Santa Fe is a great place to shop for jewelry, especially turqoise. But to the untrained eye, shopping for turquoise can be a confusing, and sometimes even daunting, endeavor. Is the turquoise you are looking at a good value? Is it even real? Where are the best deals? The easiest way to avoid buying a “fegazzi” (Italian slang for fake), is by shopping at jewelry stores that either come recommended by a reliable source, have a good history, or a … Read More

Helen Pfeffer makes art that captivates her curiosity, that pushes the envelope, and that gives a new translation to common subjects—such as a line, a branch, a tree, or the landscape. Her career has been marked with many solo and group exhibitions throughout New Mexico, Texas, New York, Colorado, and Louisiana. Pfeffer’s Branch Series was recently featured in a group exhibition, Art on the Edge, at the New Mexico Museum of Art, curated by Elizabeth Sussman of the Whitney Museum … Read More

A history of art in Santa Fe