Fine Lifestyles Santa Fe/Albuquerque - Fall 2016

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nother beautiful summer comes to a close as autumn gingerly sets in. The aroma of roadside roasted chile blends with the bright oranges and yellows of marigolds, squash flowers and turning leaves. This time of year between Zozobra and Dia de los Muertos is certainly special in the Land of Enchantment.

It’s also a special time for many of the folks included in this issue. Samuel Design Group, featured on the cover, has undergone growth and change ranging from awards to a new showroom. Then there are the many artists—profiled throughout—whose talent keeps our local vibe colorful.

Additionally, renowned architect Bart Prince shares his out-of-the-box perspective on building a home, and healer Judy Scher offers a radical approach to health that integrates the mind and body.

Here at Fine Lifestyles, we have a few changes of our own. Included throughout this issue are zappar codes, which allow readers to unlock videos, websites and social media by scanning the z-code with your phone. It’s augmented reality vis-à-vis Pokemon Go, but you don’t have to worry about clambering around the city to collect anything.

Just get comfy with a glass of wine and start sifting through this issue.

Then there are the things that never change. Taking a hike with a llama is a unique way to appreciate the ancient turning of the aspen. Or visit the Museum of International Folk Art to learn about the rich cultural heritage of flamenco in New Mexico. For all that is in flux this time of year, there’s always much to depend upon and relish with each passing day.

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FALL 2016 Volume 2 Issue 3 EDITOR Emmaly Wiederholt emmalyw@finelifestylessw.com DESIGN DeAnne Bell, Amber Moon COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Caitlin Elizabeth PHOTOGRAPHY Linda Carfagno, Caitlin Elizabeth, Anthony Evans, Kerry Gallagher, Kate Russell, Corinna Stoeffl Contributing Writers Kelly Skeen, Deborah Stone, Les Daly, Svenja Soldovieri Showhouse article supplied by David Naylor PUBLISHER Mike Puzey mikep@finelifestylessw.com 910.508.3694 ADVERTISING CONSULTANTS

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CONTENTS DEPARTMENTS STYLE .................................................... 8 HEALTH & WELLNESS ..................... 23 ARTS, DINING & ENTERTAINMENT .. 35 HOUSE & HOME ................................66 PETS .....................................................94

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FEATURES COVER: Samuel Design Group ........................... 72 Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico ................54 An Interview with Architect Bart Prince ............................ 76 Take a Llama to Lunch .........................96

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Here’s a situation we’ve all been in at least once: You were out shopping, and something special caught your eye. But for one reason or another, you didn’t buy it, thinking, “I don’t really need that,” or “It doesn’t go with my furniture/wardrobe/collection.” Days later, you find yourself wishing you’d bought it.

The idea of a wish list is just that: a special list of items you find yourself wishing for. Included here is a variety of art, jewelry, accessories and clothing that might give you pause and cause you to go on a wishful shopping spree.

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1. EMBROIDERED HANDBAG

Beautiful silk embroidered handbag from Uzbekistan.

LAURA SHEPPHERD 65 W. Marcy St. 505.986.1444 www.LauraSheppherd.com

2. NEW NOUVEAU PENDANT

Mexican opal and diamond “New Nouveau” 18 Karat yellow gold pendant.

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MARC HOWARD 328 S. Guadalupe St. 505.820.1080 Marc-Howard.com

3. SYMPHONY OF THE SUN — VLADIMIR KUSH

The Sun is the true master in the painting—the kosmokrator, the ruler of the world, the almighty. Breaking through a “dark curtain,” the Sun stretches forth two rays as if they were heavenly hands. The rays touch the piano keys and the music begins. Emanating from this heavenly light, it can be called divine.

THE LONGWORTH GALLERY 530-532 Canyon Rd. 505.989.4210 TheLongworthGallery.com

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4. TRAIL BOSS STYLE HAT

Our most luxurious fur felt material, a blend of beaver and mink. 1000X quality, Trail Boss style, Finished with 14 Karat Tabaja Navajo Storyteller hat band.

MONTECRISTI 322 McKenzie St. 505.983.9598 www.MontecristiHats.com

5. TERRA COTTA SILK TAFFETA DRESS

This gorgeous terra cotta color silk taffeta dress extends into a lovely train. The style was an inspiration from a 1950s ball gown by Jacques Fath, who worked in the times of Charles James when the emphasis of the female form reigned supreme for courtiers. The butterfly necklace and earrings are vintage Federico, a wonderful pairing of glamour and Native design.

LILY OF THE WEST 323 E. Palace Ave. 505.982.5402 Lilyofwest@icloud.com www.LilyOfTheWest.com

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6. 14 KARAT NECKLACE AND EARRINGS

Sapphires diamonds and tsavorites set in 14 Karat yellow gold.

JAMES KALLAS JEWELERS 2801 Rodeo Rd. 505.986.1955 www.JewelerSantaFeNM.com

7. PAMEL FARLAND NECKLACE

Pamel Farland, 22 Karat granulated gold with 337cts of high quality aquamarine and 1.55cts of rose-cut diamonds.

TRUE WEST OF SANTA FE 130 Lincoln Ave 505.982.0055 Facebook.com/TrueWestSF

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EXQU ISITE D E S I GN ,

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arc Howard takes pride in never doing the same thing twice. The highly regarded master goldsmith is known for his one-of-a-kind custom pieces in golds and platinum set with diamonds and colored gemstones, as well as his ability to restyle out-of-date or inherited jewelry. “I don’t repeat my designs,” says Howard. “My customers trust that when I create a piece for them, it will be totally unique.” He adds, “I view each piece as a small metal sculpture that reflects its owner.”

The longtime owner of Marc Howard Custom Jewelry Design has been at his craft since 1972. As a student at Colorado State University,

he initially studied history, but then opted to get a degree in broadcast journalism. While at school, he also discovered metalwork, and found that making jewelry tapped into his creativity and brought out his artistic sensibilities. The rest, as they say, is history.

Howard gets much gratification from his work, but equally important to him is satisfying his clients. “My customers are my primary concern,” he comments. “I make the things they desire, so they get exactly what they want, but I also need to love the pieces I create as much as they do, in terms of the artistic integrity of the piece. It’s a combination of satisfaction on both ends.”

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Howard knows there are many complex decisions involved in designing a piece of custom-made fine jewelry, specifically something as personal as custom-designed wedding or engagement rings, so he strives to establish the right environment in order to best assist clients. “I want to give them the jewelry of their dreams, and I don’t want to make the experience stressful or negative in any way.”

About half of Howard’s work is devoted to updating and redoing jewelry brought to him by his customers. “They want something fresh with artistry, but they don’t want to lose the sentimental value of these older pieces,” he explains. For those who aren’t sure what they want, Howard will encourage them to browse around his store to get ideas; the shop carries Native American and estate jewelry in addition to Howard’s own work. He tells them to look at magazines and books, and to bring him pictures, too. “Maybe there’s an element of something they like that they saw, and that’s a place to start,” he says. “I also draw sketches–designs that come to my mind when I look at the piece. This involves sitting with it and tearing the piece apart with my eyes. You have to see a lot to understand how something was made.”

Howard emphasizes that having a sense of proportion is essential in his work, as this guides the design and helps to balance the various elements. Many of Howard’s customers are local families who have been coming to him for a long time, some for 20 years or more. “They’ve become good friends now,” he says. “And their word of mouth helps to bring in new business, which I appreciate.”

Marc Howard Custom Jewelry Design 328 S. Guadalupe St., Ste E 505.820.1080 Marc-Howard.com

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Providing Women with the Best in Clothing, Jewelry and Accessories

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oanne Douglas is a jewelry designer from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

When doing her own thing was the only thing left to do, she launched her eclectic Southwestern collection, Shoofly505. Joanne synthesizes her lifelong interest in design, her fascination with sterling silver, vintage leathers and creative colors, and her attention to fine detail. Her vision for Shoofly 505 is to create rings, cuffs and necklaces through mixing leather from vintage belts, sterling silver and sacred heart pendants into oneof-a-kind jewelry.

Her hope is that it will appeal to a variety of women, with the goal of creating jewelry that can transition well and be wardrobe staples, like a favorite pair of jeans or a trusted worn leather handbag. She strives to create pieces that are imbued with a sense of custom and bold individuality. One of True West’s favorite designs is what we like to call ‘The Ultimate Santa Fe Necklace’ – a sterling silver tassel on a long strand of sterling silver beads, sometimes with a turquoise accent bead. Stop in to True West to see the rest of the collection! You’ll be glad you did!

TRUE WEST SANTA FE 130 Lincoln Avenue 505.982.0055 /truewestsf Craig Allen & Lisa Sheridan STYLE

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From A Gala To A Red Carpet

By Debbie Stone Photos Linda Carfagno

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nyone who enters Lily Falk’s Palace Avenue dress shop, Lily of the West, is immediately immersed in a world of luxurious silk, vibrant color, eye-catching designs and all things beautiful. And then there’s Lily herself, a stylish woman with an impeccable eye for fashion, who takes pleasure in creating clothing for women.

“I get a lot of satisfaction seeing how a client responds to wearing that special piece of clothing, one that truly fits her body and makes her feel good. It’s like fulfilling a dream for someone; my clients are my inspiration,” says Lily.

Most of the Santa Fe business is high end custom design, though Lily does sell some pieces off the rack in her store. It’s all done by

appointment, and consultations are a necessary step in the process. “It takes time,” explains Lily. “I need to know about the event where the dress will be worn – the theme, time of day, location and, of course, the budget. I also cue in to body shape and how the woman carries herself. Most of my clients have a good sense of who they are and what works with their particular body type.”

She adds, “I liken my work to that of an architect because it’s 3-D and involves measurements and structure, but it’s different in that it’s moving architecture.

The clothing has to be able to move with the individual.”

Lily discovered her passion for creating clothing as a child. Her mother and grandmother sewed, making clothes for Lily and her seven siblings. She began making doll clothes, and later clothes for herself. While living near Telluride, she received her first commission: a buckskin shirt for a Wall Street investor.

It came naturally to her. “I love my work,” comments Lily. “I’ve always been innately attracted to beauty in life and in people.”

After living near Aspen—where she made deerskin coats which many celebrities purchased— Lily moved to Sedona and opened the first Lily of the West store, where she started working

with silks. She relocated to Santa Fe in 2000 and, over the years, she has built up a base of clients that include locals, second homeowners and out-of-state visitors. Many have been coming to her for years, and not always for evening attire. “I do a fair number of special occasion dresses for galas and charity events,” explains Lily, “but I also have clients who have difficulty finding clothes that fit, so I make them pants, tops, suits and other outfits.”

Lily’s creations are made of fine silks and custom French lace. Her inspiration comes from a myriad of sources, ranging from elements in nature to noted fashion designers like Chanel, Dior and Tom Ford. She has an entire room of vintage couture pieces she has collected, which she studies for their design and finishing techniques.

At the end of the day, Lily believes in the transformative power of clothing.

“What you wear is a statement of how you wish to present yourself,” she says.

“It’s a recognition of who you are and an understanding of what’s possible.”

Lily of the West 323 E. Palace Ave. 505.982.5402 lilyofwest@icloud.com www.LilyOfTheWest.com

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Where Legendary Hats Are Created!

Wide Brim Teardrop Style. Extra Fine Semi-Calado Panama Weave. Shown with Estrada Rodeo Hat Band.

JJW “51” Style 100X Western Weight Quality. Shown with 3 Strand Estrada Rodeo Band

Montecristi 505.983.9598

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Low Gus Tecate Style. Extra Fine Panama Quality. Shown with Very Fine Hernandez Horsehair Band.

RCA/American Style. 100X Dress Weight Quality. Finished with Matching Gros Grain Hat Band and Binding.

Simple elegance will never go out of style.

For over 25 years, owner Dean Cheek has been designing and making his custom designed knitwear. His knitwear has become a fashion staple all over the world, and his boutique is open seven days a week. Come in and watch Dean knit while indulging in the incomparable softness of hand-loomed knits featuring alpaca, cashmere, bamboo and custom blends. There is always something new to see and try on.

Complete your new look with jewelry, accessories and unique gifts, all made in the USA.

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ince the SOMERS gallery on Palace Avenue was rechristened GRACE in February, the jewelry and the storefront have been evolving on many levels. The GRACE line of jewelry shares the quality, feel and wear-ability of the original SOMERS line, and is drawing rave reviews from customers for its small batches of standout, versatile and one-of-a-kind pieces crafted from 22 carat gold, wood accents and gorgeous strands of semi-precious stones.

Beyond the jewelry, the gallery itself has become a work of art. Inside, visitors won’t find another cool color palette with the merchandise protected behind panels of buffed glass. The collections’ new backdrop is a vibrant tangerine curtain, painted in exquisite detail across the walls. Hand-blown glass vessels hang at intervals, brimming with greens and fresh flowers. On a quarterly basis, GRACE also exhibits the work of like-minded visual artists. The effect is layered, energetic and immediately uplifting.

