Singing Agaves: An Interview with Violin Maker Anthony Belvado
Anthony Belvado is a violin maker from the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Traditional Apache violins are made by hand from a hollowed agave stalk and … Read more
Ofrenda: Altar Makers Create Bridges between Life and Death
Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens are altar makers from East Los Angeles. Ofelia is a sixth generation altarista and printmaker, who was recognized by … Read more
The First Light of Day: A Conversation with Annetta Koruh
Annetta Koruh is a Hopi basket weaver from the village of Bacavi on the Third Mesa. She represents the fourth generation of basket weavers in … Read more
Responsible Herbalism: In the Mountains with Vadi Arzu Erdal
Story and photographs by Lisa M. O’Neill Clouds fill the brilliant blue sky as I travel up the mountain with bioregional herbalist and bartender Vadi … Read more
Layers of Life and Beauty: The Papercuttings of Magdalena Nowacka-Jannotta
by Kimi Eisele To look into one of Magdalena Nowacka-Jannotta’s colorful and intricate papercuttings is to look into another world and wish you could go … Read more