Shop Tucker Woodshop Toys
Above: Find unique, handmade wooden toys at Tucker Woodshop toys. Photograph by Inga Hendrickson. NO PAINT, NO PLASTIC, NO BATTERIES, NO STAIN. That is Edmund Tucker’s mantra as he cuts, carves…
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Tag: Artists
The Luthier: Klarissa Petti
Above: Luthier Klarissa Petti finished constructing her first instrument, a cello, in just 15 months. Photograph courtesy of Alexander Albrecht. KLARISSA PETTI CAME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO for…
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Furniture Maker: Anthony E. Martinez
Above: Master furniture maker Anthony Martinez crafts traditional, Spanish Colonial pieces from his New Mexico studio. Photograph by Stefan Wachs. WHEN YOU SEE A COLORFULLY PAINTED trastero or…
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Shop Nizhóní Soaps
Above: Clockwise from top right: Blue Corn Pollen with Hyacinth Soap Bar, $10; Navajo Sage Rose with Eucalyptus Chi’shie OiI, $20; Lavender and Jasmine Chi’shie OiI, $20; Shima Red Rose Soap Bar, $10;…
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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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