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Arts & Leisure in Southern New Mexico
Arts Scene
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40 Days, 40 Nights
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Bridging Cultures
NOVEMBER 2021
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Volume 26 • Number 11
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK • ELVA K. ÖSTERREICH
Creative Christmastime
Oh no!
T
he world is backed up. Countries Backorders, backorders, backorders a movie basket with popcorn, soda and a
where stuff is made are behind in
production. And even when the
and they are still running the car com-
mercials, the sales, the deals. Watch out
trivia book are precious gifts beyond the
STUFF.
LETTERS
stuff is shipped, there are shipping con- for Black Friday! Here it comes. Walmart, My friend Suzanne sent me a card a
tainers piled up outside the ports. It’s just Best Buy, Amazon, Lowe’s Home Im- couple of years ago with a picture of two We would like to hear from you,
plain HARD to get STUFF! Oh, and be- provement and more are already advertis- chickens on it. It said she bought chick- so please don’t hesitate to share
cause of all that, stuff is getting just plain ing the beginning of Black Friday deals. ens, provided to some down-on-their-luck your thoughts.
expensive. “Experts” recommend consumers start folks in Tanzania (or somewhere like We welcome letters to the ed-
Auto dealerships have empty lots be- shopping for holiday gifts NOW, ahead of that). Not only are there lots of charity itor including your opinions and
cause broken supply chains at key man- Thanksgiving and Black Friday. But why? organizations with these kinds of dona- feedback regarding news, events
ufacturing plants around the world have Just avoid it altogether. Shop local in- tion opportunities, you can also buy stars and issues published here. Tradi-
slowed and even shut down resulting in a dustries. Local businesses are finding named after a friend, or a tiny plot of land tional letters to the editor offer an
shortage of raw materials, including semi- ways to adapt. Take trips in nearby parks in Scotland, or even slot on a rocket to opportunity to start a new discus-
conductor chips. and play a little. Put thought into gifts space for cremated ashes. sion, share your opinions or pro-
Not only cars but also durable goods, and purchases like you never have before. Or how about support local businesses vide information you believe is of
even things as small as toaster ovens, My friends, the sister proprietors at by giving a gift certificate to your favorite interest to other readers.
have chips in them. And that has nothing MasArt in Las Cruces, are featuring a restaurant or bookstore; classes at the lo- Desert Exposure reserves the
to do with transportation — it has to do Christmas art show where their regular cal gym, art museum, dance studio, soc- right to review, edit or refuse let-
with production. Then you come to the artists get to create and offer whatever cer clinic or anything they enjoy or might ters to the editor. Include your full
supply chain after you have produced the they want on sale. And the framing side of enjoy. name, city, state and phone num-
toaster oven and you want to send it to the business is feeling the supply shortage And then follow up. Talk to them, just ber. Only your name and city will
the U.S. There is a bottleneck at the ports because materials are not coming in, they go ahead and bother to connect with your appear in print, but we need to be
with loading and unloading. can’t create frames like they normally fellow human being, the best gift of all. able to verify the author.
If the manufacturers raise their prices, can. But this isn’t stopping them. They are STUFF, who needs it anyway? The views and opinions ex-
the demand for goods would drop. But building their own wooden components pressed in letters to the editor
because price competition is so intense, and repurposing found frames from thrift published by Desert Exposure do
and consumers can compare prices for stores and yard sales. They complete the Elva K. Österreich not necessarily reflect those of
items on the Internet before buying them, orders they get. is editor of Desert Desert Exposure or its advertis-
manufacturers are reluctant to raise pric- If you have the time to get online and Exposure and would ers. It is the responsibility of the
es too high. “tackle the holiday shopping early,” you love to meet Desert reader to research facts/opinions
And then there is the employment have the time to put thought into alterna- Exposure readers in expressed in the letters to the ed-
problem, Americans don’t want to drive tives. The gift of time is one of the most Silver City or any of itor to form their own opinions
trucks much, they don’t want to work in important and meaningful. our coverage areas. Please contact from an informed position.
retail stores much and feel they can now A walk in the mountains with a friend; her at editor@desertexposure.com or
be choosy about employment. More slow- an afternoon of baking cookies with your by cell phone at 575-443-4408 to set a
down in the system. mother; a scavenger hunt with the kids; place and time to meet.