PHOTOS: Linda Carfagno

“Galleries as disappearing white boxes feel so boring and uninspired,” explains designer and owner Hillary Randolph. “I design these necklaces and bracelets to become part of your life—treasured possessions you’ll wear constantly—that are meant to inspire and remind you who you are. The entire gallery expresses that vitality, and our guests love it.”

GRACE 125 East Palace Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87501 Gallery: 505.780.5611 Office: 505.986.0288 WearYourGrace.com

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CHECKING IN

TO LIFE

By Emmaly Wiederholt

When you wake up in the morning, what’s the first thing you do? For many of us, it’s grumble quickly to work on time.

But what if the first thing you did was take a moment to check in with your body: Am I hurting anywhere? Do I feel constricted?

How’s my breathing? What’s my posture? Am I stressed?

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r. Judy Scher believes the simple practice of checking in to one’s body can amount to checking in to life. Amidst our culture that often prioritizes quick fixes and rote routines, Scher and like-minded healthcare practitioners are emphasizing the inherent wisdom of the body, and how tapping into that wisdom can lead to the highest level of sustainable wellbeing.

Scher is the founder of the locally based Scher Center for Wellbeing, as well as a chiropractor, international instructor, member of the board of directors for the Association for Reorganizational Healing Practice (ARHP), and member of the nonprofit Voice for H.O.P.E. (Healers of Planet Earth). With a background in several healing and movement modalities—including chiropractic, massage, yoga, dance, physical comedy and pantomime—she came to study under internationally acclaimed healer Donny Epstein, who has been at the forefront of the global wellness movement for the past three decades.

“How can we learn to live in a more empowered way through our bodies? How can we learn to listen to the wisdom that our bodies have to offer on a moment-to-moment basis?” Scher poses. “These are not questions our culture typically promotes asking, but these questions are imperative to creating vitality, presence and connection with life.”

In order to start a connection with your body, simply check in with yourself: Is my energy strong, or do I feel tired, frustrated or like I can’t get things done? Each of us has a set of experiences, emotions and thoughts we use to guide us through life, and those sets can either physically drain us or give us energy. “People end up living outside of themselves instead of taking responsibility for the information their body is giving them,” Scher explains.

“Healing and growth aren’t sustainable for a lot of people,” she continues. “They have little blips of growth or bliss, and then they crash. They don’t have a sustainable culture of wellbeing; it’s an up and down roller coaster. They feel that’s just how life is, but it doesn’t have to be. Our culture prioritizes defaulting to a low energy state and repeating the same habits over and over again. We are unaware that what we do is either checking us in or checking us out.”

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Say you give ‘checking in’ a try, and you don’t check out so well? How do you get from where you are to where you want to be? Conventional Western medicine gives you a limited set of options, and most of them treat the problem from the outside in. However, there are many other modalities—from acupuncture and chiropractic to massage and meditation— that harness the body’s power to heal and transform.

Unfortunately for most of us, complementary treatments aren’t covered under most health insurance plans. Which is where Voice for H.O.P.E comes in.

A national nonprofit, Voice for H.O.P.E. (Healers of Planet Earth) seeks to inform legislators that constituents want to have options when it comes to alternative medicine. “When people have more options and can exercise choice, it actually costs the government less, allows people to feel more empowered, and helps people get well faster,” Scher says. “These are documented statistics, not hypothetical ideas. The way the system currently works is the opposite; people have fewer choices, don’t know their options, and the options they do have are expensive and thus must go through insurance.” Healing professionals like Scher are starting to come together in numbers and let elected officials know the importance of other healing modalities.

But it starts with you, me, and our bodies. It starts with acknowledging what our bodies are telling us. It starts with understanding our bodies have innate power that we can check in to and harness for more energy. It starts with seeking treatments that honor the body instead of punish it. And it starts with demanding access to options from our culture and society at large.

“If you want to change and grow, you need to bring energy into the whole system. We call that being energy-rich,” Scher describes. “It’s the same thing whether it is with the body or with the body politic.

If we want to impact change, we must take the same concepts of reorganizational healing and apply them to relationships in the corporate and government realms.”

And it all begins with the simple process of checking in—to the mind, body and world in which we live.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT SCHERCENTER.COM OR VOICEFORHOPE.ORG.

Dr. Judy Scher

Expert ADVICE

The Importance of Hearing Well

Karen & Cliff Phillips Owners

Sandia Hearing Aids 3454 Zafarano Dr. Unit B Santa Fe 505.988.1984 SandiaHearingCenter.com

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hen you can’t hear soft voices and the TV keeps getting louder, or the noise in restaurants is louder than the person’s voice at your table, it may be time to take action. You might be one of more than 30 million Americans—over 13 percent of the population—who experience difficulty hearing in both ears. And approximately 48 million people have hearing loss in at least one ear according to a study published in the archives of Internal Medicine. This study also found that hearing loss doubled with each decade of life. Deficient hearing has been linked to a greater risk of dementia, poor cognitive function and falls in elderly individuals.

Research conducted at the University of Washington’s Department of Medicine reviewed 100 cases of Alzheimer’s disease, comparing those cases to the general population. The research indicated nearly 83 percent of those hospitalized for dementia had hearing loss. It is very important to note that, once fit with hearing aids, 33 percent of those individuals were classified as having less severe dementia.

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Since we collect sound with our ears and process those sounds in our brain, over time and without hearing assistance, we can lose the ability to understand the spoken word. This documented process is called auditory deprivation. According to Teri James Bellis, PhD, in her landmark book on auditory processing disorder entitled “When the Brain Can’t Hear,” as sound travels through an imperfect auditory pathway, words spoken to the afflicted listener may become jumbled, distorting original meaning and rendering words unintelligible.

When you think about a conversation with all the sounds, inflections and tempo changes, you realize how complicated communication can be. When hearing loss is present and left untreated, the ability to follow conversation becomes extremely difficult. Without receiving the appropriate stimuli, the brain stops processing sounds like background noise and can no longer filter speech clearly. In some cases, people have been “misdiagnosed” with Alzheimer’s disease because they were unable to follow the conversation and respond appropriately to their doctor.

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Hearing loss is often referred to as the invisible disability because the loss happens slowly over time and may go unnoticed for years. Although there is no cure for certain forms of hearing loss, many people can be helped, especially when the hearing problem is recognized and treated early. Wearing amplification (hearing aids) has been shown to help preserve the remaining hearing and speech clarity. For these reasons, it is essential to have an annual hearing test along with all of the other routine medical exams performed each year. At Sandia Hearing, we are glad to provide complimentary hearing tests and consultations by appointment.

Call 505-988-1984 to schedule your appointment and please mention this article. Our goal at Sandia Hearing is to continue to help as many people as we can by providing professional service tailored to each individual’s specific circumstances. We would like to be your hometown choice for your hearing health care.

Please find out more about Sandia Hearing at www.SandiaHearingCenter.com.

Achieving Wellness Photos Kerry Gallagher

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r. Halina Krupa of Plum Tree Holistic Healthcare is celebrating 10 years of chiropractic practice. She believes everyone—from newborns to the elderly— can benefit from chiropractic care because it helps the body heal itself. Dr. Krupa opened her practice in Santa Fe four years ago.

“People have chemical, emotional and physical stresses that contribute to misalignment of the spine. And when a person’s spine is out of alignment, it affects the nervous system, which controls every single function of the body,” Dr. Krupa explains. “By adjusting the spine, I help the body mobilize its own recuperative powers.”

Dr. Krupa considers her practice to have a preventative approach.

She likens it to going to the gym: while many people visit the gym only when they are in need of getting exercise and losing weight, it would be best to go regularly so as to not reach that point.

“Chiropractic is something you can add to your self-care regimen,” she describes. “See me before you get the low back pain; bring your kids to get checked before the ear infections happen.”

Dr. Krupa has additional expertise in bio-nutritional care, which helps to address chronic health conditions such as autism, Lyme disease or multiple sclerosis. While her practice focuses primarily on chiropractic, nutrition and coaching, she also has developed add-on services and self-care packages to create a concierge experience. She regularly visits clients in their own homes or businesses in order to make it easier to get well.

Community outreach is another component of Dr. Krupa’s work.

Her goal is to develop a non-profit extension of her business, and she currently teams up with Breath of My Heart birthing center in Española to offer her services to low income families.

It’s all part of her approach to helping as many people achieve wellness as possible.

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hildren with uncorrected vision conditions or eye health problems face many barriers in life—academically, socially and athletically. High quality eye care, such as you receive with Dr. Mark Rasmussen, can erase these barriers and help enable children to reach their highest potential.

Vision doesn’t just happen; a child’s brain learns how to use the eyes to see, just like it learns how to use the legs to walk or the mouth to form words. The longer a vision problem goes undiagnosed and untreated, the more a child’s brain learns to accommodate the vision problem.

That’s why a comprehensive eye examination is so important for children.

Early detection and treatment provide the very best opportunity to correct vision

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problems, so your child can learn to see clearly. It amounts to making sure they have the best possible tools to learn successfully.

At what age should you have Dr. Rasmussen examine your child’s eyes? We suggest at about six months of age. Eye and vision problems in infants can cause developmental delays. It is important to detect any problems early to ensure babies can develop the visual abilities needed to grow and learn. We test for three things: (1) excessive or unequal amounts of nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism, (2) eye movement ability, and (3) eye health problems.

As parents, there are a few things to keep a watch for. In infants, look for excessive tearing, red or encrusted eye lids, constant eye turning, extreme sensitivity to light, or appearance of a white pupil.

In preschoolers, look for sitting too close to the TV or holding a book too close, squinting, tilting their head, frequently rubbing their eyes, turning their eyes in or out, sensitivity to light, difficulty with eye-hand-body coordination when playing ball or biking, or avoiding coloring, puzzles or any detailed activity.

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It is important to know that a vision screening by a child’s pediatrician or a school nurse is not the same as a comprehensive eye and vision examination by Dr. Rasmussen. Vision screenings are a limited process, and can’t be used to diagnose an eye or vision problem. Whereas they may indicate a potential need for further evaluation, they also may miss as many as 60 percent of children with vision problems. Even if a vision screening does not identify a possible vision problem, a child may still have one. Passing a vision screening can give parents a false sense of security.

Many vision screenings only assess one or two areas of vision. They may not evaluate how well the child can focus or how well the eyes work together to see.

Additionally, color vision is generally not tested in a screening.

Call Dr. Rasmussen today to schedule a comprehensive eye and vision examination for your child.

A big thank you to AOA for the assistance in making this article happen.

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Hearing Beyond

Hearing Loss Photos by Caitlin Elizabeth

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id you know: hearing loss not only affects older folks; you can experience it at any point in your life. Suspect you might have hearing loss? One of the first signs is difficulty hearing with background noise, like at a restaurant.

Maybe you experience tinnitus, or ringing, in your ears. Perhaps it sounds like the people around you are mumbling. With

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today’s technology and the expertise of someone like Dr. Kelly Heyman, audiologist at Eldorado Audiology and Hearing Center, you can soon hear the chatter of life around you again.

Dr. Heyman has been practicing audiology for 16 years, 10 of those in Santa Fe. “I always wanted to do something in a field that helps people,” she recounts.

She received her undergraduate degree

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in speech pathology and audiology, and realized audiology was what she had a passion for. She has since earned both her masters and doctorate in audiology.

In order to assess hearing loss, Dr. Heyman measures pure tone testing and speech recognition. Hearing can change over time the way eyesight can change, so she recommends getting tested regularly. “Often it’s other people

who notice it first. On the intake form, I ask why the patient is here today, and a lot of times ‘wife’ is simply written,” she quips. “Most of the time, the person with the hearing loss isn’t aware of it, because they don’t know what they are missing.”

“Hearing aids today are really intelligent.

They’re all digital, so your level of hearing loss is actually programmed into the hearing aids,” Dr. Heyman describes.

“They don’t just amplify sound; they are geared to find the speech signal and lessen the background noise. Some of them can analyze your environment and adjust accordingly. And there’s a price point for just about everybody.”

In fact, Dr. Heyman takes pride in dealing with seven different manufacturers, so

she can offer any variety of product. And because she owns her own practice and isn’t beholden to any one manufacturer, she can offer a set of hearing aids for much less than her competitors around town. She works with most insurance, offers financing options, and tries to find a solution that fits both the hearing needs and budget of each of her patients.

The technology in today’s hearing aids is very advanced; some connect to the internet and can be programmed to let you know when you have an email, for instance, or read driving directions to you.

And almost all have Bluetooth capabilities so you can stream calls. Some even have GPS tracking in the event you lose a hearing aid.

