Mike Roths instills every piece of fine furniture he crafts with the spirit of Western history and tradition. Consider his recent Pursuit of the Spirit Buffalo Console Table, which sold this past September at the Buffalo Bill Art Auction in Cody, Wyoming. He made the...
“If ever there was a time to be an artist in Salt Lake City, it’s now,” says muralist Miles Toland. He and fellow artist Joseph Toney recently completed the largest mural in Utah, Echoes of Eternity. Painted on the Salt Lake City luxury apartment building...
In her studio not far from the famous Santa Fe Opera, Roseta Santiago is painting a Native American figure clad in regalia. “I am drawn to Native people and I’m drawn to the energy of the Southwest,” she says. “I found it to be a...
Al’s Crosses Cowboy Boots by Tres Outlaws Wearable art takes on new meaning in this remarkable pair of men’s handcrafted cowboy boots. Al’s Crosses were inspired by the masterful silver work of the late, great Alan Somers, an Arizona artist known for his one-of-a-kind pieces. The...
“I will overcome every barrier to success,” Susie Barstow wrote in her journal in 1856, “and soon, with the sun rising above every Earthly conflict, make myself a name and position that will influence the whole world.” An aspiring artist, Barstow was 20 years old...
Catharine Garber created the now Palo Alto, California-based Fergus Garber Architects (FGA) in Chicago in 1988. She added Fergus, her maiden name, to give the fledgling company’s name more weight. It was, in fact, a one-woman operation, with her infant son often crawling about under...
As we turn the page to a new season at Western Art & Architecture, I find myself reflecting on both change and continuity — two forces that shape not only our magazine but also the creative world we celebrate. This issue marks the end of...
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...