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ABOUT THE COVER:
13 7 “Hoot Owl” is an oil painting
by Silver City’s John H. Stermer
2 EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK • 10 TUMBEWEEDS • 19 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS and part of a retrospective
Creative Christmastime One Step at a Time • What’s Going on in Nov. show at the Francis McCray
Who needs stuff? New footprint reveals Gallery of Contemporary Art at
Area events in full swing
by Elva K. Österreich by Kelly Carroll Western New Mexico Universi-
ty commemorating Stermer’s
4 RAISINGDAD • 22 WRITING CONTEST • 100th birthday in 2020. The ex-
Somehow He Khows 11 ARTS EXPOSURE • hibit “Lines of Force,” will be
Arts Scene Honorable Mention
All's right with the world up through Dec. 9 and has an
Upcoming area art The fall of winter
by Jim and Henry Duchene opening event Nov. 18 at 5:30
happenings by Efrem Carrasco p.m. See story on Page 17.
4 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR •
Readers Share 13 ARTS EXPOSURE • 25 ARTS EXPOSURE •
Space, zeitgeist and good Art to Order Bridging Cultures
deeds Artist welcomes visitor 50 years of RenFaire
by Elva K. Österreich by Greg Smith
5 EVERYDAY OBSERVATIONS •
Traditional Cuisine
Diverse dishes in America 14 ARTS EXPOSURE • 26 RED OR GREEN •
by Abe Villarreal 'Art Goes On' Dining Guide
Chiricahua Gallery keeps Restaurants in New Mexico
5 WRITING CONTEST • moving by Dawn M. Aertes
Honorable Mention 28 STARRY DOME •
Greasewood by Stan Walter 15 ARTS EXPOSURE • Delphinus, The Dolphin
Making Murals Swimming through the
6 GUEST COLUMN • Celebrating diversity on the November sky
Horses Part of History walls of Silver City
Overpopulation narrative by Bert Stevens
by Laurie Ford
17 ARTS EXPOSURE • 29 TALKING HORSES •
7 SCOTTISH DISPATCH • Lines of Force 'Ain't Mis-Behavin''
On the Island of Mull John Stermer retrospective
A horse is just a horse
comes to McCray Gallery
From Silver City to Scotland By Scott Thomson
by Vivian Savitt
18 PUBLISHER’S
8 QUILT TALES • NOTEBOOK • Art, 30 YEARS IN SILVER CITY
Winning Quilts Appreciation • Women's Rights
Just the right mix The gratitude of art What I wanted to say
by Mia Kalish by Richard Coltharp by Susan Golightly
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RAISINGDAD • JIM AND HENRY DUCHENE
Somehow He Knows, Part I
All’s right with the world
M
y father. been trying to dust-mop and buff me fiddling with this and fussing Giving up, I began buffing the If it wasn’t for his constant
I don’t know how he the oak floor downstairs. As usu- with that. From the corner of my floor. I’ve never worked harder lip-smacking, I would be more than
knows, but he does. al, no sooner do I start to dust eye, I could see he was trying to in my life than since I’ve retired, happy to sit and watch TV with
He can’t see to the end of the the floor, than he walks into the figure out his next course of ac- and there I was, building up a him, just no more baseball games.
room, but whenever I’m doing kitchen for his tea. And then, tion. He stood there, not saying sweat, putting a fine finish on I’m still shell-shocked from the
any kind of work in the house, once he has his tea -- and also anything. No “Hi, how are you?” the floor. Back and forth. Back first year he moved in. I watched
somehow he knows and a few proving in the process that he No “Good morning.” No “You’re and forth. Back and forth. It was more baseball games in that one
seconds later he’s situated him- doesn’t need my wife to make it in my way.” almost hypnotic. Very zen-like. year than all the other years of my
self right in the middle of it. It for him -- he sits himself in his fa- Smacking his lips, he attempt- My music was on, but I couldn’t life put together, but I wanted him
could be something as simple vorite chair in the den to watch ed to let me know he was there. hear who put the bop in the bop to feel at home, so I watched.
