“Our little planet floats like a mote of dust in the morning sky,” wrote the late, revered American astronomer Carl Sagan. “All that you see, all that we can see, exploded out of a star billions of years ago, and the particles slowly arranged themselves...
ARCHITECTURE: Shepherd Resources Inc. CONSTRUCTION: Beck Building Company INTERIOR DESIGN: Kelly Carlisle Design LLC Though he didn’t know it at the time, when Tim Winfrey was a boy painting the fence of his grandmother’s house in Eagle, Colorado, he could see the land where his new house now...
If there were one word to define Tom Browning’s life and artistic career, it would be simplicity. Simplicity in the rural Eastern Oregon lifestyle he was born into. Simplicity in purpose and direction from early on in his life. And simplicity in his painting style. “The...
Architecture: Appleton Partners LLP Construction: Tom Nelson Custom Builders Inc. Interior Design: Patti Skouras et Fille Landscape Architecture: SWA Group In sun-drenched Southern California, not far from the metropolitan bustle of San Diego, a lush expanse of grassy meadows and abundant trees hides a home with the rustic spirit...
When people encounter Angela Babby’s work from a distance, they often think they’re viewing oil paintings. But, as they draw closer, they discover the vibrant images are intricate, enameled glass mosaics. “Glass contains light,” the artist explains from her home in Billings, Montana. “When I...
There was a moment this past August at the 101st annual Santa Fe Indian Market when textile artist Melissa Cody, who served as the textile classification manager for the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, paused and thought about her career’s influence on other Diné (Navajo)...
Snugged into the hillside in Montana’s Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, this home melds contemporary architecture with the adventure of a ski-in, ski-out getaway. “They wanted that alpine anchor,” says architect Reid Smith, “but they also liked the cleaner lines of contemporary Scandinavian design.” The 6,400-square-foot house...
In my home office, hanging square in the middle of a wall crowded with beloved paintings and photographs, is a poster from the 1994 Telluride Bluegrass Festival. I first saw this poster when I was a little girl, maybe 6 or 7 years old, inside...
Whenever Alexandra Karram looks into the reflecting pool outside the house she shares with her husband, she sees “a sky mirror that reflects what’s above.” And then, when she goes back inside, she often admires the long, shimmering, rectangular chandelier that hovers over her dining...
As much as the West has always been defined by its landscapes, Native American tribes, pioneers, and ranchers in the imaginations of people across the nation and around the world, the region’s wild animals may well be the subjects that most excite artists, collectors, and...