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“la Puerta, Taos....a wonderful mezcla of Taos voices put together by Wild Embers Press. In a time of tribulation, it is a bright vision whose gift will be to heal. As Taos has always encouraged a fusion of people and cultures, so will this energetic collection bring to life yet again the complex and shining spirit of northern New Mexico.” --John Nichols
A tribute to Northern New Mexico’s art, people and literary landscape, this second volume is a full color collection which includes over 80 full color images, an in-depth “meeting the people”—the Cantina--via interviews and art, a personal trek into the backroads soul of many artists first introduced in Vol. 1, replaying in full color some of the art found in Vol. 1 while providing a chorus of personal voices about “the myth and legends of Taos”.
For instance, la Puerta, Taos Vol. 2 features the “100 Taoseños” project by Taos artist Jaap Vanderplas—30 pages of local legend portraits—an exhibit first shown at the historic “Taos Inn”, including full color images and Vanderplas’ descriptive vision for the work. Vol. 2 also includes a previously unpublished interview with Tiwa (Taos Pueblo) musician and flutemaker Robert Mirabal. Vol. 2 explores details of the Pueblo uprising and Gov. Bent tales via an interview with Southwest Research Center librarian, Nita Murphy , while simultaneously offering a tribute to the notorious “Taos Poetry Circus”. Rounding out the collection is a 1980’s news article about the “hippie era” with photographer Lisa Law and artist Jaap Vanderplas. The culture-rich art of Taoseño Anita Rodriguez (as seen in on front cover) are ever-prsent and fused with D.H. Lawrence lore from Art Bachrach ( a local Lawrence scholar) and “Masks Without Meaning” a previously unanthologized essay written in 1951, by Frank Waters, renowned Southwest/American author.
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For instance, la Puerta, Taos Vol. 2 features the “100 Taoseños” project by Taos artist Jaap Vanderplas—30 pages of local legend portraits—an exhibit first shown at the historic “Taos Inn”, including full color images and Vanderplas’ descriptive vision for the work. Vol. 2 also includes a previously unpublished interview with Tiwa (Taos Pueblo) musician and flutemaker Robert Mirabal. Vol. 2 explores details of the Pueblo uprising and Gov. Bent tales via an interview with Southwest Research Center librarian, Nita Murphy , while simultaneously offering a tribute to the notorious “Taos Poetry Circus”. Rounding out the collection is a 1980’s news article about the “hippie era” with photographer Lisa Law and artist Jaap Vanderplas. The culture-rich art of Taoseño Anita Rodriguez (as seen in on front cover) are ever-prsent and fused with D.H. Lawrence lore from Art Bachrach ( a local Lawrence scholar) and “Masks Without Meaning” a previously unanthologized essay written in 1951, by Frank Waters, renowned Southwest/American author.
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