Otter Medicine

Troy Sice, Zuni Pueblo

The elements of both Earth and Water are present in otter medicine, which is connected with the primal feminine energies of life in balance.

Otter teaches us to reawaken our inner child, to share and to express joy for others.

Become like otter and move gently and playfully through the river of life.

By Janna Lopez

201 DESIGN SOURCE

206 Robert Reck and the Rise of Southwest Regional Architecture

A master photographer and an architectural historian help us understand how old adobe evolved into some of the most striking contemporary architecture in the West.

By Elmo Baca

225 PASSION OF THE PALATE

226 Off-the-Beaten Plate

Here’s something for people who’d like to eat their way around the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

By Susan Spano

230 Chef Olea’s Legacy Grace, dedication, and passion prove to be his life’s secret ingredients.

By Vani Rangachar

Photography by Daniel Quat

239 Ever Evolving:

The Cuisine of New Mexico

Four dynamic restaurants prove that nothing ever stands still when it comes to food and fine dining in and around Santa Fe

By Esther Tseng

Photography by Peter Ogilvie

250 Of Farm Stands and Food Security

Sustainable food production begins with compost, education, and joy at Reunity Resources in Agua Fria Village.

By Susan Spano

252 AD INDEX

PUBLISHER

Cynthia Marie Canyon

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Susan Spano

ART DIRECTOR

Janine Lehmann

PHOTO EDITOR

Lonnie Schlein

COPY CHIEF

Vani Rangachar

PRODUCTION MANAGER & ASSOCIATE DESIGNER

Jeanne Lambert

CREATIVE CONSULTANT & MARKETING DIRECTOR

Cyndy Tanner

PHOTO PRODUCTION

Boncratious

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Stuart A. Ashman, Elmo Baca, Bill Curry, Kathryn M Davis, Gussie Fauntleroy, Lucy R. Lippard, Janna Lopez, Kevin Moloney, Vani Rangachar, Simon Romero, Rose B. Simpson, Susan Spano, Cyndy Tanner, Esther Tseng

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Bill Curry, Audrey Derell, Eric Draper, Kevin Moloney, Peter Ogilvie, Daniel Quat, Robert Reck, Janet Russek, Kate Russell, David Scheinbaum, Lonnie Schlein, Nancy Sutor

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR

Mara Leader, 505-470-6442

ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVES

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NEW MEXICO DISTRIBUTION

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ACCOUNTING AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

Patricia Moore

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING

Janna Lopez

PRINTING

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EDITOR

After living abroad—Paris, Beijing, Rome, Armenia, Rwanda, and Vietnam for 20 years, working as a travel writer, editor, and teacher—I landed almost by accident in Las Vegas, New Mexico, about 60 miles northeast of Santa Fe. Little Las Vegas, I say, to distinguish it from the other one. It’s among the towns on the eastern flank of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains that suffered so terribly from last year’s Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak fire, which scorched 341,471 acres of some of the state’s most beautiful northern territory.

I taught writing at New Mexico Highlands University for a while and tried to open an ice cream shop near the Vegas Plaza, but nothing stuck until Trend ’s wonderful new photo editor, Lonnie Schlein, brought me to the magazine. We’re both New York Times alums. I launched the “Frugal Traveler” column before moving to the Los Angeles Times

I’m still learning Santa Fe, its culture and art. I’m still learning the hugely idiosyncratic state of New Mexico. But I must say I was encouraged when Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, in some of the most beautiful cowgirl boots I’ve ever seen, stopped in Las Vegas during a Fourth of July parade last summer to pet my dog. Izzie is a little black Lab born on a ranch up in Cleveland.

My mandate at Trend, given to me by our publisher and fearless leader Cynthia Canyon, has been to seek out great, new writers to go along with the breathtaking photography in this issue.

Well, we found them. I’m proud to have New York Times National Correspondent Simon Romero, well-known feminist art writer Lucy R. Lippard, Santa Fe curator extraordinaire Stuart A. Ashman, and Southwestern art and architecture specialist Elmo Baca adding their distinctive voices to Trend. At the same time, I’ve been gratified to get to know and work with frequent Trend contributors like Peter Ogilvie, Cyndy Tanner, and Gussie Fauntleroy, not to mention talented magazine staff members.

When you put these writers and photographers together, you get a feast. You take in one photo essay—say Nancy Sutor’s luminous garden images or Peter Ogilvie’s striking nudes—and then must try another. It could be Kevin Moloney’s photographic ode to New Mexico or Eric Draper’s edgy, action-packed pictures of Albuquerque’s people. And then you must try another, and another.

Every one of these photo essays has been assembled with editorial care and pleasure. That is to say, my pleasure. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

—Susan Spano

After 40 years working as a photojournalist—mostly at The New York Time s—you’d think that I’d be ready to call it quits and move to a life of total relaxation. NOT!

Part of what drives me to keep going—aside from the sheer joy of looking at great photographs— is the satisfaction of being a part of a talented team, with everyone working toward the same goal. It was like that when I was part of the editorial team that won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize for a special Times section, A Nation Challenged, which covered the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the US. Later, the series was published as a book, crediting me as chief photo editor. It was a bestseller.

