One of Our 50 Is Missing | April 2017
SIGN OF THE TIMES Everyone makes mistakes—even the New York Times. Jonni Lu Pool of Santa Fe keeps a reminder of that fallibility stuck to her refrigerator. It seems that on the eve of the 2008…
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Books | April 2017
MARY WHEELWRIGHT Her Book By Letrice A. Armstrong (Wheelwright Museum, 2016) Even if she had never ventured to the Southwest and established an important museum for Native arts, Mary Cabot Wheelwright…
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The Reluctant Caveman
In 1995, Doug Thompson, a veteran National Park Service ranger, began a six-year stint at Carlsbad Caverns. Until then, he had never ventured below the earth and, as a youngster visiting the national…
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The Art of Eating
Chef John Rivera Seddlar serves his Abiquiú Salad on Georgia O'Keeffe-themed plates. MORE THAN AN INTERNATIONALLY renowned painter of poppies, clouds, and bleached cow skulls, Georgia O’Keeffe…
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Settled in Taos
Above: Rammed-earth walls and a glorious picture window help bring the outside in. YOU ARE ALMOST UPON PETER AND MARIA SELZER'S HOUSE before you notice it, tucked down into the rocky landscape on the…
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Santa Fe Freestyle
Above: A barrel vault ceiling adds a playful curve to the roofline, while its clerestory window lends a monastic effect. WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY VISIT to Santa Fe architect Beverley Spears’ home, the…
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Staging Area
MARK AND STEPHANIE MEDOFF'S home has seen a lot of drama. The Mediterranean-style manse, situated on five acres in the Las Cruces neighborhood of Mesilla Park, has been the setting for wakes…
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Cerrillos Sweet Spot
Above: The guesthouse patio of David Campbell and Heidi Steele in Cerrillos is ringed by raised garden beds. THE PARTY WAS POPPING, and David Campbell and Heidi Steele were nervous. With a guest list…
Read MoreStorytellers | April 2017
ELAINE RITCHEL Santa Fe Freestyle Freelance writer Elaine Ritchel seeks out rich visual experiences to share with others, then uses her background in museum education to engage readers in the arts. “I…
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Real, Simple O'Keeffe
YOU CAN HARDLY SET FOOT in northern New Mexico without hearing about Georgia O’Keeffe. The woman who lived by her own rules and established a distinctive personal style spent nearly 60 of her 98 years…
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