Claire Works
Artist, sculpture, jeweler, entrepreneur and now writer, is there anything Claire Haye cannot do?
Exquisite silver, Zapotec and Navajo rugs, fabulous Americana, great cowboy boots and hats of course, antique shops, chic boutiques, hand crafted leather goods, natural beeswax candles, rare maps, fire-blackened pottery and many other curiosities and treasures are to be found, if one avoids at all cost, the obvious.
We’ll let you in on a few local secrets here.
Artist, sculpture, jeweler, entrepreneur and now writer, is there anything Claire Haye cannot do?
Twirl is housed in a sprawling 150 year old adobe building in the heart of the Historical District in Taos.
Cid’s is an institution here in Taos.
Georgia Gersh grew up here in Lama at the Magic Tortoise, one of Taos’ original communes, with her mother Annie and her father, the legendary and infamous Taos artist, Bill Gersh.
I thought these pictures, by Bill Curry, of Patricia Michaels and her partner James, were the perfect segue from Robert Mirabal’s Pueblo Roots, don’t you?
Jen Weddle who shows exclusively in Taos with taoStyle Sponsor The Michael McCormick Gallery, is originally from Texas but calls this home.
Maria Samora walks with feet in two worlds. Her father Frank Samora, was immortalized by Frank Waters in his book The Man Who Killed The Deer.
Substance is the go to boutique in Taos for stylish women who crave the latest fashion trends.
Shawna Yambire owns Re-Neux, an upscale consignment boutique tucked into a corner space across from Ledoux Street.
Patricia Michaels became a household name across America when she appeared (and was the runner up) on Project Runway’s Emmy Award Winning Season II.
Richard and Matt are one serious power couple. These two beautiful men met in Taos a little more than a decade ago when their eyes locked across a crowded room. Ten years later they were married in that same room but not before they had both accomplished more than most do in a lifetime. A…
I have a soft spot for Sam’s where I once worked for a bit during the early 80’s while pregnant with my youngest daughter. The original owner Sam Parks had a great eye and an even better buyer; Janice “Light” Harrison was an early hippie immigrant from Chicago and a master beader whose flawless beaded pieces…