So, when publisher Cynthia Canyon, asked me to take on the prestigious position of photo editor for Trend magazine, I couldn’t say no. I wanted to be a part of a great team fulfilling a mission.

I certainly lucked out big time. What could be better for a photo editor than getting the chance to find multiple sensational photographers to shoot their own features, chiefly on New Mexico-related subjects. Each one would get a prodigious display of six to 12 pages. On top of that, Cynthia wanted me to contribute one of the photo essays. I could not imagine a more exciting assignment than working closely with them to produce stunning photo essays for an outstanding, elegant magazine.

My work for Trend is obviously now done. Working together with Cynthia, a woman of extraordinary vision, our very talented art director/designer Janine Lehmann, and our outstanding writer/editor Susan Spano (a New York Times alum) has been a very special experience for me. The magazine you’re holding in your hands reflects our various enterprises.

Throughout the process, I’ve so admired and have grown to like each and every one of the photographers represented in this issue. They are all professionals of the highest order, wonderfully talented and creative people: Peter Ogilvie, Robert Reck, Kate Russell, Audrey Derell, Eric Draper, Bill Curry, Kevin Moloney (who worked so very closely with me for years when I was the national photo editor of The Times), and the team of David Scheinbaum and Janet Russek (whom I’d known a lifetime ago and rediscovered working on Trend).

Through it all, I’ve made a bunch of round-trip driving excursions between the Dallas area and Santa Fe. And wow! I have grown to adore not only the state of New Mexico but also the city of Santa Fe. I now understand the extraordinary light of the area that so many photographers and artists have celebrated. No place in the United States bears any resemblance to this enchanting and beautiful world. There’s a great deal more learning ahead for me, but I am well on the way to a more complete understanding of what this place is really about.

Despite my total immersion in my work for Trend, I continue to be a political animal and news guy, preoccupied with the state of our world. Just as COVID-19 seemed to be winding down, Putin launched his outrageous genocide against the Ukrainian people. Tensions are growing between the US and China, and humanity’s pollution of our planet continues unabated. Fake news continues to spew forth its utter nonsense on social media, with Fox News leading the charge with anchors misleading the public about the results of the 2020 election, putting our democracy in jeopardy.

But truth matters! We still have a free press and some terrific magazines to peruse, like Trend. The magazine, which reflects the continued vibrancy of American art and culture, has more than survived through the most challenging of times for the print media. Many similar ventures throughout the country, especially in “artsy” towns, have closed shop. Next year Trend will celebrate its 25th anniversary and that’s quite an accomplishment. If you love art, design, and culture, Trend is certainly the place to go.

Cynthia has always believed in the value of print, and I agree. Although the magazine has an attractive website, it’s a pure delight to hold Trend in one’s hands, appreciating the very feel of it, the perceptible smell that comes from a stylishly produced journal. Even the ads—most of them from galleries and museums throughout the area—are a pleasure to look at.

So, my advice is simple: Get your hands on a copy of Trend and enjoy the pleasures contained therein.

Lonnie Schlein

In the last few years, I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy and what that means for me now that my son has grown and gone off to college.

I spent the last quarter of a century envisioning and creating a magazine that matters for my community. For me this meant learning about integrity in publishing, so crucial as the media evolves in these turbulent and confusing times.

Often it was against all odds that I learned how to publish in print, providing a level of excellence and beauty that few magazines can meet today. I never anticipated that print prices would double in 2022/23, forcing many magazines out of business. But tenacity and creativity have kept Trend going, regardless of the challenges.

This is a very special issue, as you will see, because I reached out to a photo editor, Lonnie Schlein, whose New York Times experience and expertise blew my mind. He, in turn, found longtime editor-writer, Susan Spano, who lives in Las Vegas, New Mexico, not far from Santa Fe. Their worldly perspective has taken Trend down new paths that you will appreciate in this issue.

I started on a life path in the arts through photography when I was in college. I had a very special photography teacher at Santa Monica City College near Los Angeles who had spent a lot of time taking pictures in Vietnam. He taught me how to feel, how to know from within what I was shooting, making it my own art. My final project for the class focused on laser light, which I shot at L.A.’s Griffith Observatory planetarium, replicating the look of nebulas and sacred geometrical shapes. I made it into a slideshow synced to the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Patterns in science and nature have always moved me, as reflected in Trend magazine. I never imagined that the path I chose all those years ago would take me here publishing one of the best reads and magazines in the country in print, with Trend thriving, each issue better than ever.

— Cynthia Marie Canyon

Next year I will be celebrating 25 years in print with Trend. The 2024 issue will mark the occasion by reflecting back on the best stories we have published over the last 25 years. It will run more than 400 pages and be offered as a hardbound book. Looking back and celebrating the art+design+culture that is our legacy is as important as the work we do to find brand-new Trends to reflect each year.

To order a special first-print, hardbound copy of our June 2024 25th anniversary issue, and have it mailed to your home in the US, please send a check to Trend for $250.00 to P.O. Box 1951, Santa Fe, NM 87504.