Black Santa Clara Pot

This small pot is from the Santa Clara pueblo in New Mexico. It was made (and is signed by) Flora Naranjo, matriarch of one of the most respected families of Southwestern pueblo potters.

I Collect Miniature Books

I collect miniature books. The first time I saw a miniature book (defined as being under 3 inches in its largest dimension), I was enchanted by its size and also by the possibilities it offered from a design perspective. My

Tree of Life Key by Barbara Bixby

I’m always drawn to keys and have collected skeleton keys most of my life. Battered, rusty ones; shiny, tiny silver ones; heavy, tarnished brass ones. I just like them. I like the elongated form and I like the function. Keys

Crystal Caves

Generally, when one thinks of crystal caves, the image of a factory does not spring to mind — especially the type of industrial enterprise that is devoted to smelting ore. Nevertheless, a zinc-smelting factory in Poland is responsible for the