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Taos Spice Merchants On The Paseo
Inside this gorgeously appointed space next door to Brodsky’s Books, the first thing one notices, is not the decor. Rather, it’s the glorious olfactory cacophony of scent and fragrance that sends one...
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Good Weed Stinks
This I know for a fact after my most recent visit to Southwest Wellness’ dispensary here in Taos. Earlier this week Forbes magazine declared “Cannabis-related businesses constitute one of the fastest...
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Twirl’s Christmas Toy Story
Twinkling lights and fairytale grottos, a magical tree hung with mini store merch, toys, books, games, magic tricks, charms and an outside playground! Any child would feel as if they had wandered into...
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To The Moon & Beyond At Shree
I invited the Shree Goddesses, Genevieve and Suki, to tell me a bit about what the changing Seasons mean to them. Here is Suki’s response. I’ll post Genevieve’s later in the month. This winter season...
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Valerie Graves’ Storybook Christmas
Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Fine Art at the prestigious Taos Invites Taos Show at the Taos Fall Arts Festival, Valerie Graves joins R.C. Gorman and Agnes Martin in receiving that...
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Robert Cafazzo’s Ranchos Treasure Trove
Stepping inside the centuries old building that houses the Two Graces Gallery in Ranchos de Taos, one feels as if one has entered a magical les cabinets de curiosités. An assemblage of fine Art and...
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Merry Christmas
It’s already Christmas, although here in the Land of Enchantment, it feels like Autumn has moved in for an extended stay and Winter is still on holiday! Except for a dusting here and there, the white...
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Jimmy Murray’s MOMA Moment
Jimmy Murray sits behind his desk at Envision with a big smile on his face as he shares pictures and highlights from his recent night at an opening at MOMA in NYC. The Museum of Modern Art might seem...
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A Story For Times Like These
This is a guest post from my daughter, Genevieve Oswald, Shree Yoga Taos‘ co-owner with Suki Dalury, whom you heard from here, last week as we entered the Holiday Season. Genevieve’s “story” seemed a...
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Gutter Ball
Gutter Ball: When the bowling ball enters the gutter from the lane. There’s a whole lingo around bowling and you’re gonna have to learn it fast, if you’re going to Gutters. Apparently there’s a lingo...
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Taking It To The Streets
If you are a local artist, the Town of Taos wants you! In order to highlight Taos as an arts destination, celebrate and support the abundant creativity of our local artists and art scene, give...
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Loving Vincent In Taos
When one looks at a Vincent Van Gogh painting for longer than a minute, it’s not unusual to find one’s brain suddenly reacting strangely. The psychedelic energy of the artist’s heavily paint laden...
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Melody And Harmony
Suzanne Betz credits her upbringing in a military family with unleashing the artist within. As a child trying to cope with frequent location changes, Suzanne found herself (like many young girls),...
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Echo Amphitheater
Echo amphitheater in Carson National Forest along US Highway 84, between Abiquiu and Ghost Ranch is a must see if you’ve not already been. When I first moved to Taos in the early 80’s, I loved going...
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Life At Home In Taos
This fabulous and very Chick Shack (and guesthouse) is what most young families dream of when moving to Taos. Built to house a growing family (who eventually grew up and moved on), it has sheltered...
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Let Freedom Ring
On August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a speech to over 250,00 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Beginning with a reference to the...
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High Desert, Hot Water
The belief in the ability for water to heal goes back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks. The Romans are credited with creating the world’s first spas, building elaborate bath houses around extant...
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Merry Christmas
It’s already Christmas, although here in the Land of Enchantment, it feels like Autumn has moved in for an extended stay and Winter is still on holiday! Except for a dusting here and there, the white...
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UNM-Taos Looks To The Future
I’m delighted to introduce a new Sponsor to my readers. UNM-Taos’ Digital Media Arts Program (DMA) Chair and Media Instructor, Peter Walker approached me late last year and asked if I’d like to...
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Work By Women: Anita Rodriguez
Work By Women, opens at the Harwood Museum of Art, on February 10th, and could not be more timely. Curated by Janet Webb and Judith Kendall, this powerful exhibition is truly worthy of a museum show....
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