"I had long wished to go there, but there were obstacles. One of them was that I could not find it on my map." --Freya Stark, on finding the lost Castle of Alamut

Deborah Donelson has maybe been better known as a printmaker during her years here in New Mexico, but in fact she has been as much or more a creator of paintings and drawings. Indeed, Deborah's signature works on paper are individual watercolors built on frameworks of etching or gravure prints. She has had several successful shows of her prints in… Continue

Growing up, the fall lineup of family activities included the occasional trip out to Gus Wagner's to buy squash, corn, and (if I remember) apple cider. As a kid, I hated doing things with my family, so I hated Gus Wagner's. But now that I'm a grownup (bonk, bonk on the head! bonk-bonk! bonk-bonk!), and these days I work in Corrales about half a mile from there. Gus Wagner's, now just called Wagner'… Continue

This was a question from someone I work for, sort of 1 step removed, passed along from another person in his professional circle. I thought it would be a good idea for a quick and easy blog post about storage materials. I did ask my colleague first, before I put this together, and I expanded just slightly, as well. Q: Here is a question from MM: Should interior surfaces of an archive/storage… Continue