses imagery and…
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A Celebration of History
Above: Las Vegas's Plaza remains a hub for locals and a must-see destination for tourists. Photograph courtesy of Visit Las Vegas. EVEN BEFORE Las Vegas was established in 1835, its historic plaza was…
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