Wiz is a graphic designer extraordinaire with 37 years in the industry.  He has been designing all our advertising for the last 3 years.   In addition his talents include painting, jewelry design, stone  work for custom koi ponds, and book design/production, with work ranging from simple ads and postcards to encyclopedic art reference books.

DorettaBradshaw@aol.com

Doretta has taught  classes in both needlework and quilting.  She has created and restored many antique quilts with only antique period fabrics of the same era.

In addition to her classes and restoration work, she has also created several items which she sells, including “Snappy Bags”, “Mini-Book Covers”, “Chile Pepper” Aprons and Hot Pads, all ideal for hostess gifts, bridal showers,
house warming gifts!

This year the “Chile Pepper” apron and hot pads are NEW and HOT! The apron comes with a hot pad so they can be given as a pair or separately as two gifts for the price of one!  There are an assortment of Chile Hot Pads which are insulated and heat resistant. Very Cool!

As a multidisciplinary artist with a strong emphasis on photographic techniques,
 Kathleen Brennan shares some of her favorite imagery in her first printed 
calendar.
 
Welcoming the simplicity of life as refuge, her images evoke the moods and
 feelings of the seasons.

brennan@cybermesa.com

When I moved to Taos 12 years ago, I was a potter. In the last 4 or 5 years, I've moved on to copper and tin work. I do some larger pieces (panels that go in trasteros and cabinets, stove vent hoods, backsplashes), but also a lot of ornaments and smaller work. To me, metal is like clay: alive with a mind of its own. The same processes in working metal usually lead to roughly the same results...but not always. Without much agenda, I just enjoy what happens.

I make pins.  The method I use to make my pins is called Igolochkoy (ee-go-luch-koy) or as I recently read “the fancy pants Russian way to say punchneedle embroidery.”

The materials I use are raw silk, silk covered cotton thread, and a needle specifically for this type of embroidery. I also use metallic threads and/or beads to add a bit of sparkle.
 

katecartwright@mac.com
 www..katecartwrightart.com

KATE CARTWRIGHT

My work focuses around honoring the Divine Feminine. I have created a series of small hand-built paper mache altars. These are 4X6” with a depth of 1.5.” The imagery is created using collage.

 Related to this in imagery and theme will be collaged art cards. These arise from personal work I do in a process I call Soul Speak. Not all work finds its way onto cards. The best of this past year’s explorations will be available for sale as cards.

 My fine art is done on wood panels, generally with oil, collage and wax. These will follow the style of retablos, but carry the Divine Feminine theme.

 For the past 5 years or so it’s become a tradition to make and sell tree ornaments using collage, heavy paper and wax medium. These are painted on both sides. The wax medium adds durability and a great bee’s-wax scent.      

I work with clay, making hand built sculptural pieces, mostly Birdhouses. Every piece evolves from a slab of clay, some whimsical, some just to make a place in your garden special.

wclarke@cybermesa.com

During one Winter I worked continuously in my upstairs studio making several
hundred Dancing Donkeys.  My own real donkeys ­ Marcello, Sophia, Crystal
and Serious inspired them.  While I was making them I was remembering the
ballets and Broadway shows that my mother took me to as a child.
 The donkeys are made out of clay, pipe cleaners, fabric, acrylic paint,
 ribbons and other trimmings.  
 
I started spinning wool in 1998.  I raise and shear my own goats, llamas and
alpacas. I prepare the wool so I can spin it in the grease and still keep
the curls and special textures that are natural to the animals.  I created
the design for the crown. They are crocheted and fringed a kind headbands 
that cover the ears and will definitely keep your head warm. 

Since 1972 I have been a video artist producing many projects that were
exhibited in Museums, galleries, festivals, and television.  Since I moved
to San Cristobal, New Mexico in 2005 I have been concentrating on taking
portraits of my animals and other fiber animals that express the sensitivity, 
character and sense of humor of these wonderful creatures.