as my walking into the kitchen the TV. Sometimes, he even Smack, smack, smack! “Ahhhh, shoo bop shoo bop because the After that year, I told my wife,
early in the wee morning hours turns it on. These last few days, well...” Big sigh, then smack, buffer was so loud, but I swear I “Sweetie, I love my father, but I
to fix my wife a cup of coffee. I it’s been on, and that meant I smack, smack some more. He could still hear my father. can’t watch any more baseball.”
won’t even turn on the light, but couldn’t use the buffer. It makes finally came up with a plan. “Ah… oh oh… my my my…” She understood. I think that’s
I’ll see the light go on in the lit- too much noise. Instead of coming straight in After I finished, I figured I part of the reason she caters to
tle in-law house in the front of Today, I finally got lucky and through the kitchen, he detoured couldn’t pretend not to see him my father more than she should.
our property. Then I’ll see him was able to finish dusting the down the hall and into the den. any longer, so I asked him: I returned downstairs an hour
walk out his door toward the floor. No dad. He was still in his “Oh, my...” he said to nobody “Pop, do you want me to turn later. He was still there. Sitting.
main house. Sometimes I’m able little house. I quickly grabbed in particular, plopping himself on the TV for you?” In the den. The TV off. Eyes
to sneak back upstairs with our the buffer. Just as I was about to down in front of the TV. For “What?” closed. Not moving. Was he
coffee before he makes it into turn it on, guess who walked in? some reason known only to him, “Do you want me to turn on asleep? Or was he… was he...
the house, but sometimes... My father. Only, there I was with he didn’t bother to turn it on. He the TV for you?” I stood there quietly.
“Where’s my coffee?” my wife the buffer, standing between just sat there, watching a black “What?” SMACK!
will ask when I walk back into him and his favorite chair. screen. If she’s around, my wife “Do You Want Me To Turn On I went back upstairs.
our bedroom empty-handed. “Can’t he see I’m busy in will usually turn it on for him, The TV For You?” All was right with the world.
“Um... ah... well...” I’ll begin to here?” I thought to myself. but today she’s not around. She “Do I want you to what?”
explain. So I pretended not to see him, was upstairs, keeping herself “TURN ON THE TV FOR Why is it the older I get,
“Your father?” and began fiddling with the buf- busy and out of my way. My fa- YOU!” the earlier it gets late?
“Yeah.” fer, giving him time to leave. In- ther, however, was never one to “What are you yelling at me for?” theduchenebrothers@gmail.
For the last three days, I’ve stead, he stood there looking at take a hint. I went upstairs. com, @JimDuchene
Letters to the Editor
Giving Spirit
It’s near the Christmas season again, even though there are no
Champion Health Connection provides care from where reindeers or snow yet. Donations for food for the southwest sector
of Palomas would be very welcome by many poor families there. If
it’s most convenient for you - home, office, or on the go. we get enough money for food, we may be able to get adult diapers
You can have a virtual consult to diagnose non-emergency for sick and elderly people this year. But food is the main priority of
director Maria Lopez Reyes, who’s been helping people in this part of
medical issues over the phone or through secure video on your
Palomas for three decades.
computer or smartphone. It’s patient-centric healthcare that A month or so ago we got a large food donation from an elder-
works for you and around your schedule. ly woman living in Deming named Ari who has worked in the chile
plants with other members of her family here. She describes for us
what hunger is like in Mexico by a bleak look on her face. She and
her family donated as much as they could after seeing a sign we put
up for donations
Please give for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanks!
Call Marjorie Lilly at 575-313-3412 to see how you can help.
Marjorie Lilly
Deming
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DESERT EXPOSURE NOVEMBER 2021 • 5
EVERYDAY OBSERVATIONS • ABE VILLARREAL
Traditional Cuisine
Side dishes and main entrees reflect the diversity of America
I
n almost every home, of signed his letters “red beans and traditions are just as significant. Time spent with family and
almost every community, ricely yours.” The tamales in the Southwest, friends is a time of sharing laugh- Abe Villarreal
somewhere there is a mom Outside of the bayou and well the creole cuisine of the deep ter and life updates. Even more writes about
or a grandma awake before any- into the barrio, you can find south, it’s all as American as importantly it is a time of teach- the traditions,
one else in the household doing beans and rice of a different corn on the cob. ing and history as we celebrate people, and
what she knows best to bring a kind. The kind that accompa- Think of the husk that warm- the passing on of practices that culture of
family together. nies most meals and is usually ly embraces a red chile pork continue to evolve and continue America. He
In some households, as the scooped up with a tortilla. For tamale. Its origin goes back to to bind us together one serving can be reached
kids awaken, it is the smell of Spanish-speaking households Mesoamerica, and its evolution at a time. at abevillarreal@hotmail.com.
