Priscilla and Harvey Nieto: Hard Work & Good Energy

Nieto designs are highly detailed and each piece is crafted by hand before being strung for necklaces.

by Darin Lowery Santo Domingo, one of the Rio Grande pueblos, lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don Juan de Salazar and the conquering Spaniards named this place in the 1600s; Santo Domingo was the Spanish headquarters in the province of Queres, though the earliest known name for the village was Gipuy. Locally, [...]

DarinLand: Growing Globe

wacky globe

Why the big rush to grow Globe? Really- what is so God-awful about living in a small town? I like the fact that we’re not Chandler or Gilbert, with their pollution, congestion and proliferation of cosmetic surgery clinics, and I absolutely love the simple act of driving 1.3 miles to work every day. Some mornings [...]

On Tin & Secrets

By: Darin Lowery Twenty years ago I bought my first tin container. It was a cookie can found at an Illinois flea market and I paid two dollars for it. The lithography was quaint and colorful- a sunny background of creamy yellow; two men in ruffled shirts seated on the sand, one with guitar, the [...]

Dream Weaver: Mary Jane Dudley

A Burden Basket by artisan, Mary Jane Dudley, a San Carlos Apache

by Darin Lowery When seeing an Apache burden basket for the first time, we are not only struck by the unique quality of such an object, but by its beauty and practicality: the fresh, tangy scent of the willow strips combined with the pure, organic feel of the object create a simple yet intriguing vessel. [...]

Something Big in a Small Town

dine & dance

‘Ma & Jack Antelope’ is the band name of Mathews and his pal Alicia Jones.

Walk a mile in my Moccassins: Harley Dosela

by Darin Lowery   Harley Dosela is one of the busiest men in Peridot, Arizona, a small town of 1300 people approximately ninety miles east of Phoenix. His home is filled with the sounds of his sewing machine, with buckskin hides and yards of colorful cotton readied for transformation into custom Apache moccasins and camp [...]

DarinLand: Growing a Green Thumb

Gardener Guy

‘Nature’s Bad Boy’, that’s me.

Hunter-Gatherer: Vintage Mannequins

1940s mannequin head

And frankly, having an attractive, elegantly dressed woman standing in my bedroom- even if she’s inanimate- is more than many fifty-five year old guys have to come home to.

Dream Cars

Chevy Impala

“I wanted a vehicle that nobody could ever take, or at least take seriously.”

The Joy of Eating

Some folks live on vitamins, supplements and Perrier and wonder if Botox injections count as protein.