Taos, New Mexico

Portrait of Mabel Dodge Luhan by Carl Van Vechten, 1934

Summer, where did you go? Reflecting on the big summer events in Santa Fe—International Folk Art Market, TraditionalSpanish Market, and Indian Market—I thought of the 20th-century women who brought recognition to artists in these focus areas. I’ve become fascinated with women in northern New Mexico who founded cultural institutions. Lois Rudnick shares my interest and I hope you will, too. In the Summer 2012 issue of the Museum of New Mexico’s magazine, El Palacio, she mentioned several…

Mabel Dodge Luhan, Muse of the Arts, finally found happiness and purpose in the beautiful Pueblo Village of Taos, New Mexico.

Mabel Ganson was a rebel from the beginning. Born to wealthy but dour parents in Buffalo in 1879, she spent her teen years being privately educated and exploring her sexuality.

Mabel Dodge Luhan and Tony Luhan

Mabel Dodge Luhan, Frieda Lawrence, Dorothy Brett

4.2 Long John Dunn house

Customized one on one Photography Tour/Workshops

Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, New Mexico. | Adam Schallau Photography

Los Rios River Runners: The Taos Box section of the Rio Grande Gorge

Taos, N.M., has been an oasis for people looking to escape for decades. Now, it offers sustainable living, fine eats, scenery, culture and stunning art.

Bottle Wall "Art" About 1/2 way between our cabin and Taos, NM lies the Greater World Earthship community. One common design element is the use of "bottle walls". An Earthship is a type of building that uses many reclaimed materials in its construction. Tires and cans are common, but these element are often "buried" within the walls. In the case of "bottle walls" they are place in such a way that light will pass through like stained glass. When these walls are built, wine bottle…