Charles Loloma (1921-1992) is considered the father of contemporary Indian jewelry. But when he was first attempting to sell his wares at Indian art markets, curators didn’t consider his work “Indian ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – At western New Mexico’s Zuni Pueblo, craftsman Todd Westika is hard at work on his latest masterpiece. Todd’s award-winning stone carvings are sought by art collectors ...

The multigenerational Indian Market has become a nucleus for an array of parallel activities. By Janelle Conaway SANTA FE, N.M. — Tens of thousands of art collectors, aficionados and spectators are ...

Native American artisans create molds from cuttlebone and tufa stone to cast metal jewelry. Anthony Lovato works with tufa stone molds to create jewelry at his studio in Santo Domingo Pueblo, ...

COMPARED TO RESEARCHING ONLINE. YOU HAVE A LOT OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE SOUTHWEST THAT DEPEND ON THIS, AND THAT’S THEIR INCOME. IT IS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, A TIME TO HONOR INDIGENOUS ...

Denise Wallace, "Origins, Roots, and Sources: Past, Present, and Future " (2021), five piece belt, sterling silver, 14K Gold, fossilized walrus tusk, lapis, petrified ...

A bad breakup with Clark Gable brought Millicent Rogers to Taos, New Mexico, in 1947. There, the Standard Oil heiress found more than just solace. She discovered a rich Native American culture that ...

For those of us of a certain age, there are a few touchstones from the peace-and-love 1960s that bring back instant memories. Large, heavy and uncomfortable to wear, the squash blossom necklace is ...

His day job can put him in danger. Eric Smith installs, fixes, paints and often climbs to the top, of flag poles that are too high to reach by a ladder. "I do hard labor by choice, but I'm an artist ...