please waitMy friend Sara Karloff told me that her father, Boris, used to call the weeks leading up to Halloween his "busy season." It certainly was for my father as well. So, I found it not surprising at all that he passed away on October 25, 1993--six days before Halloween, the time of year when his movies are on almost every channel. He had uncannily good timing, my dad.
August is my busy season. Not just for me, of course, but for all of us involved in art and design Santa Fe. August brings with it Indian Market, all of the ethnographic shows, the Parade of Homes, and the end of the Opera season--just to name a few of the major events that take place this month!
Although summer traditionally ends on Labor Day weekend, Santa Feans know that summer comes to a crescendo on the third weekend in August, when the town swells from around 70,000 to 200,000--all here for Indian Market. But even the weeks leading up to Market are a frenzy of activity. Art and antiques dealers from around the world descend on Santa Fe for a series of elegant art fairs in a variety of locations.
For fans of Native American art, Santa Fe in August is the place to be. Most of the art galleries in town host a show of art by Native American artists. Some of these shows have become annual traditions--such as Andrea Fisher's festive unveiling of Nancy Youngblood's newest pots. Marti Struever's Thursday night opening at the Eldorado is another crowd pleaser. Marti has the creme de la creme of Native American jewelers and potters, including Charles Loloma and Dextra Quotskuyva. But Marti also has the finest of the young Native American jewelers. Every collector in the know respects Marti's exceptional eye!
This year we are very excited to join the throng downtown with our own show (Fresh!) at the Inn at Loretto, opening on the Thursday night before Indian Market. Fresh will feature the work of young and exciting Native American artists, who are taking their cultural and artistic traditions and giving them a new spin. Over the next few weeks, I will use this blog to describe some of the pieces that we will be featuring in our own contribution to Santa Fe's Indian Market experience.