Hand-Carved Leather Doctor’s Bag by John Blair A second-generation saddle maker with more than 40 years of experience, Wyoming native John Blair applies his leather-carving skills to create bespoke decorative pieces, like this Doctor’s Bag. A real work of craftsmanship, this bag is no ordinary briefcase....
At 176 years old, Fredericksburg, Texas, is still abuzz with youthful enterprise. This small historic town located some 70 miles north of San Antonio is estimated to draw more than 1 million tourists annually. In the mid-1800s, a delegation was sent to Germany to promote the...
Overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, approached by an allée of tall palm trees, the Grand Galvez stands as it has for more than a century. Newly renovated, the hotel exceeds her original grandeur, incorporating the elegance of the Gilded Age, enlivened with the charisma of...
Booth PLZ 11 In the unofficial hierarchy of artists at the Santa Fe Indian Market, the jewelers might be considered the rockstars — larger than life. The lines at their booths first thing Saturday morning grow long, and enthusiastic collectors eagerly scoop up pieces from stacks...
Booth PLZ 32 For many Navajo weavers, the actual weaving process is a solitary profession that requires hours upon hours of intense concentration to ensure the warp and weft come out correctly. However, emerging textile artist Naiomi Glasses (Diné) is fortunate to work alongside not only...
Booth PAL N 201 Before Hopi carver Mavasta Honyouti started going to the markets, he first had to create a market. Honyouti comes from a family of katsina carvers and woodworkers, including his grandfather Clyde; his three uncles, Lauren, Richard, and Brian; and his father, Ron....
Booth WA W 202 Jody Naranjo’s mother, Dolly Naranjo, and grandmother, Rose Naranjo, are both potters from Santa Clara Pueblo who frequently participate in the Santa Fe Indian Market. So, one can understand why Jody began attending the market at age 8. Ten years later, she...
Booth PLZ 86 While collectors of Apsáalooke bead artist Elias Jade Not Afraid have unofficially put together several rules when it comes to buying his work at the Santa Fe Indian Market, the one that eclipses all others is to wake up before sunrise and quickly...
In 2014, Amber Dawn Bear Robe made an offhand suggestion to the then chief operating officer of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA), Dallin Maybee. “I had organized fashion shows for the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts for the past two years, and I...
Throughout his 20s, Thomas Kegler toiled over his canvases, completing five or six a year, reinventing the wheel each time, yet never achieving what he felt was “beautiful art.” Then an accident nearly severed his drawing arm, and that changed everything. Fifteen years and another life-altering...