Marie Coburn has been producing her unique dried flower work since 1990.  To supply herself with a wide palette of color and a variety of shapes for use in her creations, Ms. Coburn cultivates flowers and grasses on her three acre organic farm in Dixon, NM.  She is a self-taught artist, and though she still enjoys making traditional dried flower wreaths, she is best known for her botanical sculptures and masks.

In Feb. 2002, one of her floral masks was featured on the cover of Smithsonian magazine--recognition for her work as an artist, and as a spokesperson and advocate for her local agricultural community.

Her work has been exhibited in galleries and interior design shops in New Mexico, Louisiana, Arizona, and Colorado.

In Claire's work, she explores environments, people and their relationships through experimentation across mediums including drawing, painting, sound arts, book making, installation, collage and photography. Claire’s commitment to environmental sustainability and social change inspire her work and help her to walk the tightrope of the artist, environmental advocate and educator. Claire is currently creating an "Up-cycled" (recycled and reinvented) series of works including "Up-cycled Books and Wallets" and a collection of "Turtle Totem Magnets" made form tin can lids, each carrying a little part of the natural world or a related quote on their backs.

Donna has been having fun making things from wood since she developed Florida Folk Art many years ago. Now 16 years in Taos, she’s creating critters - cats, dogs, birds and some fantastical ones too.
 

CLARA FOSHEE

 I sell under the name Kaleidoscope Hearts.  I have always liked hearts and a kaleidoscope makes all colors when you look through it, so I think of stained glass.  I make small items to sell at shows and wholesale to galleries.  I incorporate metal and beads in a lot of my work.  I do lot's of wind chimes, hearts, birds, and suncatchers.    I do consignment for larger special items.  That way the individual gets involved with the color and design so it can be a bigger part of their life.  In the past I have done windows for several large churches. 

575-758-9929  
CBDF23@msn.com

My rice paper flowers have an Asian influence .  The simple/elegant  form is my  mantra.   My love of cooking (enhanced by owing a Bed and Breakfast) let me to develop the chocolate covered ginger. 

JEanne Halsey - tin-tillations!

I began doing tinwork 14 years ago shortly after we moved here from New York where I worked as an interior designer for an architectural firm.  My approach to tinwork is more contemporary than traditional Spanish Colonial designs. I combine beadwork, stained glass, wood, copper, paint and dye glazing with the tin. My designs reflect my architectural background but also contain elements of whimsy.  I produce mirrors, lanterns, candle sconces, wall sculpture, crosses and fun stuff like Day of the Dead and ornaments. My work can be seen in Taos at Las Comadres Gallery.

www.tintillations.com
tintillations@gmail.com
 silverhawk5.com/halsey

lrhamrick@earthlink.net
www.chesskidsmovie.com

I have been a sculptor and fiber artist over the past 30+ years focusing on
contemporary folk art. My husband and I now live in the Monte Largo
Mountains just outside of San Antonito, New Mexico. My work often reflects
the birds and nature seen outside my studio windows

Christmas has been a very important part of our family's life. So I have
focused on creating Santas of every type imaginable. I use primarily paper
clay placed over recycled light bulbs and glassware. My ornaments and
figurines have been sent to new homes from Hawaii to the East coast and
through out many other countries.

CAROLYN HINSKE

I especially like to make wearable art. I work in the shibori method of dying silk for scarves, wraps and other garments. I am also a hand-knitter of scarves and shawls and wire jewelry in  sterling silver and copper. I am currently working on projects that combine silk and knitting.  

jnkenin@newmex.com

GERALDINE LIERMANN

I paint gourds with acrylics.  My most popular gourds are ornaments, ristras and decorative display pieces.  I use bright colors and a high gloss sheen.  My subjects vary from NM churches in winter to vineyard themes, snowmen, santas, poinsettias, magpies, geckos, flamingos, desert scenes and many more themes.  All pieces are signed, dated and numbered.  

geraldine.liermann@gmail.com
www.geraldineliermannART.com
www.lascomadresgallery.com

After "retiring" from teaching special education students, I started a custom glazed tile business which kept me very busy until about six years ago.  Along the way I started a small farm of cute, fluffy, and friendly animals.  I raise llamas, pygora goats, angora rabbits, miniature horses and onkeys, and poultry.  I have learned to shear, spin, dye, felt, and knit to show my husband just how valuable these wonderful creatures are!

