“Tentative, contemplative. If she were a candle, she would want to burn, not merely stand tall and unlit in graceful uselessness, decorative, devotional, and always a promise. She is not a candle. Still, she believes it is time to burst into flame instead of just skimming the edges of importance.” From Beate Sigriddaughter: “Words are my […]
Pottery, Poems, Artists
Award-winning author Charmayne Samuelson has published her 11th book, Mata Ortiz “Poetry of Clay: Poesía del Barro,” a bilingual photo and poetry book showcasing 24 Master Potters of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, and their work. This book has won two 2025 First Place Awards from the Independent Press Awards and also the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. She launched her book in […]
Unique Recipes, Anecdotes & Art from a New Mexico Treasure
Step into the serene world of Bear Mountain Lodge with this one-of-a-kind cookbook that blends unforgettable recipes, rich storytelling, and stunning Southwestern art. Whether you’ve visited the Lodge or are discovering it for the first time, this book invites you to experience its magic from your own kitchen. Featuring guest-favorite dishes like tortilla soup, granola, […]
The Life and Times of an Airline Transport Pilot
50 Flying Stories provides the reader just what the name implies. This memoir depicts highlights of the author’s aviation career in story form. Each chapter contains an incredibly entertaining and often humorous tale followed by an insightful perspective of a hard-learned lesson. Written from a pilot’s viewpoint, this book relates, in chapter form, actual experiences from […]
Toltec Teachings on Healing Ancestral Trauma, Overcoming Your Internal Enemies, and Fulfilling Your Life Purpose
In every generation of every family there is one person that is born carrying an unequal amount of the emotional and energetic burden of their lineage. In an intact culture, this person would be recognized for bearing a gift, a seed: the potential to become the healer of their family line. This potential would be […]
Revolutionizing the study of Southwestern textiles.
Exquisite blankets, sarapes and ponchos handwoven by southwestern peoples are admired throughout the world. Despite many popularized accounts, serious gaps have existed in our understanding of these textiles—gaps that one man devoted years of scholarly attention to address. During much of his career, anthropologist Joe Ben Wheat (1916-1997) earned a reputation as a preeminent authority on […]