a freshly baked pie crust that the pairing of refried beans handed down in different forms
greets their senses. Seems like and rice is a staple to any main from Mayans and Aztecs to our
the best way to start a day. The course, and during the holidays tias and abuelas shows us how STACY SOLLISCH
aroma of a flaky crust that will when kids are waking up they the people of our North Ameri- Hacienda Realty
soon be filled with apples or are met with the aroma of tama- can continent is made up of not 1628 Silver Heights Blvd
peaches seems so American, les or menudo that have been on just families but survivors. Silver City NM 88061
and it is. the stove since before the roost- One of my favorite aspects of
What is also American is er crowed. being a hyphenated American is c: 575 519 0158, o: 575 388 1921
the sight of rice and beans in a It isn’t just on chilly mornings that I get to enjoy the riches of stacy@movealready.com
simmering pot. It might not be or during the holiday season; cultures as they come together www.haciendarealtysc.com
recognizable in some commu- the food that we eat is a cultur- in the kitchen and on my dinner
nities of this vast country, but al passing-down of traditions, plate. If you pay close attention,
it’s as red, white andblue as memories and storytelling. your next meal is telling the sto-
jazz. Down in New Orleans and Looking down at a plate of tur- ry of America. Your meats are in-
across the Gulf Coast, the com- key with gravy tells a history, fluenced by early European set-
bination of red beans and rice sometimes a complicated one, tlers. Your sides of beans might CECILIA “Ceci” McNICOLL
be of the red kidney kind if you
Hacienda Realty
is what young Black kids grew of who we are as Americans
up on, and it is what has helped from the time of our founding. are of African descent and they
1628 Silver Heights Blvd, Silver City, NM 88061
unite a community that has been It’s a necessary history that for may be of the pinto kind if you
c: 575.574.8549; o: 575.388.1921
part of the multi-colored fabric some can be hard to digest, but come from the indigenous popu- cecilia@movealready.com
of this nation for four centuries. one that should be shared from lations of Mexico. www.haciendarealtysc.com
Mr. Louis Armstrong sung generation to generation. The sauces that you cover ev-
about many things but what he In households with families erything with are a taste of con-
chose to say on paper was per- whose faces are not usual- tinents and places that seem far
haps a message to us of what ly found in the school history away but somehow are now part
meant most to him. He often books, their eating and cooking of your home.
Writing Contest
STAN WALTER
Greasewood
Let's go! said the mother to the three
boys
Do we have to asked the eldest.
I'm hungry said the middle, wishing to
stay home.
I, the youngest, knowing we would go,
said nothing.
It had rained and still sprinkled, the
reason for this
excursion to the vacant desert north
of town
Honorable
on a dirt road in the Kelly green Mention
pre-war Mercury family car.
Roll the windows down, she ordered, and we all obeyed
We had arrived at her favorite place
to smell the greasewood in the rain.
When the rain is on the greasewood by the Rio Grande
I remember mother fondly for natures gifts she wished to share,
Her love for greasewood and desert sunsets.
I still can feel her there.
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GUEST COLUMN • LAURIE FORD
Horses Part of Living History
Overpopulation narrative could be mistaken
T
he Bureau of Land Man- being killed before even leaving
agement’s online auc- the trap site. With the recent ex-
tion event for the Onaqui pansion of euthanasia guidelines
wild horses is over. Some, like simply being elderly are now
Dreamcatcher, the tiny foal sep- grounds for instant death by
arated from her mother, went to captive bolt.
good homes or sanctuaries but As current holding facilities
the majority will live out their near their capacity of 69,983, the
lives in feedlot environments. BLM, rather than pursuing more
Now that the largest, and most humane long-term pastures, is
brutal, roundup year ended on seeking new contracts for more
Sept. 30 – funneling roughly costly private intake facilities,
18,000 more horses and bur- such as the Winnemucca, Ne-
ros into an unsustainable sys- vada site, - able to house 4,000
tem - the BLM has accelerated horses on 100 acres and closed
the FY2022 roundup season to the public.
