If you feel any love at all for modern design of the past seven decades, chances are you’ve been moved by the work of Charles and Ray Eames. The husband-and-wife design team revolutionized not only the way furnishings looked but also how they felt and...
Suzie Baker showed early signs that she’d march through life to her own artistic melody. One day in second grade, back in central Louisiana, the teacher handed her an outline of an owl to color with her box of crayons. “I can almost picture myself...
Bridger Barksdale has always seemed destined to become an artist. After all, his late grandfather, Ralph Barksdale, who passed in 2021 at the age of 88, was a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles who went on to be a...
When Taylor Pierce ventured out this past spring to Red Rock Canyon, a dramatic and pristine conservation area not far from her home on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada, her main goal was to snap photo references of the seasonal flora that burst into...
Western Art & Architecture celebrates the creative perspectives that have always shaped Western culture. In this issue, we delve into the relationship between tradition and innovation, exploring how artists and architects draw on inspiration from the past while pushing the boundaries of their imaginations to...
When artist Adrienne Stein and her husband, artist Quang Ho, told a group of friends they were pregnant, a friend they both knew well turned to Stein and said, “You know, your career is going to take a big hit.” “I thought it was interesting that...
ARCHITECTURE | SOK Design Studio CONSTRUCTION | Mountain View Construction INTERIOR DESIGN | Base Camp Design While most homes reflect the people who live there, few residences contain the words their inhabitants live by. But along the main corridor of this new home in Sandpoint, Idaho, a cobalt...
Jennifer Tafoya blazes a fresh, contemporary path in pottery from the Santa Clara Pueblo, building upon traditions passed down from her parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and “untold generations before,” as she puts it. The dynamic combination of expertise and innovation she achieves in her work has...
An art show featuring nearly 20 new paintings by Jennifer Johnson, titled Timeless Icons, opens at Montana Trails Gallery in downtown Bozeman, Montana, on August 8. The exhibition is Johnson’s first solo show at the gallery. Her love of American National Parks, which began in...
Overlooking a lake that connects two golf courses in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a home named Casa Moderna is not typical of “modern” architecture. Instead, it incorporates warm spaces with clean lines, linen fabrics, and a tonal atmosphere that invites complete relaxation. “I wanted it to...