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Henry at the front desk has worked with Dr. Heyman for two years. “Working at a private practice allows for a one-on-one relationship with each patient,” he says.

Henry has even been known to hand deliver patients their hearing aids when necessary.

“I’ve had many a person cry when I turn their hearing aids on. It’s very rewarding to see people’s faces light up because they can hear music or their grandkids again,” Dr. Heyman describes. “I’ve seen people’s entire personalities change because they can hear.”

Eldorado Audiology and Hearing Center 5 Caliente Rd. #5A Santa Fe, NM 87508 505.466.7526 www.eldoaudiology.com

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Plan it. Live it. Love it!

Life Plan at El Castillo means the “what ifs” of the future go away.

Since 1971 El Castillo Residents have been experiencing freedom from all the day-to-day tasks of homeownership and the security of a lifetime contract for a continuum of health care services.

Over the years we’ve called ourselves a “Life Care Community” or “Continuing Care Retirement Community.”

We’ve evolved, and now see the best way to express our identity is as a Life Plan Community.

Our mission has always been to provide seniors with a plan that emphasizes independence, security, happiness and the freedom to live life to the fullest.

We’re extremely proud of our excellent health care services, and our primary goal is providing a superb quality of life experience.

Visit our website elcastilloretirement.com or call 505-988-2877 for more information or to arrange a tour.

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enous insufficiency affects 80 to 85 million people in the United States, almost a third of the population. It tends to affect women more than men, mainly because of childbearing. It also tends to be hereditary. Older folks get it more commonly than younger folks, although it can affect young people as well. And people with a standing or sitting occupation tend to be highly affected. Basically, it’s inescapable: you or someone you know has venous insufficiency.

What exactly is venous insufficiency? Veins have delicate trapdoor valves in them, and the job of the valves is to close and hold blood from moving back down the vein.

When those valves blow out or give way, blood flow is affected by gravity, causing the blood to pool in the lower extremities.

Venous Insufficiency

The most common symptoms of this condition are aching, throbbing, heaviness, fatigue and sometimes swelling or itching in the lower extremities. Usually it’s not so bad in the morning, but symptoms tend to get worse as the day goes on. Varicose veins, spider veins, skin discoloration and sometimes skin thickening are also indicators.

How do you avert venous insufficiency?

Walking is among your best bets, though generally staying active helps. When you walk, the calf muscle pump contracts, returning blood back to the heart. Thus, any activity that causes the calf muscle to contract is good in terms of vein health.

Another thing folks can do, especially if their occupation demands long periods of sitting or standing, is to wear graduated compression support stockings.

However, if you already have venous insufficiency, there are procedures that can alleviate it. In the past, vein stripping surgeries were the protocol, but with today’s technology, the treatment is usually done in-office with local anesthesia. The devices used today are catheters inserted into the

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weakened vein. The catheter is advanced up the vein to the necessary position, as seen via ultrasound, and then heat energy is applied to the vein wall to scar the vein and eliminate flow. The result is significant improvement in symptoms.

The recovery for this procedure is usually only a day. Some people have even gone back to work or out to play golf the same day as treatment. The treatment tends to be highly effective, though venous insufficiency is often recurring, so it’s important to continue to look for and monitor any symptoms.

Dr. Joseph M. Smith at the Center for Venous Disease has the experience and expertise to aid and abet venous insufficiency. A general surgeon by trade, he’s been practicing vein surgery his entire career, beginning in 1982. He opened his state-of-the-art practice in 2006 to devote himself completely to vein care.

He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a diplomat of the American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine.

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An Interview with

executive producer Suzanne de paSSe

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Left Suzanne de Passe at Lonesome Dove reunion, photo

by Stephanie Schulz, courtesy Texas State University Below Lonesome Dove set at Bonanza Creek Ranch, photo by Linda Carfagno

What do Santa Fe, Michael Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones have in common? The answer may astound you: it’s Berry Gordy. More specifically, it’s the person who ran Motown Records for Gordy, Suzanne de Passe. For all the producer and screenwriter’s accomplishments, one of de Passe’s favorite projects was the classic mini-series Lonesome Dove, which many deem the best Western ever made.

I caught up with de Passe in Beverly Hills to learn the story of how the project was fraught with about as much drama and subplots as the story of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call itself.

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Fine Lifestyles: The story goes that you were in Tucson, Arizona at Canyon ranch and you ran into Gloria Steinem in the locker room.

Suzanne de Passe: Yes, Gloria said, “We’re going out to dinner tonight.” At dinner, we met Larry McMurtry [the author of Lonesome Dove], and I invited him to lunch when he was in Los Angeles. Once in L.A., I asked him, ‘So, do you have anything in an old trunk that hasn’t been produced yet?’ He said, “You probably wouldn’t be interested in it... it’s a Western.’”

FL: Had you been interested in Westerns previously?

SdP: Not per se; I was just interested in good stories.

McMurtry obliged me with an unpublished manuscript.

I started reading it, got hooked, and called his agent.

And Irving Lazar saw me coming and charged me an exorbitant amount. After I bought the rights with Berry Gordy’s money, one of the women I was working with

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Above Lonesome Dove set, photo by Linda Carfagno Below Lonesome Dove reunion, photo by Stephanie Schulz, courtesy Texas State University

[the writer, William D. Wittliff] had written two hours, but it was obvious how much more needed to be done. It ended up being eight hours.

I assembled a good team. I reached out to Bill Wittliff and Dyson Lovell. There was a time during pre-production when I realized I had to back off and let people do what they do. As director, Simon Wincer turned out to be the best. He had more energy than anyone I had ever met in my life. We were facing a six-day schedule, and on the day off everyone was face down in their pillows. Simon, however, was off running a 6K. FL: When Tommy Lee Jones was up for the part, CBS said: “This is CBS, not PBS.” What did they mean by that?

SdP: They didn’t think he was a hot enough star at the time.

FL: Now you can’t imagine anyone else in the role.

SdP: Right.

Originally, we thought Robert Duvall would play Call. But he wanted to play Gus. I look back on it all now, and I think it was really a miracle.

FL: How long did it take to film Lonesome Dove?

SdP: 16 weeks, I think. said to me, “I don’t know how to tell you this, but this project has been passed by every studio and network.”

Yes, every studio and network at the time – and there were probably nine of them – had passed on it, because Lonesome Dove just wouldn’t fit into two hours. Finally, John Huston, at the time hooked up to an oxygen tank, said, “I think I could do a two-hour movie and then a miniseries for European distribution, that kind of thing.”

At the end of the day, McMurtry and I agreed it was actually going to be a multi-part television series. But before we even started, we were having a drink one day and he said, “Suzanne,

I am all wrote out on Lonesome Dove and I am moving on.”

So there I was at square one. But before the end of the month, Irving Lazar called me up and said, “Kid, I want you to know that today Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.”

FL: Had you been suffering from sleepless nights up until then?

SdP: No, I wasn’t sleepless, but I kept thinking: How could I be this wrong?

The book was doing well on the New York Times bestsellers list.

I was cautioned by my agent to ask for four hours. Then it became six. Bill

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FL: And it all turned out okay in the end.

SdP: Not really, not financially. We went Chapter 11, so we never got paid. It’s not been heralded but it’s true.

FL: But it was one of the finest Westerns of all time!

SdP: The lesson is really this: There is more to value than dollars. There are a lot of millionaires and billionaires that could never buy what I got out of Lonesome Dove in terms of experience and visibility. I consider Lonesome Dove one of my favorite projects of all time.

FL: Perhaps Gus best sums up the Lonesome Dove phenomena when he addresses his friend, Woodrow Call, for the final time: “It’s been quite a party, ain’t it?”

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New Media MEETS New Mexico Film

By Christa Valdez

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eyond broadcast or cable television, there’s a world of viewing options via new multi-media platforms—a term that can range from video games to online subscription streaming—and New Mexico productions are increasingly taking part. Streaming platforms offer seemingly unlimited access to continuously updated content.

Since its first dalliance into original programming in 2006 with “House of Cards,” the wildly popular streaming service Netflix has invested billions of dollars in acquiring new and original content.

The New Mexico series “Longmire” is now counted among the roster of highly successful Netflix originals since it was revived by the company when it was canceled by A&E after its fourth season.

“House of Cards” itself has visited the state as part of its storyline, and there’s no doubt local film incentives lent to its fifth season success. The Netflix feature film “The Ridiculous Six,” a comedy starring Adam Sandler, broke records as its highest viewed movie release to date. “Graves,” a new presidential drama series set ABOVE: Jack Justice, photo by Lisa Sullivan, Sullivan Studios MAIN PICTURE: Filming on location, photo by Kiko Sanchez

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NEW MEXICO CAN BANK ON MANY MORE PRODUCTIONS TO BOOST OUR ECONOMY AND GIVE LOCALS CONTINUED OPPORTUNITIES TO SHINE. in Santa Fe and starring Nick Nolte and Sela Ward, employed hundreds of New Mexicans during its 10 episode shoot in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and surrounding areas. The show will be broadcast on Epix channel, available both as an online subscription service and on select cable networks.

New Mexico can bank on these and many more productions like them to boost our economy and give locals continued opportunities to shine. For example, you can expect to see Santa Fe actress Melissa Chambers in current and upcoming film, television and new media productions. A graduate of The National Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, Chambers went on to study theater and acting at New Mexico State University and The College of Santa Fe. Now a student at Santa Fe College of Art & Design, Chambers says, “Living in New Mexico has brought me the unexpected joy of working on set with some really collaborative and creative people.” In addition to starring in many independent productions, Chambers can currently be seen in the NBC series “The Night Shift” (episode #311, “Trust Issues.”)

She is currently working on a locally made Netflix project set for release next year.

Anyone who has followed the New Mexico film industry closely over the past five years or so has probably seen the young Jack Justice in such films as “Beyond the Blackboard” for the Hallmark Channel, the independent feature film “Odd Thomas,” or local short films like “Under the Stairs” or “Intrepido.” Since graduating from middle school and embarking on his high school career in Albuquerque, Jack continues to thrive in show choir and in local theater, as well as land roles in both big network and online series. He says, “It’s great to have relationships with people like casting directors, local directors and crew whom I have known since I was eight or nine. I’m proud just to be a working actor on these different works of art.”

Melissa Chambers is represented by Carissa Mitchell of Mitchell & Presley Talent Group. Jack Justice is represented by Lynette O’Connor of the O’ Agency. Both agencies are SAG-AFTRA franchised by the state of New Mexico.

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ARTsmart

EmpowEring Youth through Arts EducAtion

By Kelly Skeen Photos Linda Carfagno

Opening eyes and minds, one child at a time.

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his is the mission of ARTsmart New Mexico, a nonprofit originally founded in 1990 to raise funds for art supplies in local schools. The Santa Fe based organization has since grown to offer year-round arts instruction for K-12

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students across northern New Mexico.

ARTsmart programs range from afterschool learning environments to on-site mentorships with visiting artists, and they extend their reach into the community through mural projects with Teen Court and monthly art activities with the Youth Development Program. The organization has operated on Pacheco Street, but recently expanded into its own home in

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the Siler Arts District with an enlarged vision for community impact.

ARTsmart’s new location has an unassuming façade; it’s a building that on first glance you’d guess was filled with lifeless cubicles. But as I walked through the front doors at 1201 Parkway Drive, I was instantly greeted with an energizing hum of small voices. Natural light streamed in through large skylights

and, instead of stark cubicles, I encountered brightly colored castle-shaped walls that divided an inviting open space. Executive Director Sharon Peterson and Program Director Amanda Neiter welcomed me with a tour. As I explored the “storage castle,” witnessed an open classroom with young students in a passport to the arts themed summer camp (they were visiting India and too busy drawing henna designs to notice me), I began to think how enticing the environment would have felt to me as a child. It was a playground of creativity with student art adorning the walls and ceiling, and I could easily envision myself as a first grader hiding in the small nooks cut out of the colorful castle walls.

ARTsmart officially began operating here on July 11th, 2016. The 6400 sq. ft. space will also house a future ceramic studio, gallery and store for selling student art. Summer programs were already underway in late July, and plans were in the works for after-school programming for the upcoming year. The size and location of the building allows for more community collaborations; ARTsmart hopes to rent out the classrooms and ceramic studio for adult workshops, and use the exhibition space for local artist pop-up shows.

The nonprofit will also have an in-house fundraiser beginning with a ticketed fall event on October 29th.

With areas of northern New Mexico receiving little or no in-school arts instruction, ARTsmart provides a valuable bridge for young artists seeking the individuality and expression only the arts provide. Santa Fe’s thriving creative culture offers a wealth of resources for ARTsmart’s interactive programs, but there is an undeniable disconnect between the downtown art scene and the education sector—particularly in south side neighborhoods and outside communities.