- reiterating a false narrative The largest single roundup in
Wild horse populations are endangered by BLM policies removing them from their designated habi-
of “overpopulation” and “im- U.S. history is currently taking
tats. (Photos by Laurie Ford)
minent starvation” that never place over 3.4 million acres of
seems to pertain to the millions designated wild horse habitat ation who own 500,000 checker- same as in 1985 - to graze their the 18,000 gathered took place af-
of livestock utilizing the same in Wyoming – a state that entic- board acres and are the driving livestock on our public lands for ter March 1, bringing the excess
public lands. In October, close es tourists with visions of wild force behind the roundup. personal profit. Of the country’s numbers, including 2021 foals,
to 3,000 horses have already horses and the opportunity to The BLM is removing 3,555 21,000 permit holders, produc- down to an estimated 50,000
been removed with increasing witness “the living history of the of 5,000 horses citing “overpop- ing less than 2 percent of the that still need to be removed.
Comprehensive Animal Welfare West.” Most grazing permits on ulation” – meaning the horses nation’s beef, over half are held Yet, the BLM is seeking ad-
Program violations occurring this land are held by the power- are consuming more forage by wealthy associations, like the ditional funding to remove up-
and growing numbers of horses ful Rock Springs Grazing Associ- than their allocated 10 percent RSGA, billionaires and multibil- wards to 150,000 horses – three
on land where they are, by law, lionaire corporations such as times the number on the range
intended to be the principal re- Sinclair Oil and the Hilton Corp.. today -- over the next 10 years.
cipients of the resources – food The annual cost of the program, Simultaneously, they continue
and water. including millions spent on ser- to leave behind non-viable and
The goal is to further limit vices carried out by other gov- minimal reproducing breeding
their forage to 9 percent and al- ernment agencies that benefit herds that will lead to more
locate the remaining 91 percent the livestock industry, is close to deaths than births and eventual-
to livestock – an amount which $1 billion. ly zero out weaker herds.
could support 16,000 horses. One such indirect cost is the One only needs to look at
The price tag to “facilitate wild horse and burro program these numbers to see the lunacy
this decades old partnership” whose FY2021 budget was $91.2 behind a program that wants to
between the BLM and RSGA is million. Leaving the horses on continue spending tax dollars
close to $175 million -- the cost their designated habitat, and to look under every rock for a
of the roundup and lifetime care reducing or removing livestock horse or burro and remove ev-
for the horses. In addition, tax- grazing from these 27 million ery foal the moment it drops to
payers will bear the expense of acres, would cost nothing, save the ground.
the hundreds of thousands of millions and still leave over 200 Undoubtedly, the BLM will
privately owned sheep and cat- million acres for livestock graz- blame the horses for their own
tle remaining on land designated ing that decades of GAO reports demise.
as wild horse habitat. and BLM agency records reveal
Under the federal livestock to be the primary cause of range- Laurie Ford
grazing program permit hold- land degradation. moved to
ers pay 1.35 per cow/calf pair The objective is to reduce the New Mexico
or five sheep per month – the wild horse and burro population 14 years ago.
to 27,000 – almost the same num- Photography
ber that provoked the passing and horses
Contact your local of the 1971 Wild Free Roaming
Horse and Burros Act to protect
have always
been her
team of Medicare brokers! them from “fast disappearing passion. For the past five
from the American scene.” years she has been travelling
As of March 1, 2021, the on- around the west, camping in
•Medicare Supplements range population of wild horses wild horse areas to observe
•Medicare Advantage and burros was 86,189 – an ex- and photograph the animals
cess of 59,404. The majority of in their natural environment.
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SCOTTISH DISPATCH • VIVIAN SAVITT
On the Island of Mull
Building a life at Achaban House
A
chaban House on the and spruce trim was added, House was paralyzed for four Hamish,” similar to his own
island of Mull, sits on plumbing updated. months — then operated with childhood in Fife. Dreams can
a grassy incline above The first year, Achaban’s day- restrictions for four more. On a come true.
