Craftsmanship Quarterly: Latest Stories
Fall 2022 - Native American Craft: The Southwest
Pablita Velarde’s Legacy: The Pueblo Artisans of the Southwest
Among the different Indigenous cultures represented by the Southwest’s Native American tribes, some of the richest history of craftsmanship has been, and still is, practiced by the Pueblo Indians. For some of these artisans, the inspiration for carrying on came from an early artistic pioneer: a rebel painter named Pablita Velarde.
Written by DANIEL GIBSON
Photography by KITTY LEAKEN
New Podcasts
Listen to “A Conversation with Guest Editor RoseMary Diaz,” A Craftsmanship Artisan Interview
Our Fall 2022 guest editor, RoseMary Diaz, talks with Craftsmanship Quarterly’s managing editor, Laurie Weed, about growing up “half-Indian” in…
Written by CRAFTSMANSHIP EDITORS Narrated by LAURIE WEED & ROSEMARY DIAZ
Listen to “The Puppeteer”
Michael Montenegro is driven to put the products of his imagination into tangible, active forms. After he builds them—often in…
Written by LORI ROTENBERK Narrated by Göran Norquist
Listen to “The Value of Time”
When an American-made quartz watch costs up to $1,500 and its counterparts from other countries, including Switzerland, range from $50…
Written by Todd Oppenheimer Narrated by Chris Egusa
View All Podcasts
Field Notes
Chef Nephi Craig: Decolonizing Recovery through Native Foodways
Chef Nephi Craig leveraged his twin passions for cooking and Native American Food Sovereignty to heal himself from substance abuse…
Written by CARRIE A. BACK & THE EDITORS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP QUARTERLY
Shrine and the Art of Resilience
Pandemic, political strife, poverty, war. In times of extreme upheaval—global or personal—can the act of art-making ease suffering and strengthen…
Written by MELINDA MISURACA
The Little Block-Printing Workshop that Could
“A rising tide doesn’t raise people who don’t have a boat. We have to build the boat for them. We…
Written by RUTH ALDEN WICKER
View All Field Notes
Galleries
View “Inside the Hopi Creators’ World”
Although she closed her Santa Fe gallery and retail space, Singular Couture, in 2020, artist and collector Sarah Nolan still…
Photography by KITTY LEAKEN Written by ROSEMARY DIAZ
View “The Blacksmithing Artist”
Blacksmithing, an art as old as the evolution of humanity, is once again seeing an upsurge in popularity, as craft…
Photography by Raymond Boc Written by Janine Latus
View “Building a Gondola”
Photography by Erla Zwingle Written by Erla Zwingle
View All Galleries