“We connect our students to the community through any artistic partnerships we can find, which shows them there are potential careers in the arts,” says Neiter. “There needs to be someone in the middle to bring everyone together, and that’s what we’re working to do.”

ARTsmart 1201 Parkway Drive 505.992.2787 ARTsmartNM.org

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rue West Gallery welcomes renowned artist Yellowman.

Known as an award-winning artist out of New Mexico, Yellowman is well-versed in many mediums, but is best known for dynamic acrylics and intricate watercolors. Yellowman’s talent comes from his creative family—extraordinary weavers and bead workers. At an early age, he showed talent in drawing and painting, which gave him a strong foundation. His career has been full of award-winning pieces in fine art shows worldwide.

Yellowman is not only a master artist but an avid public speaker advocating Native American rights, traditions, history and art. His extraordinary ability to research and depict Native culture is represented in his everyday life. His work celebrates Native beauty, and his ability to capture its fierceness and strength is uncanny. Never without a pencil and art tablet, Yellowman sees a world long forgotten in history books.

Yellowman believes in giving back to the community and helping others in need. He has made a positive impact on the art world, and feels it is his duty to be a positive role model and ambassador of Native Americans.

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The Life and WorK of

reBeCCa ToBey

By Kelly Skeen Photos Linda Carfagno

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schoolhouse, setting it apart on a street

gardens surrounding the building are dotted with large bronze sculptures, and more often than not you’ll find a resident artist set up with easel and canvas taking advantage of this inviting outdoor studio.

with over 100 adobe galleries. Landscaped

The bronze bears, elk and buffalo in the

entana Fine Art is a landmark on Canyon Road. The gallery opened in 1983 and is housed in a 107-year-old brick

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gallery gardens are the work of Rebecca Tobey, a Santa Fe based artist who began showing at Ventana in 2006.

From the street, her sculptures have a commanding yet elegant presence with beautifully blended patinas and

graceful silhouettes. But as you walk into the gardens for a closer look, you find another layer of Rebecca’s artistic expression on her complex sculptural surfaces. Each sgraffito, which in Italian means, “scratched into the surface,” tells a deeper story beyond the sculpture itself.

Some of the etched shapes or symbols are polished bronze for a striking contrast against the patina surface, while others are quiet mystical designs that echo the larger sculptural subject.

“For me, the animal is a vehicle,” explains Rebecca. “It’s a three-dimensional canvas on which I can tell an additional story.”

Rebecca’s body of work consists of tabletop and monumental bronze and ceramic sculptures, silver and gold jewelry, watercolor paintings and etched glassware. She began her art career alongside her late husband and renowned western sculptor Gene Tobey, who was known for his Raku pottery and primitive bronze sculptures. The two began collaborating in 1987; Rebecca brought bold and contemporary surface designs to Gene’s timeless, ancient animal forms, creating a unique stylistic

contrast. They transitioned from Raku to ceramics, which quickly became Rebecca’s preferred medium as she discovered the excitement of painting on a three dimensional surface. Today, she continues to carry on her husband’s legacy but with new directions that are distinctly her own expression.

Rebecca translates her designs into a variety of mediums, which allows for never ending ways to describe the essence of an animated hummingbird, a howling coyote or a dancing bear. Her current focus is on ceramics; molded animal shapes are pared down to their suggested anatomical forms, and their painted surfaces tell a story through vivid sunsets, soothing landscapes, and mystical animal or human silhouettes. Bold colors, patterned glazes and shapely cutouts contribute to interesting compositions with a striking southwest flavor. Rebecca continues to make exciting new discoveries with the medium; in her recent work she applies airbrushed glazes to evoke the magic of a Santa Fe sunset, and uses actual medical scalpels for precise cutouts. Continued exploration keeps her work fresh and

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new, while building on consistent themes honors the distinct Tobey style.

Rebecca’s work can be found in extensive private and public art collections across the United States and internationally.

Explore Ventana’s welcoming gallery space and sculpture gardens on Canyon Road to discover the complex symbols, vibrant personalities, and playful joy of Rebecca Tobey’s sculptures.

Ventana Fine Art 400 Canyon Rd. 505.983.8815 VentanaFineArt.com

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CLAUDIO SOUZA PINTO

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transform situations of everyday life with a surreal filter and create fantastic and humorous images,” says Romantic Surrealist painter Claudio Souza Pinto. He was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1954. At the age of four, he began working in clay under the guidance of his uncle, the painter Bernardo Cid de Souza Pinto. He later sold his own art while studying for a degree in industrial design at Mackenzie University in Sao Paulo.

In 1990, a french art collector fell in love with Souza Pinto’s work and invited him to exhibit at Le Bains and the Opera in Paris. Souza Pinto lived in France for many years where he acquired solid formal training in oil painting and started his career in earnest. This contributed to a very strong European and particularly French influence in his work.

For the artist, life is a great play. “All of us have different behaviour masks,” he says, “and they emerge depending on the occasion...in the theatre of life!”

Painter, poet and humourist—the definition given to Claudio Souza Pinto’s style by the artistic and intellectual communities of Paris—accurately describes the Brazilian’s fine art paintings, which transform daily situations into surreal romantic and funny images. “Claudio’s paintings have a fantastic realism and a visual discussion about melancholy and love. Sadness or happiness is always present, even if in spirit,” says movie director Jacques Bral.

Souza Pinto’s works are the result of very elaborate preparation. His hallmarks are detail and technical quality

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LIFE IS A GREAT PLAY. ALL OF US HAVE DIFFERENT BEHAVIOUR MASKS AND THEY EMERGE DEPENDING ON THE OCCASION...IN THE THEATRE OF LIFE!

alongside execution and perspective. The paintings are layered with glazings and meticulous details that reveal Souza Pinto’s perfectionism. His paintings are joyful with exuberant colours, exquisitely balanced to create beautiful compositions. He is able to build a bridge between fantasy and reality, inviting us to disconnect from the world that surrounds us and unleash our imagination.

The paintings create an atmosphere of joy and happiness in a very relaxing way. They have a calming effect; one never tires of looking at them. Souza Pinto is as much a humourist as a poet, and this combination serves him well; the defining characteristics in his style are an unusual amalgam that undoubtedly translates in the universal language of art.

At first glance, his paintings are seen as a fantasy world, but the artist explains they are deeper than that: “I paint the clothes of

the person because society only values the appearance, but they only camouflage feelings.” For Souza Pinto, the marks are more than fruits of creativity: “We all have different shades of behaviour which arise according to the occasion,” he says.

Surreal, romantic and humorous, the bold use of colours and emotion captures viewers from far away and leaves them entranced. Many respected architects and art collectors have delighted in Souza Pinto’s works.

The large scale of his paintings, along with the magic posed through both context and artistic quality, is truly admirable.

Surreal, romantic and funny images are at the core of his work, revealing his interest in love and human happiness. Painting is silent poetry, and some dreams will happen only if spoken in a work of art. As Keats so aptly put it, “Truth is beauty.”

EXHIBITION OPENS THURSDAY, 1ST SEPTEMBER 2016 ARTIST RECEPTION TO BE HELD FRIDAY, 7TH OCTOBER 2016, 5P.M. TO 8PM. THE LONGWORTH GALLERY 530 & 532 Canyon Road 505.989.4210 TheLongworthGallery.com TheLongworthGallery@gmail.com

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A PASSAGE TO INDIA ...A Night to Remember

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Passage to India” — this year’s fundraising Annual Dinner Onstage at The Lensic Performing Arts Center — was an incredible night of live entertainment and Indian-inspired continental cuisine, all of which benefitted Santa Fe’s performing arts community. The funds raised support the Lensic’s many programs, which include hosting 12,000 public school children each year, offering technical theater internships to deserving high school students, and subsidizing local cultural and community organizations to hold their events at the Lensic.

The live auction portion of the evening provided an exciting and lively competition for great gifts, such as a private 10–night guided tour to different cities in India, a week in the heart of Florence, Italy, and an “instant wine cellar” (a collection of more than 100 bottles of fine wines)!

The Indian-fusion dancers of the Mosaic Dance Company from Pomegranate Studios capped off the night with traditionallyinspired dance, much to the delight of the guests.

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Entertainment included live sitar music

by Ustad (Maestro) Roshan Jamal Bhartiya, Indian-fusion dance performed

by Santa Fe's Mosaic Dance Company, and aerial acrobatics performed by Wise Fool New Mexico. Scrumptious Indianinspired cuisine was provided by Chef John Sedlar and Marja Martin of Eloisa.

It was a night to remember!

1 Gala committee cochair and Lensic Founding Director Nancy Zeckendorf with gala committee member Peter Kempf.

2 Lensic supporters David Frank and Sugiyama Kazukuni looking dapper.

—Mike Puzey, Publisher of Fine Lifestyles

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3 Senator Jeff Bingaman and Anne Bingaman, Lensic Board member.

4 (L to R) Michael Gamble, JoAnn Balzer, Bob Balzer, and Cherie Gamble donned festive garb for the gala.

5 Long-time Lensic supporter Charmay Allred with her guest, The Honorable Mayor Javier Gonzales.

6. Lensic gala committee co-chairs Lisa Barker and Nancy Zeckendorf share heartfelt thanks and welcome sponsors and guests to the Annual Dinner Onstage at The Lensic.

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8 Jim and Phyllis Frier with Peter Kempf. Phyllis and Peter contributed much of their time and energy to help make the event a success for the Lensic!

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9 Beth Moise and Judy Sherman having a good laugh and a grand time.

10 Leshek Zavistovski bidding on one of the spectacular items during the live auction.

11 Larry and Patty Hayes thoroughly enjoying their first Dinner Onstage at The Lensic.

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12 Beverly and Mike Puzey with gala co-chair Lisa Barker.

13 Bud and Valerie Hamilton kicked off their night with the delicious signature cocktail — a marigold gimlet — created

by Los Luceros distillery KGB Spirits especially for the event!

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“The art of living and living with art.” This is how owner Natalie Fitz-Gerald describes her approach to running Casa Nova, her shop in the historic Railyard district. A medley of cultural fusion, FitzGerald’s stock is primarily sourced from southern African countries, though she represents other regions of the world as well.

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was born in South Africa,” she notes, “and for many years I admired all the wonderful art being done in rural cooperatives. I knew I wanted to open a store one day and sell those incredible products. I work with anywhere from 25 to 30 cooperatives at any given time. It’s a collaborative effort with regards to design, product development and marketing, and I always strive to be very sensitive to issues of heritage and tradition.”

Because she has only one gallery, FitzGerald is able to source from very small cooperatives who are not able to produce for larger fair trade stores. One such cooperative is Potter’s Workshop out of Capetown South Africa, who produce functional and unique works of African designed ceramics. Floral designs called potterseed and dotted patterns reminiscent of shweshwe fabric are common on Potter’s Workshop pieces. Hennie Meyer, an acclaimed ceramicist, creates tactile earthenware and decorative blocks. He is known for experimenting with the expressive qualities of clay and glaze.

Mali, as well as runners and placemats from Madagascar? The result is a table setting both elegant in its craftsmanship and unique in its inspiration.

Fitz-Gerald’s goal is not only to bring out some of the best of Africa’s artistic talent, but also to support and nurture the artists, craftspeople and designers in the interest of poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihood creation. Each of the artists typically supports 10 to 15 people, the vast majority being women with extended families who depend on them. “Your purchase helps give them a sustainable income toward financial independence,” Fitz-Gerald says. She notes how her customers love the stories behind the products, as well as the fact they can make purchases with a social conscience.

Casa Nova is considered a must-see for locals to bring their out-of-town visitors, and the perfect place to find that unusual gift item. Fitz-Gerald’s amazing eye for fine design and craftsmanship creates an ever changing range of inventory in Casa Nova, which includes bedding, kitchenware, home décor, jewelry and folk art.

Other South African potters featured in Casa Nova include Clementina van der Walt and Diana Ferreira. Van der Walt’s aesthetic is drawn from the patterns, colors and textures in urban and rural African landscapes, while Ferreira uses black clay to mold complex tableware.

Fitz-Gerald also leads tours to Africa once a year, an insider’s tour for those interested in exploring the continent in depth. She infuses the experience with cultural and culinary forays, as well as with a hearty dose of wildlife safari adventure, food, flora, culture and art.

And while you’re working at setting the table, why not compliment the dishware with decorative Namji dolls from Cameroon, traditional fish puppets from

Casa Nova by Natalie 530 S. Guadalupe St. 505.983.8558 CasaNovaGallery.com

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hings New Mexican: Hatch chile, sunsets, rugged landscapes, Native American and Mexican culture, adobe, turquoise…and flamenco. You may have seen the SpanishGypsy form at different restaurants and clubs around town, or perhaps you’ve attended the Festival Flamenco Internacional de Alburquerque, which takes place every June. More than a series of dance steps; flamenco is a combination of music, voice, rhythm and movement with a

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deep history and culture. And part of that history involves New Mexico.

