In early July, a fire began near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — a fire that grew so hot, it created its own weather system. Relentless dry winds fueled what would become a “megafire,” casting superheated clouds into the sky that towered over...
Upon accepting the commission to design a residence in Martis Camp, California, architect Clare Walton simultaneously decided to defy and embrace nature. [caption id="attachment_30401" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Architect Clare Walton responded to the steep topography of a site in California’s Martis Camp by designing a house whose...
A lifelong New Mexican, designer-builder Seth Anderson knows instinctively when he’s found a spot with unique resonance. [caption id="attachment_30389" align="aligncenter" width="377"] Inside, custom steel hides the powder room. The 100-year-old mesquite door is 10 feet wide. The ceramic Catrina sculpture in the niche was found in...
Thom Ross may be best known for his bold, stylistic artwork. At his core, however, he is a historian — a storyteller driven not by myth but by a deep desire to understand and reinterpret it. For Ross, creativity is a tool for unearthing truths...
Kim Lordier, a celebrated pastel artist in the American West, captures not just the fleeting colors of dawn or the hush of ocean mist rolling in — she captures the light that lives within those moments. Raised in the Bay Area and inspired by the...
Urban renewal often equates demolition with progress, causing the old to disappear in favor of the new. This is why, in the rapidly changing heart and landscape of lower downtown Denver, Colorado, once home to streets of graceful 19th-century Victorian buildings, a lone survivor of...
The young vaquero sits on a ramshackle wooden stool, his back against a fencepost, his eyes shaded by the brim of his sombrero, his head and shoulders slouched as he closely admires his prized new six-shooter. Strewn on the ground are the cartridge casings of...
A growing number of Indigenous artists are creating artworks in glass, sharing their cultural identities through a medium that was historically associated with European art. These works challenge outdated, narrow perceptions of Indigenous artwork while also adding essential perspectives to the contemporary art world. [caption id="attachment_30154"...
The clay Casey Zablocki works with carries half a billion years of geological memory. He reimagines its compressed layers, once part of Montana’s landscape, into sculptures that flirt with a Brutalist style, appearing simultaneously ancient and futuristic. [caption id="attachment_30138" align="aligncenter" width="276"] Zablocki’s process brings the unexpected...
Tucked amid a lush oasis in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this adobe residence was just the hidden gem the homeowners — frequent visitors to the city for 40 years — had been seeking. They knew they didn’t want a newly built modern house or a...