Antonia Lujan   

I do Mica Clay work.  I do horses, bowls, wedding vases, smudge stick holders, cups, quails.  They are more contemporary rather than the traditional Mica Clay work. My pieces are small,  about 4 to 6 inches tall. 

Tim and Connie Long
North Star Toys

 Since 1979 our family has been making quality, non-toxic wooden toys at affordable prices. Walnut, oak, alder and other fine woods are handcrafted into smooth, durable designs and rubbed with a non-toxic oil to allow the natural beauty to shine. Recycled materials are used whenever possible and top priority is given to environmental sustainability.

At North Star Toys we believe that conscious parenting is one of the most wonderful and challenging responsibilities on the planet. It is our hope to support this important endeavor by offering simple toys for infants as well as big kids that stimulate creative, imaginative play. We truly care about the toys we make and hope that they add to the nurturing experiences of childhood.

www.northstartoys.com
nstoys@taosnet.com

575-586-0112

For over 25 years David has been producing handcrafted boxes and unique furniture for clients in Taos, Santa Fe and beyond.

Giving objects a new life as wearable art I enjoy the challenge of looking beyond their primary use and transforming them into fun, whimsical jewelry. Many of the pieces in this show are made from game pieces that says to the wearer “Lucky Number” or Domino Effect”.

 I studied art and jewelry design in both Canada and the United States. My fine art jewelry is primarily fabricated silver with semi-precious stones that has a contemporary flare and spans the spectrum of hard edge industrial to soft edge organic in design. For more information visit my website at dm-jewelry.com

Lampwork, flamework, or torchwork beads are made one at a time, in the flame of a torch, using rods of colored glass. The earliest torches wre actually  oil lamps, giving us the term lampwork. Good quality lampwork beads are more than just beads. They're small, intricate, wearable pieces of art glass, meant to be worn, treasured, and passed from hand to hand for generations to come.

Taos Folk was founded as a way of sharing my life long love of arts and crafts.  I feel that the handmade object has a special place in every home.  Today's plasticized industrial society produces products with no soul, no personality.  In a small way, I want to expose shoppers, especially children, to another way of looking at products.

Usually I have no idea where an idea will take me.  As a result I am always open to happy accidents.  In my world there are no mistakes. 

sybildesigns@yahoo.com    

575-613-6811

Sybille Palmer

I enjoy exploring a variety of media and consider myself a mixed media artist. Many years of expressing my creativity as an Interior Designer have instilled in me a love for texture.  I continue to feel drawn to working with textiles. Felt in particular fascinates me for several reasons. While it is the most ancient textile known to man (pre-dating even spinning or weaving) it manages to feel completely contemporary. This medium also lends itself to an incredible array of fabrication choices. The finished piece can be as delicate as a spider-web or of such density and tensile strength that it can serve as a valuable component of industrial machinery.

 My work reflects this range of function and purpose as well.  My embellished purses are very practical pieces, meant for everyday enjoyment. My line of felted Vessels are small works of art. I shape them like pieces of sculpture and then adorn them by hand. Each is unique, intended to be a nest for your personal treasures; be it a feather, a favorite piece of jewelry or even just a wish or sentiment. I hope these artful offerings will find a place in your heart and your in your home and contribute to your sense of joy and celebration this holiday season.

roselle@newmex.com

I believe in beauty as the salve and salvation for our species in this extreme digital age society.  I love to see color come to life on a surface; experienceing colors with other colors, textures and pattern.  Line, form and color are the poetry of the painter.  I strive to convey a poetic sensibility with my mixing of media.  My new work incorporates my love of textiles, design, humor, sense of color and my familiarity with craft in a medium that trnascent=ds a singular discipline. 