This is why Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art is currently hosting Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico.

The exhibition traces flamenco from its origins to its rise as an international art form. Featuring more than 150 objects, including items once used by renowned artists Encarnación López y Júlvez “La Argentinita,” José Greco, and Vicente

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Romero and María Benítez (both from New Mexico), the exhibition contains costumes, play bills, instruments and paintings, complemented by lectures, workshops and performances. Visitors can try on traditional costumes, learn to play castanets, and even try their hand at some footwork, making for an interactive and kid-friendly exhibit.

Nicolasa Chávez, the exhibition curator, is a native New Mexican, and started

learning flamenco when she was 11 under the tutelage of Vicente Romero, who is considered the godfather of flamenco dance in northern New Mexico. “I always had a love of flamenco. I lived in Spain for a year in high school, and in college I studied Spanish and history. I wrote my masters’ thesis on flamenco,” she relates. “For so many people, especially in southern Spain, it’s a way of life.

It’s not just an art form you see on stage.

It’s practiced at baptismals, weddings and family gatherings. I fell in love with all of it.”

Counter clockwise from top left Family dressed for the Feria de abril in Seville, Spain, ca. 1960s.

Collection of Remedios Guillen Ramos. María Benítez and Vicente Romero demonstrating the sensuality of partner dancing in flamenco, Tesuque, New Mexico, c. 1970. Courtesy of Lili del Castillo and Luís Campos. Alexina Garcí Chávez rides side saddle atop LEA Poesía, in the traditional manner of Spring Fairs in Andalucía. Shot on location at Estancia Alegre, Alcalde, New Mexico, November 2015. Collections of the Library and Archives, Museum of International Folk Art. Photo by Blair Clark.

Program for Carmen Amaya Performance, c. 1950s. Bata de cola (flamenco skirt with train). This bata de cola, worn by María Benítez, appeared on the cover of dance magazine, November 1985.

Made by Luís Rodríguez (aka Paca la Brava), New York, 1970s. Mantón de Manila (Manila shawl), Spain or China, early twentieth century. Museum of International Folk Art, A.2011.22.9. Pedro el Granaíno, by Pilar Suarez Guillen, Sevillle, Spain, 2015. Digital print, courtesy of the artist. Below Poster for the ballet El Amor Brujo, 1924, by Manuel de Falla, text by C. Martinez Sierra. Courtesy Archivo Manuel de Falla, Granada, Spain.

People often assume flamenco arrived in New Mexico with the Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s. However, flamenco was only in its infancy then, and didn’t travel to New Mexico until the 20th century. Chávez addresses flamenco’s growth and breadth in the exhibit, which explores flamenco as a traditional art form, its evolution for the proscenium stage, and finally a large section on flamenco’s life here in the Land of Enchantment. “Per capita, we probably have the largest flamenco population in the United States. Though other cities have thriving flamenco cultures, our state’s population is tiny, and yet we have loads of flamenco singers, guitarists and dancers,” Chávez describes.

Another common misconception is that all Spanish dance and music is flamenco. To educate visitors, Chávez devotes part of the exhibit to defining what is and isn’t the form.

“Flamenco is the blues of Spain; it comes from the South,” Chávez explains. “People also assume it’s always tragic, whereas there’s a lot of joyful and celebratory flamenco, especially at the ferias (spring fairs). I try to capture all of that in the exhibit.”

Because of its success, Flamenco: From Spain to New Mexico has been extended through September 2017. So go check it out. And then head to a local restaurant to catch a show. And then sign up for a class. You’ll be engaging in something truly New Mexican.

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Pairing Great Wines with Traditional Mexican Fare Photos Caitlin Elizabeth

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awrence Becerra is not a restaurateur, but he’s always liked good food and wines. When the opportunity came along to build a stage for his longtime friend Chef Fernando Olea, he and his wife Suzanna jumped at the opportunity. The result, Sazón, opened in late 2015. “I think he was the most under appreciated chef in Santa Fe,” Becerra says of Olea. “We had all the right ingredients: a great chef, an iconic location, gorgeous art and interior design provided by my wife… and it all came together.”

But Becerra’s contribution to Sazón goes beyond enthusiastic backing. As an ardent wine collector, he added his own expertise to the menu in the form of a superb wine list. “We asked ourselves

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what the best wines are to pair with Fernando’s menu,” describes Becerra. Olea adds: “It’s about more than offering great wines at a great value to our guests. We also wanted to offer wines that paired with the cuisine.” For example, the Spanish tempranillo and garnacha wines have a depth of flavor that pair well with Olea’s similarly flavorful food.

Becerra lived in Europe half his life, and attests that Europeans tend to eat out more and drink more wine than Americans. As a result, the markup for a nice bottle of wine across the pond isn’t as excessive as you often find in the states. Sazón’s wine pricing policy strives to follow the European model. “You can have a great meal and a world-class bottle of wine at a price that won’t make

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your eyes water,” Becerra says. In fact, the higher priced wines on the menu are the better values, as they have the lowest percentage of markup. It’s not only good financial value, but an invitation to try wines you might not otherwise order.

If you’re interested in jumping into the wine world with Becerra and Olea, Sazón regularly holds wine dinners where Olea serves a six course meal specifically paired with certain wines. They have hopes of increasingly introducing wines from Mexico, and have planned Mexican wine dinners in an attempt to convince local distributors to start carrying wines from the Baja region.

Of course, Mexico is Olea’s specialty. Originally from Mexico City, Olea focuses his cuisine on mole, though his definition of mole goes far beyond the chocolate-based sauce most of us think of. “On a daily basis, we have anywhere from three to six different moles. People think of mole as one kind of sauce, but mole is really the flavors of Mexican cuisine,” he says. Sazón will soon be offering jars of Olea’s mole, as diners have repeatedly expressed interest in taking certain sauces home.

This fall, Olea introduces zucchini blossoms in dishes like the sopa de flor de calabaza, a traditional soup from Oaxaca served with little balls of corn infused with queso fresco. He’ll also be serving up his famed Sopa de Amor, where he plays with temperature and texture. “I mix hot and cold, sweet and savory. It’s a cream made of poblano peppers on blue crab meat, topped with amaretto foam, sprinkled with chocolate,” he describes.

Essentially, Sazón is innovating what it means to be a Mexican restaurant in Santa Fe by offering world class wines paired with Mexican cuisine straight from the source.

Sazón 221 Shelby St. 505.983.8604 SazonSantaFe.com

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he Teahouse — at the ‘top’ of Canyon Rd. — is one of Santa Fe’s favorite haunts. And even though they boast more than 100 exotic teas with names like Freak of Nature and Iron Goddess of Mercy, there is more than tea served here.

The menu is extensive and eclectic.

Breakfast favorites include house-made scones, The Teahouse’s famous oatmeal, and several variations of eggs benedict.

Lunch and dinner feature Mediterraneaninspired cuisine, wine and beer. Slow cooked dishes are among the most popular menu items, including braised brisket spiced with fennel pollen and rosemary, as well as a slow cooked dish of the day. There is a large selection of delicious house-made desserts, including tiramisu, key lime pie, Italian apple cake and strawberry shortcake.

The success of this eclectic eatery is due in large part to chef Rich Freedman who, along with partners Sandra and Jake Mendel, purchased the Teahouse in 2012 and turned It into a full service restaurant. “We want the Teahouse to be a welcoming place where people come to enjoy good company and delicious food and drink,” explains Freedman, who spent five months in Italy prior to taking over The Teahouse immersing himself in Mediterranean culture and cuisine, including a stint at culinary school.

The Teahouse is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day of the week.

The Teahouse 821 Canyon Road 505.992.0972 TeahouseSantaFe.com

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In September of 1980, The Candy Lady opened its doors in Albuquerque’s Old Town, thus commencing one of the best known and yummiest institutions in the Q. Since then, owner Debbie Ball has become a local celebrity, making news for her controversial x-rated candy and, more recently, for her Breaking Bad products.

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t set the stage,” she says of her first bout of national publicity in the 80s. “I was in the news almost every day.

It was wonderful – the best thing that could happen to me.”

Debbie began making candy when she was quite young. She learned how to cook from her mother. “I’ve always been stirring a pot,” she quips. Her mom was a single parent, and started to make and sell candy to supplement their income.

The little business grew; Debbie recalls making candy for arts and craft shows around town, as well as at the state fair and convention center. The Candy Lady formally opened in 1980, and has been going strong ever since.

“We’re probably one of the few candy companies that doesn’t cross contaminate. We don’t use high fructose corn syrup or GMOs. We also carry sugar-free candy for diabetics,” Debbie says. She’s well known for her cakes (for weddings, birthdays, quinceañeras, communions, etc.), as well as for 20 types of fudge, 60 varieties of black licorice, decadent truffles, fresh strawberries and raspberries, as well as chocolate with

piñon and chile, toffees, hard candies… whatever your imagination can conjure.

The Candy Lady has been involved with the Breaking Bad series since the show’s inception in 2008. When they came to her wanting a prop for meth, she came up with rock candy. “They had no budget and it wasn’t a big deal yet,” she recalls. In August 2012, Channel 13 did a news story on Breaking Bad and locals associated with the show. After that, Debbie did four more interviews back to back, including with the Associated Press. And for the next year, she was doing an interview nearly every day.

As a result of her celebrity rise, Debbie’s landlord of over 30 years raised the rent significantly, forcing The Candy Lady to relocate a block east to 424 San Felipe NW. The store is still located in historic Old Town, but on the way out instead of the way in.

Of her publicity, Debbie says the most important thing is that it brings attention to Albuquerque. “I’m not just a business; I’m part of the fabric of Albuquerque,” Debbie reflects. This is true in more ways than one; Debbie’s family descended from the conquistadors and is supposedly one

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of the founding families of Albuquerque.

“Being in old town means a lot to me,” she says. She’s seen generations of families come into her store.

Over 36 years later, Debbie is still making the best candy around and sharing her scrumptious treats with every customer who walks through her doors.

The Candy Lady 424 San Felipe NW Old Town Albuquerque 505.243.6239 TheCandyLady.com

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The Santa Fe Luxury Real Estate Market THE MARKET HAS SHIFTED INTO

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hile sales of luxury homes over $1 Million are softening across the United States, we’ve seen a 12% increase in year to date transactions compared to 2015.

The real question for the balance of the year is whether the upcoming elections will result in discretionary money sitting on the sidelines and slowing this market down.

Real estate markets are primarily driven by growth in population and salaries. While those factors continue to elude Santa Fe, the majority of our luxury sales come from our feeder markets who’s economies are robust… and continuing to grow busy and hectic.

Santa Fe offers a compelling quality of life at very reasonable prices which fuels this market.

Low inventory is fueling a fast-paced market.

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The luxury market is even more price sensitive than the balance of the market. Under $1M, homes are selling for 96% of the original asking price compared to 95% over $1M.

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SAMUEL DESIGN GROUP

World Class Design Photos Caitlin Elizabeth

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isa Samuel is no new-comer to the design world. The native Santa Fean’s experience, talent and fresh aesthetic have kept her working extensively as a licensed designer for many years. These attributes have garnered her many accolades; she won HGTV’s Designers’ Challenge and was commissioned to design a chair in honor of the past chairmen of the New Mexico Museum Foundation. In 2014 and 2015, her company was awarded ‘Best of Houzz’ for customer satisfaction by Houzz, a leading platform for home remodeling and design. Her most recent award is from The International Property Design Board in 2015. But even the most veteran of designers must hit the refresh button now and again, and this past year has brought its share of changes to Lisa’s company, Samuel Design Group (SDG).

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Perhaps the biggest change for the company is its new location. As of April 1st, SDG has occupied and re-designed the space at 607 Cerrillos Road. “We were busting out at the seams in our old location,” Lisa describes. “It was time for us to move on and grow.”

Though the new location is just a stone’s throw away from the old one, it is twice as large, providing ample showroom, office space and conference rooms as well as an on-site warehouse, which allows easy access to inventory. “Our new location is serving us very well,” Lisa comments. High ceilings and full-length windows showcase the one-of-a-kind furnishings and objects that inspire and drive the design team.

Another change for Samuel Design Group is its logo. “The logo is a stylized West African symbol that symbolizes support,” Lisa explains. “This resonates with me in every way. I believe in creating environments that are favorable to holistic wellbeing. An environment can be visually beautiful but not necessarily satisfying. Our work is sensitive to the function and visual beauty of a space and what that space means to each client. And any space we touch has to evoke a positive emotion, like serenity or uplift.”

In addition to Lisa and her support staff, SDG has three other designers on board. Greg Purdy has been with the company for five years. Beyond interiors, he specializes in garden design and outdoor spaces. Meghan Brown has been with SDG for four years and, in Lisa’s words, does a terrific job and is very detail-oriented. The newest designer, Patrick Allen, brings his unique style, superb talent and energy to the team.

