EssayUtahVol. 11 The Hyperlocal
The Neon Guardian of Ogden: A Familial Origin Story
How a lost-and-found neon dragon on Ogden's main drag shaped one family's mythology—and captured a community's heart.
March 07, 2025
design
Guadalupe Maravilla’s Magic School Bus Outmaneuvers Political Rhetoric with Mystical Migration Stories
Guadalupe Maravilla migrated from El Salvador to the U.S. as an unaccompanied eight-year-old. Now he's on a more metaphysical journey in his winged bus, Mariposa Relámpago.
November 01, 2024
Longtime New Yorker Paulina Ho Suddenly Started Painting—and Pining for—the Southwest
Santa Fe-based designer and artist Paulina Ho’s work tilts reality to find pleasure in the everyday absurdities of her new Southwestern environs.
September 12, 2024
Art Santa Fe Returns During Santa Fe’s Annual Art Week
Celebrating its 23rd edition, Art Santa Fe features a curated selection of international exhibitors featuring one-of-a-kind works for sale in a gallery-style venue July 14–16, 2023.
July 01, 2023
Design Corps: The Intersection for Design in Santa Fe
Design Corps is Santa Fe's network for creative professionals and a comprehensive resource for creative services.
February 16, 2022
InterviewUtahVol. 4 Winter 2021
On Typography with Douglas Thomas
Marcus Civin interviews Douglas Thomas, a Utah-based graphic designer, professor, and author of Never Use Futura, an entertaining deep dive into the typeface of modern design.
October 29, 2021
[sponsored] Patina Gallery: Stories of Beauty and Life
"There’s no safety net. Great art is full of ups and downs, but when I see someone come in wearing fine jewelry from Patina, my heart fills. That so many people trust us makes me feel we’ve made an impact."
December 01, 2019
Let Nature In[side]
“I love coming back home and being surrounded with things that have some connection or meaning to me,” Aimee LaCalle tells me. An avid traveler and founder of her eponymous Santa Fe–based textile design company, LaCalle makes soft home goods, like bedding, table linens, and fabric...
April 30, 2018
Making Africa: A Continent of Contemporary Design
Albuquerque Museum: Making Africa approaches the design of a huge, diverse place through many media with the intention of providing a fuller understanding of the contemporary work being developed in the creative sector across the continent's 54 countries.
April 01, 2018
Susan M. Stella
“It’s those Santa Ana winds: they’re so strong, and they never stop blowing,” says Susan Stella. The observation might seem wistful, particularly for a Californian ex-pat living in the sleepy village of Tesuque, but there’s real distress in her voice. It’s mid-December, and Stella’s...
February 01, 2018