My products:  Greeting cards, organic tee shirts, handbags, linens and accessories.

rusnell@taosnet.com

ELIZABETH RUSNELL

 After having worked in ceramics for a number of years, in 1999, I
discovered polymer clay. Polymer clay is a fascinating medium, a chameleon clay that can imitate just about anything--stone, wood, gems, glass ceramics, paper--anything. Developing various appearances was the ultimate draw. As a result, for several years, I focused exclusively on this medium, learning the techniques, understanding its properties and exploring its possibilities.  The discoveries were exciting.

Currently, I have settled, primarily, on making polymer clay jewelry: necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets. However, I have taken some detours along the way to explore aspects of felting.

Rather than working as a production craftsperson, I works as
inspiration guides so that my work is constantly evolving.
 

Rob Sanders started cooking mostly from scratch to avoid several food additives.  When he retired from his career teaching high school art and moved full time to Taos Canyon he discovered that his California sea level recipes posed many challenges.  He will be demonstrating some of his successfully adapted recipes for you to taste. His book, Rob's Recipes from Taos Dood Ranch will be available.  

I have been a crafts person most of my life. I'm always trying to find new ideas that I can put my own twist to. Recently, I was introduced to embellishing, old rusted metals can tops, with beautiful fabric and fabric paint, by a friend of mine. We would spend hours out in an old dump collecting these rusted pieces of metal..then I decided that I could use recycled glass which made the pieces even more beautiful. So my idea has just taken off from there..it actual takes hours to cut out the designs from the fabric and then position them on the glass. Next comes the gold fabric paint and recently I started incorporating faux gems to bring more color and fun to the pieces. Believe me it is a labor of love rather than for financial benefit, so I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them!

mshriver50@yahoo.com

gypsymoon16@hotmail.com
758-1382

Books just seem to knock on my door and I let them in. Sometimes I have seen an object or color that gives me an idea for a new book. This year I have been painting large sheets of arches text wove with multi-layered double sided paste paper and then cutting or tearing them into pages. The result on the individual pages is always a source of excitement. Sometimes they need further embellishments, sometimes not. I am always thinking of how to develop new book forms. By accident one day I decided not to cut the ends off a Coptic stitch. Then I decided to sew on a group of threads instead of ribbons or tapes. It is a lot of work to tie off all those threads but I love the effect of the threads and the stitching being as important as the book itself.

lkthib@yahoo.com

LILLIAN  THIBODEAU

In 2010, I moved from Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Arroyo Seco, into a home that I have been building for the past fourteen summers.    I enjoy making functional and decorative pottery at my studio, Spotted Dog,

My particular interest is functional pottery.  I love to create beautiful serving dishes that can be used in the kitchen or dining room. I especially enjoy exploring the use of texture and movement in the work I do.

I been affiliated with three different studios:  Project and Radcliffe in Cambridge and, most recently,  Feet of Clay in Brookline. 

Katie Thomas

Owner of Moxie (store on Paseo del Pueblo Norte

Kate delights in making whimsical and colorful art,  Inspirational word stones, corker magnets, funky pins and spirit angels adorned with beads and milagros.

ALice Watterson

 I make mixed-media birds..both flying and firmly grounded.  Made from handwoven fabric and felted wool, some pieces are 3-D and sculptural; others are designed to be worn as pins and necklaces.  All are riotously decked out in the vibrant colors of my imagination, meticulously crafted, and fondly released to fly.

I also make "house charms" ..cascades of strung pods, beads, sticks and collected ephemera.  Of various sizes ,they enliven a holiday tree or enhance a special space. 

Coming from a quilt making family, Sandra studied textile and paper
 at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich, Switzerland. She has exhibited and 
taught in the US and Switzerland. Most recently she has taken 
classes at Maiwa Textile Symposium in Vancouver, BC.



She works primarily with silk, cottons and velvets.

Questions?     Georgia Page        575-613-3697
georgia@taosfolk.com