This past year also saw the launch of Lisa’s own furniture line, Nativo de Santa Fe. She describes the designs as ‘modern ethnic.’ “It is a wonderful mix of contemporary sensibility with native details inspired from cultures around the world,” she says. Her new designs have been showcased in publications and, of course, are available in the new showroom.

Lisa additionally creates custom designs for almost every project, which reflect the space and individuality of the client.

In fact, it is often more timely and efficient for Lisa to design locally manufactured furniture than waiting the long lead times to have furniture shipped. It also alleviates possible damage that can occur during shipping. Lisa has fostered and nurtured relationships for many years with the regions most talented craftsmen. This aspect puts heart and soul in her furniture. “Most, if not all of her pieces, can be customized in size and function to fit a client’s needs and space,” adds her husband and business consultant, Les Samuel.

It’s worth noting that Lisa’s design prowess extends beyond New Mexico’s borders. In fact, about 25 percent of Lisa’s commissions are out of state, evidence her talent is being noticed far and wide. The newest aspect to SDG’s list of growing projects is off-site luxury student housing. “She has been brought in to lead a team that does off-campus luxury

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student housing throughout the U.S.,” Les explains. The first of this series of student housing projects is in Oregon. Lisa is also heading up an interior design project for a high-rise luxury apartment project in Istanbul, Turkey. “It was always our intention to build an international brand out of Santa Fe,” Les says.

In other words, we’re lucky to have someone local with Lisa’s eye and intuition, as she’s in high demand. However, she doesn’t rest on her well-earned laurels, but continues to refresh and grow the scope of her capabilities. Lisa and her colleagues at Samuel Design Group are reaching new heights creating interiors that successfully meet the needs of their clients, using design principles sensitive to well–being.

Samuel Design Group 607 Cerrillos Rd., Suite 1A Toll Free 844.284.6999 Studio 505.820.0239 SamuelDesignGroup.com

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Bart Prince:

Building Outside the Box

By Emmaly Wiederholt

When most people think of a house, they think of a place to come home to at the end of the day. Hopefully it is nice enough to provide an element of relaxation and leisure. Many a luxurious house is even adorned with art and dĂŠcor, arranged under the careful guidance of a designer. What few people think of is the box constituting the house itself. And then there are those, like internationally renowned architect Bart Prince, who never thought of a box to begin with.

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hen Prince was in kindergarten in his native New Mexico, he describes drawing and designing fantastical structures. “What is that?” his parents and teachers would ask. “It’s a house,” he’d reply to their incredulous looks.

From those imaginative beginnings, Prince, who resides in one of his own structures in Albuquerque, has built a life designing architectural art and thinking outside the box.

“Usually folks come to me because they’ve seen my work and they’re attracted to something that isn’t the usual. If somebody comes to me and says, ‘I want one of these,’ I have to tell them I’m not interested,” Prince explains.

“Each building is designed for a specific person on a specific site. I start over every time, always with a fresh slate. I don’t want to copy others or myself.”

He continues: “I let my buildings grow from the inside out. Rather than start with a preconception for a shape or form and then try to figure out how to stuff things into it, I let the building unravel. I wait until I have all the information on the site and the client and then let the idea grow. No two buildings can ever be alike because no two situations are ever alike.”

He describes how he once had two commissions at the same time that looked identical on paper. They were both for couples who both asked for the same square footage, number of bedrooms, and more. Yet, because the sites were different — one was for a house in New Mexico and the other was in Mendocino, CA — you couldn’t imagine two houses more different. “If a client expected what they would get, then I didn’t do my job.

That’s what art is — bringing out what others don’t see,” notes Prince.

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Sheri Crider, who curated The Human Drift — an architectural art exhibition at Albuquerque’s SCA Contemporary Art in 2015 — comments on the audacity of Prince’s work: “His interior spaces are works of art and his structures are sculptures; it’s never just a house.”

“I hear from clients for whom I created homes years ago, and they’ll get in touch and let me know they recently noticed something else about their structure they hadn’t noticed before,” says Prince. “That’s what a piece of art ought to do; it ought to keep on giving. A great symphony or great painting can be returned to again and again.” Thus too with Prince’s out-ofthis-world architecture, which, no matter how familiar the viewer, always begs another look.

For more information visit bartprince.com.

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4TH ANNUAL SHOW HOUSE 2016

A CELEBRATION OF COLOR AND CULTURE Show House Santa Fe has taken its place in Santa Fe’s calendar of important annual arts events that attract both locals and visitors. This year’s 4th annual Show House Santa Fe celebrates Old Mex & New Mex, a blend of regional and old Mexico designs. The chosen historic east-side home was part of the estate of the famous White Sisters in the 1920s and 1930s, daughters of a wealthy New York newspaperman.

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THIS YEAR’S OLD MEX & NEW MEX THEME REFLECTS THE PASSION THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE HOUSE SHARE FOR OLD MEXICO AND SANTA FE

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his year’s Show House is located near El Delirio, the famous home of Martha Root White and Amelia Elizabeth White. This neighborhood was the heart of the Santa Fe artists’ and writers’ colonies during the first half of the last century. The house itself was built in the 1920s, though the exact year is uncertain. Noteworthy residents included German woodcutting artist Gustave Baumann and poet Witter Bynner, as well as the renowned artist Raymond Jonson.

In 1941, the property became part of the nine lot subdivision, established by the De Vargas Development Co. under the White sisters. Renovations in the 1960s and 1980s expanded the house, greatly changing the scope of the property. Today, the area includes the Amelia E. White Park, with a romantic arbor and roses deeded by Amelia White to the city in 1966.

Show House Santa Fe features Santa Fe’s top interior designers as well as emerging designers. The event supports Dollars4Schools, which funds teacher classroom projects in 18 of Santa Fe’s public schools. To date, the event has raised more than $50,000 for programming in literacy, arts, math, science and special education, impacting more than 2,000 Santa Fe students.

Show House Santa Fe 2016 kicks off on opening night with a Fiesta Gala Preview on Friday, October 7th at 6 p.m., where the designers will debut their creations. Home tours take place Saturday and Sunday, October 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th.

To see the full schedule and purchase tickets, visit ShowHouseSantaFe.com.

For Show House Santa Fe, more than 20 interior designers and eight landscape gardeners are transforming the 8,500 sq. ft.

Spanish Pueblo style home both inside and out, including a dramatic atrium with an indoor fountain, an outdoor living room and spacious gardens landscaped with two ponds and rock walls.

This year’s Old Mex & New Mex theme reflects the passion the current owners of the house share for Old Mexico and Santa Fe; they live in San Miguel de Allende as well as the City Different. “They’re looking forward to seeing their home transformed by a celebration of color and cultures, and we’re looking forward to seeing the bright colors of turquoise, pink and yellow, as well as regional old Mexico influenced design, re-imagined and made modern,” says Jennifer Ashton, one of the co-founders of Show House Santa Fe.

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Introduce

Turquoise

Inlay Into your Home Photos by Caitlin Elizabeth

Imagine: a beautiful coffee table or bureau made of handsanded, kiln-dried and reclaimed wood. But look closely, because filling the natural cracks and crevices of the wood are turquoise specs, creating a surface reminiscent of a river with its sparkle and flow. What you’re seeing is the turquoise inlay furniture of Cowboys and Indians.

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ocated on the plaza in a historic building, Cowboys and Indians is well-known for its array of home furnishings, women’s apparel, ladies’ shoes, boots, jewelry and accessories. Names like Jan Barboglio, Jeff Smith and Andy Sanchez adorn the products on display. And on the third floor is a beautiful arrangement of furniture with turquoise, silver and copper inlay.

“We make coffee tables, end tables, office desks, dining room tables, wooden bowls, bedroom furniture…basically anything the customer wants. We even do fireplace mantels,” says owner Freddie Amini. “It can either be a custom design or something already in-shop that the customer likes but wants to change.”

For example, if you envision your mantel inlayed with turquoise, Freddie and his team will go to your house or, if you live out of state, take the measurements you send and build accordingly. The customer picks out the kind of wood they want and how much turquoise inlay they envision.

If necessary, the carpenters at Cowboys and Indians are willing to travel to states in the vicinity of New Mexico to install your new piece of furniture. Or, if it involves interaction with a contractor, they’ll make the piece exactly to the specs on the blueprint. “We have clients all around the world,” Freddie recounts. “We just shipped a client in Australia 10 pieces of furniture.”

When Freddie first bought Cowboys and Indians seven years ago, there was a gentleman they bought furniture from who specialized in turquoise inlay. The man retired a year later, at which point Freddie decided to start producing inlay, albeit at the next level. “The wood is all reclaimed and kiln-dried, which causes it to crack in small places.

Where the cracks form is where the inlay goes,” he describes. “We don’t create nooks for the inlay; it’s a natural process. Everything we do is by hand the old-fashioned way.”

He continues: “We love it when people come into our showroom and find a piece they like. But if the size is a little off, we can adjust it or make a brand new custom piece based on the design. Or we can take someone’s old furniture and refurbish it with inlay.” In addition to turquoise, copper and silver is also available.

About 40 percent of Cowboys and Indian’s customers are in-state, with the other 60 percent being tourists. Most are repeat business.

“We have a client who started with one coffee table, and now we’re working on the 9th piece for her house,” Freddie says.

Looking for that perfect piece of furniture that sings of the Southwest?

A hand-made turquoise inlay table might be just the thing.

Cowboys and Indians 72 E. San Francisco St. 505.982.8280 candisantafe.com

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A Designer’s Dream Photos Kate Russell Photography

Walking into the showroom of Linson’s Design Source is like walking into a showroom unlike any you have been in before. The breadth and depth of products on display is more than just a huge inventory; it demonstrates what’s possible when it comes to fabric and interior décor.

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hris and Lupie Linson started Linson’s Design Source 37 years ago. “We started off with three modest sample books, but there was something for everyone in those three books,” she recalls. Now, Linson’s carries well over 450 fabric brands and over 50,000 samples. “I can’t tell you how many times people bring in a magazine, point to a picture, and say, ‘I love this fabric.’ And we have the sample,” Lupie says.

From upholstery and bedding to window treatments and outdoor furniture, basically anything for the home or commercial space with fabric on it is in Linson’s domain of expertise. It can be anything from upgrading a single piece of furniture to working closely with an interior designer. And when it comes to window dressings like draperies and Roman shades, Linson carries the full line of Hunter Douglas products — from shades to shutters with or without motorization.

“The right fabric in the right place is important,” Lupie emphasizes. “If a client comes in with an antique chair they want reupholstered, what fabric I recommend really depends on their lifestyle. If they have kids, grandkids or pets, I won’t recommend silk just because that was the original fabric. I’ll sell them something perfect for their lifestyle.”

the beautiful texture and coloring of today’s outdoor fabrics will surprise you. Linson’s carries among the largest selections of southwest fabrics in the state.

“At the same time that you’re telling me about the sun shining into your house and fading your furniture, I may recommend a solar shade,” says Lupie. “They are fabulous; you can still see out, but they block up to 97 percent of the UV, so you don’t have the damage and heat, and won’t lose your beautiful New Mexico view.”

Although Linson’s started as an upholstery shop, it has evolved into an interior design source. “With our knowledge, our great installers, and your vision, we can get it done,” Lupie describes.

However, she advises: “In a custom built home, people often come to see us last. Design aspects like window treatments are considered the frosting on the cake. It should not be thought of last, as it’s what makes your home look finished and comfortable.

Don’t put it off until the end.”

Indeed, with such a fabric selection, who would want to think of design last anyway?

A problem specific to the Southwest: the sun beats down on furniture, fading and ruining it quickly. To remedy the situation, Linson’s carries indoor/outdoor fabrics the sun won’t abuse. It’s not just stripes and solid canvases for outdoor fabric anymore;

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Linson’s Design Source 1305 Cerrillos Rd. 505.984.8700 www.LinsonsDesignSource.com

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Naylor relates that oftentimes the couples he works with have different tastes when it comes to artwork. The wife might prefer romantic era paintings, while the husband is seeking something more abstract, and Naylor has to elegantly navigate these differences throughout his design process. Or, he describes how either the wife or husband might bow out of the art selecting process, leaving it to their spouse to make those subjective decisions regarding what’s “good.”

Alternately, Naylor might have a particular type of artwork in mind that he’d like to build a room around, and will bring his clients to galleries with a vision in mind. However, Naylor has a background in art, and thus enjoys taking clients around to help them discover their own sensibilities.

“Art is difficult for some people,” Naylor muses. Indeed, the process of selecting artwork can be akin to selecting a wedding dress; it has to be a bull’s eye. However, Naylor has a BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art, and enjoys taking clients around to help them discover their own sensibilities.