Loch Pottie where mist often to-day operation was grueling positive note, the Olivers con-
prevails. Its liminal quality is work for only two persons work- ceived a baby during that period. Silver City
captivating: I watch how mist ing 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Rachel often Since July 2021, Matt and Ra- writer Vivian
floats and hovers gauze-like, prepared meals every day for 14 chel have enjoyed a strong season. Savitt has
even engulfing the reflection of people at a time. Even after Matt’s With parenthood, the demands of been part of
the loch’s surface. In no time, I mother took charge of laundering their lifestyle continue, but they the Desert
begin to feel its moist presence the linen during their second year, still find time “as naturalists to en- Exposure
and wonder whether I will be it was obvious that the original gage with the environment.” Matt team for
transmuted into water droplets. business plan had to change. participates in bird counts and many years. She has had
What I also feel on this island Season three incorporated Rachel, an open water swimmer, regular pieces appearing
west of mainland Scotland, is a change. Linen was outsourced observes the marine environment in the paper including the
dreamy, gray peacefulness — a and a cook was hired. A three- first-hand. Their organic garden Southwest Gardner and then
mindset that may have lured mo- Matt, Rachel and Hamish Oliver day minimum stay was instigat- should see its first asparagus har- Maneuvering Elderdom
nasticism to the nearby island with the loch in the back- ed. Finally, there was time to get vest next year. columns. Now Savitt has hit
ground. (Courtesy photo)
of Iona in the 6th century. Per- the garden truly underway. Overall, Matt is confident that the European road and is
haps the same spell that enabled ground in tourism agreed. The One day, a Scottish National their island lifestyle will allow sharing her view as a New
Christianity to take hold in Scot- owner also thought it a sensible Trust officer stopped by to re- “a feral upbringing for baby Mexican abroad.
land, also affected Matt Oliver, a idea and liked the young cou- port that a footpath had been
research ecologist, when he first ple’s enthusiasm for becoming proposed on the loch edge
visited the island. part of the island ’s community. directly in front of Achaban
I spent several days at Ach- What happened next was the House. Matt was asked to serve
aban House and learned that almost predictable series of ups on the committee to oversee its
Matt’s experience of coming to and downs where real estate is completion.
Mull, exemplifies how young concerned. Matt and Rachel’s Matt and Rachel decided to
persons everywhere attempt to Aberdeen home went on the marry and took their vows fac-
fulfill their dreams. Times were market and sold two months lat- ing the standing stone — to “set
not going well in Aberdeen, er. In Fife, however, at the home their vows in stone.”
Scotland, neither for Matt nor of Matt’s mother, there were of- During the Pandemic and
his partner, Rachel, a marine bi- fers and counteroffers, promis- Scotland’s lockdown, Achaban
ologist. Both hold PhD degrees, ing prospects, then withdrawals.
but an academic credit crunch While financing hung in limbo, a
Foothills Arabians
— low funding at his university developer had expressed inter-
— and an unfulfilling govern- est in Achaban House. Matt had
ment job for Rachel, motivated to secure a bank loan quickly or
them to contemplate how to risk loosing the property.
make a living in the islands. Pre-
viously Matt had secured grants
As soon as he told the bank
that he was a research scientist
We are an 80 acre full service
for “a panorama of projects” do- with no experience in the hos- facility offering...
ing ecological research in places pitality industry, financing was
as varied as Africa and Poland. denied. Then one of Matt’s good • Boarding, Breeding and Training
The pair envisioned running friends viewed his mother’s
a hostel-type accommodation, house on a social visit and fell in • Easy Forest Access
and time seemed right to look for love with it. An offer from him
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“took meaning in the task at hand.” enabled the purchase of Ach- Pasture Options
Built in 1863 as a manse or min- aban House in May 2017.
ister’s residence by the Duke of Six months later, during
• All Horses Have Room to Run!
Argyll, Achaban House had been a freezing storm, the couple
on the market two years when moved in. “50 Years Aspiring to Horsemanship”
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took a proper look at the house looked like shiny porridge,” Matt
— a six-bedroom property on said.
the water — and were shown Pasqual, a Glaswegian plas-
around by the previous owner. terer from Rwanda, was hired
Its potential was obvious, and to help strip the wallpaper and
Matt’s mother who had a back- plaster walls and ceilings. Oak
Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:30
Sat. 8:30-5:00
With fall coming to an end, Thanksgiving is here with family and furry friends.
The girls are here to make sure your animals get the best nutritious foods.
Taste of the Wild
Victor, Diamond, and taste wild along with tasty treats.
Now in stock select house plants and evergreen trees are here with wonderful
color and variety.
As always
Achaban House was formerly a manse or minister’s residence happy planting.
built in 1863 in Mull, Scotland. (Photo by Vivian Savitt)
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QUILT TALES • MIA KALISH
Winning Quilts
Just the right mix of art and technique
“W
hy did that quilt had a special show during the gories by single/multiple mak- ciation of Certified Quilt Judges
win?” I blurted, final weekend of the Southern ers. In Vermont, they have Best and often the judges’ informa-
eyeing both the New Mexico State Fair. There Modern, Best Pictorial and Best tion is posted prominently on
blue ribbon and the distinctly were 58 quilts entered in 12 lots, Quilt Outside of the U.S. the show site. Judges general-
different character of the quilt each specifying a different size, Shows will often have spe- ly use some type of evaluation
before me. “Oh, you should type or manner of creation, for cial challenges. In the 2019 form or scorecard. Quilts may
never say that,” my companion example, Lot 5: Group Quilts; Las Colcheras show, the Guild be judged in their own merits or
chastised, “what if I had made Lot 7: Art Quilts; or, Lot 8: Wall president’s challenge was red compared to others in the class.
that quilt?” Quilts. The Guild submission or green. Those accepting the There are eight specific crite-
Well, she hadn’t, but this par- process is designed to allow ev- challenge had to choose either ria that cover the visual impact,
ticular quilt was so very dif- eryone to participate so there the red batik or green batik pro- design and workmanship. The
ferent, more “traditional” than are no limits in the number of en- vided and then could use only quilts must be clean and well
anything else on display, that tries a quilter may submit. They white, black and shades of gray manicured, without any stray
it raised a question I had never idea is to have fun, show your to develop the pattern. threads or pet hairs. The quilts
Mia Kalish shows off her award
asked before: “How are quilts work and maybe win a prize. So, the complexion of shows should be the same width top,
from the Southern New Mexico
evaluated?” This is to say, are Different quilt shows have dif- varies from place to place and State Fair. (Courtesy Photo) bottom and down the sides.
there judging criteria? What are ferent categories. For example, from sponsor to sponsor. With Binding should be full with mi-
they? Who judges? the Broward Quilt Expo in Mira- this wide diversity, judging is shows employ judges who are tered corners sewn closed. Oth-
The Las Colcheras Quilt Guild mar, Florida, divides their cate- both an art and a science. Many certified by the National Asso- er criteria are quilt basics: sharp
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I quilted Flowers in Burano for
the “Say Yes To Kaffe Collective
Law Office of Gillian Sherwood
Challenge” in early 2021, I used a
vertical wavelet pattern because
Burano is an Island off the coast
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for and use as a measure of the
Bear Creek
quilt’s quality. Consistent density
is also evaluated. Experienced
quilters know that intermixed
dense and sparse areas of quilt-
Motel & Cabins
ing will prevent the finished quilt
from hanging straight, something
that judges notice right away.
But what is not necessarily in-
cluded in the official criteria is
"Hanging Gardens," is one of Mia Kalish’s favorites at the South-
how appropriate the quilting is
ern New Mexico State Fair because she enjoys Jane Sassaman’s
work. This quilt uses Sassaman fabric with coordinating colors for how that quilt will be used.
and quilting motifs. (Photo by Mia Kalish) Dense quilting makes the quilt
stiffer, less cuddly, where less
points, even stitching, good con- else’s work. Designs based on dense quilting with more widely
struction. traditional or commercial pat- spaced lines and motifs make a
Design and visual impact are terns, or inspired by a workshop, quilt that is perfect for wrapping
Fabulous getaway nestled in the tall pines of Pinos Altos
perhaps the two most important class or book, etc., must be cred- up with on chilly winter’s nights. •Fireplaces • Secluded Balconies
features, judging by the points ited in the quilt description. • Porches
available for these criteria The criterion that I found Mia Kalish lives in tiny San • Telephone & WiFi
across the various scorecards. most surprising, since I never Miguel, NM. She began sewing • Satellite TV
Visual impact is about whether see it talked about, is the appro- couture clothing at 16, got • Barbeque Grill
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it mesmerizing? Do you want to we most hear about is stitch and then became fascinated • Meeting Room with Lodge w/kitchen
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not decided by the judges. It is Guild’s most recent show had a
WALKS
determined by all the votes that separate category for quilts that
are cast by visitors to the show. that been professionally quilted,
There is a specific period during separating those quilts done by
which votes are cast and count- their makers and those that had
ed. Once closed, the winning had outside help but the ACF
quilt is determined and the ap-
propriate ribbon awarded for all
judging sheet asks specifically if
the quilting design complements
with the
OLD ONES
to see. the pattern.