And should a client prefer something beyond a canvas, like sculptural or three dimensional arts, Naylor has experience there to. “I’ve done it all,” he says. He also emphasizes the benefits of reframing an old work for fresh impact.

The process of redesigning a room is, on some level, indistinguishable from art. It provides accent and focus, and also celebrates a person’s individual aesthetic and sense of taste. With Naylor’s help, your favorite artwork can be a hallmark in your beautiful home.

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hen it comes to integrating art in interior design, there’s nothing like a hanging canvas to give a room that ineffable sense of finish. Art is the icing on the cake, the exclamation point at the end of the sentence, the necklace that pulls an outfit together.

David Naylor Interiors 111 N. St. Francis Dr. 505.988.3170 DavidNaylorInteriors.com

David Naylor has been working as a designer since 1997, and has consequently seen just about every situation possible of integrating artwork into a design process. He’s integrated someone’s existing art, as well as helped clients pick out pieces that naturally compliment their space. A painter and visual artist by training, Naylor’s eye for the thread that sews together a room is both intuitive and systematic. This is why the Philadelphia native is so good at what he does.

“Art is so personal,” Naylor reflects. “Art should always be proud of the room. If a client wants to shop for new pieces as part of the design process, that’s a little easier, but whatever the situation, it always goes well. I have a make-it-work mentality.”

Naylor says most clients know what is important to them and what they want to feature in a room. Because a person’s aesthetic is so personal, he never tries to push art like he might furniture, rugs or tile. Santa Fe is an ideal town for art shopping, as it’s home to world-class galleries around every corner, so there’s many options when it comes to seeking out that perfect piece for your mantel or foyer.

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Expert ADVICE

Getting Rid of Mold Easier Said Than Done

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Managing Partner/Owner ARCS Alpha Restoration & Construction Services, Inc. 505.473.2057 6820 Cerrillos Road #8 Klaus.H@ARCS247.com www.ARCS247.com

ABOVE: ARCS mold remediation technician wire brushes and scrapes mold from interior framing.

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he quote above is from Dr. Cynthia Carey at the University of Colorado, Boulder. The word in parentheses was added by us, as mold, in its infinite number of species, is also a fungus.

“IF YOU DON’T GET RID OF THE FUNGUS (MOLD), ALL YOU’RE DOING IS PROVIDING IT WITH LUNCH.” –DR. CYNTHIA CAREY

IF YOU HAVE MOLD, HOW DO YOU GET RID OF IT? The IICRC (Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification) publishes the ANSI approved Standard for Mold Remediation. Dozens of experts in the field review this publication and all are in agreement with Dr. Carey, but getting rid of mold is easier said than done.

With all the roof leaks and various other forms of water damage occurring in many New Mexico homes, mold is having a field day. Plenty of moisture (all that water getting into your house

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from that leaking roof you didn’t fix before winter started), a nice dark space (the space between plaster or drywall and the stucco on the outside of your house), plenty of organic food (all that tasty wood or the scrumptious cellulose on the back of the sheetrock) and really comfy temperatures (right around 68 degrees Fahrenheit) make a perfect home for your newest house guests (Mr. Penicillium, Mrs. Aspergillus, Aunt Cladosporium and Uncle Stachybotrus, just to name a few).

Once they’ve moved into your home, getting rid of these house guests is a daunting task. Some folks will lead you to believe that simply wiping the offending fungus away with bleach will do the task. Others swear by any number of magic cures, potions and assorted other hocus pocus that’s to be sprayed over or painted on.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: ARCS technician removing mold from frame; Mold on sagging ceiling due to leaky roof; Ceiling with water damage.

The fact of the matter is that nothing works as well as physical removal of the offending house guests. Before you serve eviction papers, there are some critical preparations that need to be made.

First: Protect yourself at all times.

Wearing proper personal protection equipment, including eye and respiratory protection, will keep you from getting into a knock-down, drag-out with these house guests. They’ve been known to invade your personal space and cause all sorts of illness and disease.

Second: Build a protective containment.

Keep in mind that mold spores are microscopic in size and adept at avoiding attacks directed against them by launching themselves into the air and floating throughout your living space. Picture blowing directly onto a dandelion… the seeds all float in the air.

This is similar to what mold does when disturbed, except billions of microscopic mold spores float in the air. To trap them, you will need a HEPA-filter equipped device that scrubs the air clean of the offending escapees (a negative air machine or air scrubber).

Third: Evict the mold. This requires some actual elbow grease as the plaster or sheetrock on your walls and ceilings will need to be removed (along with all the mold attached to the back of it). The moist insulation needs to be pulled out and discarded and then you’re finally left with all the mold attached to the framing and plywood. This needs to be wire brushed, sanded or scraped off.

Wait! You’re not done yet. There are still spores hiding in all sorts of nooks and crannies. These need to be removed by using a HEPA vacuum, and every millimeter of walls, floors and ceiling inside your enclosure needs to be carefully vacuumed. Finally, the last step of the eviction process is the detailed wipe down of the walls, floors and ceilings to make sure you got every last spore.

Fourth: Verify, verify, verify. Hire a qualified, professional third-party testing company. These folks perform a post-remediation verification test and provide you with written test results.

These are pass-or-fail results. ARCS guarantees to pass such a test the first time. In the event we do not pass

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we will return and re-clean any areas in question at no additional charge.

This document proves the remediation efforts have been successful and should be kept with other important papers (like your insurance policy).

There are still some insurance companies who do provide limited coverage for mold remediation. Check your policy to determine if you have such coverage.

Once you have passed the clearance test, ARCS’ restoration technicians make sure any damaged areas in your home are restored to match your existing finishes as close as possible.

To help our customers, ARCS has a 24hour emergency response line, always answered by one of our on-call staff.

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BUGS BEWARE TRULY NOLEN HAS COME TO TOWN Photos Corinna Stoeffl

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hether it’s those pesky ants that tend to be everywhere or a larger pest control issue that may arise in your home or workspace, Truly Nolen is an international brand people trust when it comes to getting rid of unwanted bugs. And though the company has been in Albuquerque for decades, they just recently opened a branch in Santa Fe. Truly Nolen began in 1938 in Florida, and is named after the founder of the company, Truly Wheatfield Nolen. The company exists today in 62 countries worldwide, and has the largest international footprint of any pest control company in the world. At the same time, it still operates very much as a family-owned business.

Tom Larrabee, manager of Truly Nolen Santa Fe, started working with the company in March 2015 as a service coordinator and sales inspector. He had used Truly Nolen for pest control in his

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own home for a couple years when he learned the company was looking for the right person to help expand to Santa Fe. As of January 2016, Santa Fe has its own Truly Nolen branch under Larrabee’s leadership.

A common problem for folks in Santa Fe are rodents—including field mice, deer mice and pack rats—which can be destructive to property and carry disease. Places like Eldorado, Las Campanas and anywhere near natural habitats are particularly susceptible to rodent issues. “When we address a rodent issue, we try to discover how and where they are getting in and then close up those holes,”

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WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL THE GREEN SIDE OF TRULY WHERE WE CAN USE ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS TO HELP CONTROL PESTS IN AND AROUND YOUR HOME. Larrabee describes. “We differ from other companies in that the boxes we use contain snap traps baited with peanut butter. We do that because most people are worried about their pet or other wildlife finding the toxins. The other reason is if a poisoned rodent gets in the wall and dies, you’ll have a smell that’s really difficult and costly to remediate.”

Truly Nolen does a multitude of services for both residential and commercial buildings.

In the commercial realm, the team can take care of anything from a small office to a hospital or casino resort. They’ve even worked on LEED certified buildings.

For those with kids, grandkids or pets, Truly Nolen has protocols and suggestions to ensure the toxins won’t hit the wrong target. “People want to know that what we do is environmentally responsible, which is why we have what we call the green side of Truly where we can use all natural products to help control pests in and around your home. That would include a boron-based granular bait and botanical aerosols. We also completely avoid any flowering plants and edibles,” Larrabee explains.

In addition to pest control, the company strives to get involved in the community; Truly Nolen sponsors the Rodeo de Santa Fe and Santa Fe Fuego.

Larrabee himself is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce.

“Our work can be summed up by our mission statement: adding value to the lives we touch,” Larrabee says. “That goes beyond just killing bugs; we want to know your family and help take care of the community.”

Truly Nolen of Santa Fe 1441 S. St. Francis Dr., Suite D 505.989.5047 www.TrulyNolen.com TOP: Tom Larrabee, manager

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Deserves a Second Chance Photos Irina ArchAngelSkaya

Bobbi Heller has been in the business of saving cats for over 30 years. She served as vice president of Felines & Friends in California before moving to Santa Fe in 2000. She didn’t expect to be starting a similar organization in New Mexico, but she says the need soon became apparent. The first cat she rescued was in 2001, and one thing led to another. Felines & Friends New Mexico offers second chance rescue for cats who would not normally find a home through a regular openadmission shelter because of health, age or behavioral issues.

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ow it typically works is a shelter calls Felines & Friends when they have an animal they can’t keep on. “We just took two cats who had bitten a volunteer. It was a stress reaction, but open-admission shelters have strict guidelines they have to adhere to when there’s a known bite case,” Heller explains. “The cats have been fine with us since the minute we got them. They’re currently at our boarding facility where they have windows, space and are regularly talked to.”

However, it’s not just shelters that feed into Felines & Friends.

Heller explains that oftentimes neighbors or family members will call in an ill-cared-for kitty. Heller notes there is a large feral cat population in Santa Fe, which Felines & Friends has helped address for over 10 years. If they find kittens, they place them up for adoption, and also reduce the stray cat population through sterilization in conjunction with Gatos de Santa Fe. An important step for Heller was when she started managing Santa Fe Cats Boarding. The for-profit boarding business helps support the non-profit second chance rescue organization.

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Heller’s long term goal is to move to a larger building where boarding is on one side and an adoption center is on the other.

Currently, Felines & Friends’ adoption center is at Petco.

On average, Felines & Friends takes in about 200 cats annually. Once a cat finds its way to the organization, Heller and her volunteers reach out to their foster home base. “It’s a similar process as folks looking to adopt, but it’s for people who are only looking for a pet part-time or who travel a lot.

Those are good candidates for giving a temporary home to a cat in need,” she says. Of course, if it’s the right cat, adoption is also an option.

Felines & Friends is a non-profit organization. Beyond donating, folks can help out by simply taking their cats to Santa Fe Cats Boarding while on vacation. Additionally, volunteers are always needed at the main adoption center at Petco, or at one of the satellite locations at Tecu Tu or Prosperous Pets.

Felines & Friends’ annual fundraiser, Cocktails for Critters, takes place every summer at a private home. There is a silent auction, several raffle items, musical entertainment, heavy hors d’ oeuvres and a selection of wines.

Heller has her hands full; between managing Santa Fe Cats Boarding, running the adoption centers, administering the nitty gritty of the non-profit and, of course, caring for the kitties, Felines & Friends has made an indelible mark on the health of thousands of northern New Mexican cats, ultimately giving them a second chance at happiness.

For more information, visit www.fandfnm.org or www. santafecats.com. All photos are courtesy Pet Angel Irina (www.petangel.biz) who has volunteered as a cat photographer for the organization for five years, and who has regularly donated pet photo sessions for the Felines & Friends fundraiser.

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Hiking Companions

By Deborah Stone

Among those I have taken to lunch over the years, I can now add a llama to my list. My dining companion, K-2, was one of six llamas who accompanied our small group on a day trek with Wild Earth Llama Adventures in northern New Mexico. A handsome blonde and statuesque creature with plenty of personality, K-2 was ever-alert and curious as we hiked the trails in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. With his leather padded, two-toed feet and natural agility, he walked with a self-possessed air, navigating the terrain without faltering. “Llamas are the perfect low-impact, high altitude pack animal,” explains Stuart Wilde, owner of Wild Earth Llama Adventures. “They are surefooted because they have the perfect ‘mountain moccasins’ and they have little impact on fragile wilderness trails. They exemplify the ‘leave no trace’ ethic we practice and teach out here.”

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Wilde, who started leading wilderness trips in this area over 20 years ago, notes that llamas make great hiking companions, adding, “The word ‘llama’ in Spanish is pronounced ‘yama’ and means ‘silent brother.’ Who else would carry your stuff for miles without saying a word?” He explains that llamas are intelligent and gentle creatures and, like many humans, they are equally excited about being in the mountains.

Wilde currently has nearly 40 llamas at his ranch that he has rescued from unwanted, neglected and often abandoned situations. His aim is not to breed or sell the llamas, but simply to provide them with a good home where they can live out the rest of their lives.

Lunch was in a meadow on the bank of Columbine Creek, where we tethered the llamas so they could munch to their hearts’ content on the nearby greenery.