Quilt design is crucial. The As- Having spent a good deal of
sociation of Connecticut Fairs ( time perusing quilting books,
ACF) judging sheet lists the cri- blogs and videos, I have seen an
teria as “has unity, rhythm and extensive collection of quilting
balance; proportional to quilt motifs. While there is substantial
size; quilting design comple- attention to design and the beau-
ments pattern. Originality.” The ty that results from various com-
San Juan Quilt Guild entry form binations of the patterns, people J O H N WA C H H O L Z
asks for the pattern, and if it was seldom talk about how appropri-
made from a kit. Las Colcheras ate one choice over another is
asks whether the design is total- for the quilt itself. Yet, the judg- One never knows what’s next when with camera
ly original, that is, not a pattern ing criteria ask: Is the quilting OVER 365 in hand, you step out into the wilderness....
and not a derivative of someone appropriate for the quilt? When VIVID
COLORFUL Looking for one thing, coming up with another.
You find yourself in a thrilling, high stepping
PICTURES! heart stopping juncture.
You stumble into humorous and unforgettable sagas,
then hopefully grow into a more aware and
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TUMBLEWEEDS • KELLY CARROLL
One Step at a Time
Fossilized footprints reveal human habitation earlier than thought
N
ew scientific research tional Park is not only a world- by the U.S. Geological Survey to
conducted at White class destination for recreation establish their age. The research
Sands National Park in but is also a wonderful scien- dramatically extends the range
New Mexico has uncovered the tific laboratory that has yielded for the coexistence of humans
oldest known human footprints groundbreaking, fundamental and Pleistocene (ice age) mega-
in North America. The discovery research,” Superintendent Marie fauna and confirms that humans
reveals evidence of human occu- Sauter said. were present in North America
pation in the Tularosa Basin be- The fossilized human foot- before the major glacial advanc-
ginning at least 23,000 years ago, prints were buried in multiple es at the height of the last ice age
thousands of years earlier than layers of gypsum soil on a large closed migration routes from
previously thought. playa in White Sands. Seeds em- Asia. The findings are detailed in
“These incredible discoveries bedded in the footprints were an article published in the jour-
illustrate that White Sands Na- radiocarbon dated and analyzed nal “Science.”
“This study illustrates the
process of science - new evi-
dence can shift long-held par-
adigms,” USGS Acting Rocky
Mountain Regional Director Al-
lison Shipp said.
White Sands contains the
world’s largest-known collec-
tion of Pleistocene age (ice age)
fossilized footprints in the world
and has been recognized as a
mega-tracksite since 2014.
In addition to human foot-
prints, tracks from the Colum-
bian mammoth, saber-toothed
cat, dire wolf and other ice age
animals have been discovered.
More information about the
park’s fossilized footprints is
available at https://www.nps.
gov/whsa/learn/nature/fossil-
ized-footprints.htm.
Scientists from White Sands,
the National Park Service,
U.S. Geological Survey, Bour-
nemouth University, University
of Arizona and Cornell Universi-
ty, in connection with the park’s
Native American partners, have
collaborated and consulted on
this research.
White Sands protects and pre-
White Sands National Park's David Bustos delicately reveals new
serves the world’s largest gyp- fossilized footprints below the surface of the playa. (NPS Photo)
sum dune field, at least 23,000
years of archaeology, adaptive
flora and fauna, as well as Works For more information visit Kelly Carroll is chief of
Progress Administration-era his- www.nps.gov/whitesands. interpretation for White Sands
toric pueblo buildings. National Park.
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Arts Scene
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Print by Marco Sánchez
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exhibit, “Southwest Forms,”
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ces that dramatically changed
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Watercolor on YUPO
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