Meanwhile, we watched in amazement as Wilde unloaded a foldout table, seats, coolers and an assortment of supplies from the packs on the llamas.

He then assembled a tasty lunch we heartily devoured.

Afterwards, we headed back down the trail, with K-2 and I assuming the lead. It quickly became obvious my hiking pal was eager to get home. He inched increasingly closer to me and soon I could smell his alfalfa-scented breath on my neck. As I picked up my pace to get a bit more distance between us, he followed suit. We made quite an amusing spectacle until Wilde stepped in and facilitated a llama swap.

My new companion, Rio, proved to be less interested in reaching the trailhead and more motivated to eat whatever and whenever he could along the way.

Wilde has taken thousands of people from around the world on llama treks. Many come for a day hike the first time and then return for a multi-day experience the following year. He adds, “My hope is that leading unique and memorable wilderness experiences will help foster a greater sense of stewardship and promote conservation of our public wild lands.”

Wild Earth Llama Adventures offers single-day escapes and multi-day wilderness adventures in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and Rio Grande Gorge near Taos and Santa Fe, NM. Small group and custom-designed private tours are available.

For more information, visit llamaadventures.com or call 800.758.5262.

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DEVINE LIMOUSINE A Tale of Two Women

By Les Daly Photos Linda Carfagno

Rolling smoothly—royally, almost—in the polished limousine conducted by a neatly-suited chauffeur, a thought occurs to the passenger as the car glides to its stop at the Santa Fe Opera; getting there is already a luxurious overture. Which is exactly what Yvette Roybal and Hope Anderson, the co-owners and operators of Santa Fe’s Devine Limousine service, have in mind.

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hey call their service “concierge,” because, says Roybal, they concentrate on offering “the kind of immaculate professional transportation guests expect the concierge to provide at places like the Carlyle Hotel in New York or the Peninsula in Beverly Hills.”

Adds Anderson, “We’re not in the taxi business or a ‘get me a car’ operation, where you don’t know what kind of driver or what kind of car is going to show up— or when. Our business is about reliability, service and security, wrapped in comfort.”

Anderson, 38, has the personality of someone who grew up in the town of Colville, Washington, population 4,706. When she answers the phone to arrange reservations, she sounds like a long-time friend who knows everyone in town and who has been waiting for just your call. Beyond her friendly demeanor, she is the organized operations manager who keeps the reservations in order and the whole fleet rolling.

Roybal, 36, concentrates on the business side of the partnership, carefully maintaining and growing the fleet.

The story behind the unusually-spelled name Devine? That is Roybal’s. She is an eighth-generation New Mexican, deeply appreciative of the culture and tradition of this unique place. While she wanted to convey that passengers might enjoy something modestly approaching a “divine experience,” she also wanted to be careful that no one would infer she was being presumptuous enough to suggest support of any kind from local divinity authorities. So, with the kind of adaptability characteristic of getting along in New Mexico, she simply changed one letter. “Devine sounds like the feeling we thought about, but respectfully,” she explains.

Devine was formally launched in 2007, and almost immediately ran into the bumpy road of the economic recession, getting by for a while on the business of weddings and funerals. Always driven (one might say) to meet the expectations of the City Different’s cosmopolitan clients, the two women grew their business from a couple of cars to their current fleet of eight vehicles: four sedans, a five-passenger SUV, a pair of 12-passenger executive Sprinter vans and, recently, a 35-passenger bus. The diversity allows Devine to move comfortably between business and convention goers, hotel guests, tour groups and individuals. They also found an unexpected role meeting the needs of Santa Fe’s growing film production business.

“The vehicle you get is ours, the drivers work for us,” says Anderson, “and most of our drivers grew up here in Santa Fe. They don’t need a GPS to find a restaurant or the way to Bandelier.

We’re in the service business; it’s all about the client. If we pick up someone at the airport and they want to stop at the grocery store or pick up their newly-edged skis on the way home, that’s what our drivers do.”

Notably, in the same customer-driven way, they also insist their drivers assure a calm, relaxed ride, no matter the circumstances.

One long-time Santa Fe woman who relies on Devine for her regular dental visits in Albuquerque sums up, “When you have to go to your dentist in the first place, and it’s 120 miles round trip to do it, calm and relaxed is good.”

For more information, visit DevineLimoSantaFe.com.

LEFT: Hope Anderson RIGHT: Yvette Roybal

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o you have Netflix, Apple TV or do you watch YouTube? Do you have a smartphone, tablet or computer? Do you have a Smart TV or listen to Pandora? Are you comfortable setting up all these items and services in your home? Most likely you have a combination of all of the above.

In Santa Fe, the decision of where to buy your internet service may have already been decided for you. Hardly any locations in Santa Fe have fiber service, so hope for the best speed available is limited. If your home has cable, this offers the second best choice for internet service.

Now, how do distribute service throughout the house? What about going hard-wired? This is the better solution, but is it available? There are solutions which can take advantage of any wire, and this tends to be the better solution.

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What about wireless? There are different letters that you may or may not be familiar with: a, b, g, n, Ac, Ad, Ah, Aj, Ax and Ay. These are protocols past, present and future. How old is your router and wireless access point? It might be time to upgrade.

Don’t forgot the other wireless technologies: Sonos, ZigBee and Zwave. These and other frequencies are floating in the air. A Sound Look already has wireless collisions—too many signals floating in the air.

Most people say they do not have too many devices to suffice worrying about a good network. Do you have a smartphone? Tablet? Computer? Netflix?

Pandora? YouTube? How many people are in your home? How many are being used at the same time? I think we can assume it’s more than you anticipated.

Ask yourself: “Is my internet provider giving me the service I am paying for?”

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You can perform a speed test, but it only gives you a snapshot in time. If you call your provider with a problem, they will often just ask you to reboot the modem.

What is required is a long-term view of the service to get the answers you need.

A Sound Look can help you with all the above and more. The insert photo is a sample of poor internet and the change of service after we provided the homeowner with the data to complain to the provider.

The chart on the left side shows a very poor signal (the blue line is the internet speed). The green line is the delay from button press to actual retrieval of a webpage. The right side, after complaining to the provider, shows a huge jump in consistent internet speed and no delays.

A Sound Look provides help and assistance with home networks. We also can provide additional assistance with our outstanding partners.

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Your money plays a crucial role in how you and your family live and thrive, as well as in the security of your future. The decision to involve a financial advisor is just as crucial, and requires a great deal of trust.

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Paul is passionate about his work, his family, and his community, and is dedicated to protecting his clients’ investments.1 Committed to keeping his practice a manageable size, Paul honors every client with daily attention to their portfolio.

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Through diligent, daily research and evaluation, Paul acts in his clients’ best interest each day their investments are exposed to market behavior. With the use of Technical Analysis and its inherent Risk Management evaluations,2 Paul stays focused on his clients’ financial goals utilizing fee-based, no-transaction-cost management programs within the highly dynamic global market environment.

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Paul guides each portfolio’s progress with a steadfast evaluation of Risk and Opportunity across all global asset classes. With a deep understanding of the Risks and Opportunities presented within the global financial marketplace, Paul has identified factual indicators that allow him to make monetary decisions on his clients’ behalf with a high degree of certainty.

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. Partner with Paul Maher and trust Santa Fe Wealth Advisors to guide you through the ever-changing seas of today’s global financial marketplace.

Reach out today for a one-on-one discussion about your investment goals.

Santa Fe Wealth Advisors | Paul Maher, CRPC® santafewealthadvisors.com | 505.428.0461 1. Paul lives and works in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his supportive wife, Briana.

2. Technical analysis is a method of evaluating securities by analyzing statistics generated by market activity, such as past prices and volume. Technical analysts do not attempt to measure a security's intrinsic value, but instead use charts and other tools to identify patterns that can suggest future activity.

Paul A. Maher is a Registered Representative, offering securities through IFS Securities, LLC, Member FINRA/MSRB/ SIPC, 3414 Peachtree Rd. NE, Suite 1020, Atlanta, GA 30326 Phone: 404.382.5223

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Staying Safe While Traveling Europe

Jake Rodar

President / CEO Reynolds + Rodar Insurance Group Inc. 400 Kiva Ct. 505.983.4353 www.ReynoldsInsurance.com

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fter this year’s terrorist attacks in Brussels, the Paris attacks last fall, and more recent attacks in Nice, travelers are increasingly wary about visiting places they used to think were safe. And European countries’ efforts to prevent and deter terrorist attacks—such as France’s hiring of more than 13,000 private security guards in advance of Euro 2016, the month-long soccer tournament expected to attract 2.5 million people— may amplify travelers’ worries about safety even as it underscores the commitment to security.

According to the U.S. Department of State, which has issued a travel alert for Europe that expires at the end of August, “large-scale sporting events and public gathering places throughout Europe” represent potential targets for terrorists.

But that doesn’t mean you should forego your European vacation.

The State Department cautions travelers to exercise vigilance in public places or on mass transportation; monitor media and local event information sources; be prepared for additional security screenings and delays; and find ways of staying in touch with your family, particularly if you’re separated.

Here are more travel safety suggestions, not just for travel to Europe, but to any country— particularly if the State Department has issued a warning or advisory.

• Log your travel plans with the State Department. The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program is a free service that allows U.S. citizens and nationals abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

It makes it easier for you to be found in case of emergency, and for the government to track the number of U.S. citizens in a country at any one time.

• Ensure your mobile phone works abroad. Investigate your phone carrier’s international plan (some offer shortterm international plans for business or vacation travel). Or rent a phone or buy a SIM card locally. If your phone needs to be unlocked to use an international SIM card, ask your carrier to do so before you leave.

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• Program your phone with the phone number of the American Embassy in your travel country. You can find embassy information on the State Department’s travel website.

• Know your travel country’s “911” equivalent. Not every country uses 911 as its emergency contact number.

The State Department provides a list of emergency contact numbers, with the caveat you won’t always get an English-speaking operator, of course.

Facebook and free messaging services like WhatsApp or WeChat are also good ways of making contact.

• Give your family members or friends a copy of your itinerary. One of the simplest measures you can take is making a detailed itinerary for your family back home, including travel dates and flight numbers, hotels and hotel phone numbers, and travel agent information.

Reynolds & Rodar Insurance group offers surprisingly affordable travel insurance policies that can provide valuable assistance with medical emergencies, trip cancellation and travel assistance. Call us to learn more and see the difference that comes with working with a local independent agent.

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Expert ADVICE

Bob Graham

Financial Advisor Edward Jones Investments 510 N. Guadalupe Street, Suite L Santa Fe Office 505.820.0076 Toll Free 866.830.0076 bob.graham@edwardjones.com www.edwardjones.com | | |

Don’t Keep Your Family in the Dark About Your Plans

specifics related to financing your retirement. You’ll need to answer several questions, including: • • •

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ou might work diligently at building a financial roadmap for your retirement years and a comprehensive estate plan. But you can’t just create these strategies— you also have to communicate them.

Specifically, you need to inform your spouse and your grown children what you have in mind for the future—because the more they know, the fewer the surprises that await them down the road Let’s start with your spouse. Ideally, of course, you and your spouse should have already communicated about your respective ideas for retirement and have come to an agreement on the big issues, such as when you both plan to retire, where you’ll live during retirement, and what you want to do as retirees (volunteer, travel, work part-time and so on).

But what you both might have let slip through the cracks are the important

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When will you each start taking Social Security?

Are there strategies for maximizing both of your Social Security payments?

When will you need to start tapping into your respective retirement accounts, such as your IRA and 401(k)?

Once you do start withdrawing from these accounts, how much should you take out each year?

You may want to work with a financial professional to address these issues but, however you proceed, you and your spouse need to be on the same page regarding the key financial components of your retirement.

Now, consider your grown children. You need to clearly communicate your estate plans to them, not only for the sake of openness and honesty, but also because they may well play active roles within those plans. So when talking to your children, make sure you cover: •

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Durable power of attorney: You may well decide to give one of your grown children the durable power of attorney to pay bills and make financial choices on your behalf if you are unable to do so Estate executor: An executor is the person or entity you name in your will to carry out your wishes. An executor

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has a variety of responsibilities, so you’ll want to choose someone who is honest and capable of dealing with legal and financial matters. Again, you could ask a grown child to serve as your executor but, to avoid potential conflicts of interest among your children, you might want to go outside the family. Talk with an attorney about how best to name your executor.

Status of will and living trust: Assuming you have already drawn up a will, share it with your grown children.

The same is true with a living trust, a popular estate-planning tool that may allow your survivors to avoid going through the time-consuming, public and expensive process of probate. A will and a living trust will obviously contain a great deal of information your children should know about, so take the time to explain your thinking when you created these documents.

You want to enjoy a comfortable retirement, and you want to leave a meaningful legacy through your estate plans. To help accomplish both these goals, you need to include your loved ones in your arrangements, so open those lines of communication.

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

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