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THE MUSEUM STORE
Help support the Taos Art Museum at Fechin House and bring home an authentic Taos creation.
Exquisite original artwork and treasures hand-made
by local artisans to fit every budget.
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Veterans, Military and their families
receive a 15% discount in our Museum Store. Thank you for your service!
THE MUSEUM STORE
Help support the Taos Art Museum at Fechin House and bring home an authentic Taos creation.
Exquisite original artwork and treasures hand-made
by local artisans to fit every budget.
And no taxes!
Become a member and save 10% off of your museum store purchases.
For more information about membership, please click here!
Veterans, Military and their families
receive a 15% discount in our Museum Store. Thank you for your service!
Meet the Artist:
Francesca Morales Cook & Joel "Emeka" Dragonfly Cook
Saturday, July 13 from 12-4pm in the Fechin Studio.
Francesca Morales Cook was born into an artistic family and was encouraged to embrace her creativity. In her youth, she found jewelry making to be meditative. Francesca continually explored her passion for metal-smithing and creating jewelry.
In 2003, Francesca began to teach others how to create wearable art, as well as to prolifically handcraft her own designs. With regard to her process, the synchronicity of gems and melting metal hypnotized Francesca. She describes her work as “funky, as well as timeless” and explains that they “exude boldness and gentility”. In the studio, she eases into another realm, trusting the Creator. This is when art comes alive. Francesca’s purpose is to explore the restorative energy gifted to us through the heavenly vibrations and mesmerizing hues of gemstones. Francesca’s work has been featured in the Taos, Kirkland, and Denver Art Museums, as well as prestigious galleries, spas and boutiques both within the U.S. and abroad. 5280 magazine previously honored her as Top Local Jewelry Designer. |
Joel “Emeka” Dragonfly Cook states that his “style is no style.” He explains that he will use any style necessary in his oil paintings (Abstract, Impressionism, Realism) to make “tangible that intangible image that I have in my mind.” He calls himself an “energist” painter. Emeka explains “it is the sense of that primal pulse, beat, vibration, movement, rhythm that in the beginning was the pulse and rhythm of the Creatress/Creator which harmoniously manifested itself into all matter, humanity, and life that I am trying to convey.” Emeka's work has been exhibited and collected throughout the United States and abroad, including the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Public Library, Saks Galleries in Denver, Valhalla Galleries in Wichita, Talisman Gallery in Oklahoma, The Bennington Center For The Arts in Vermont, Europe, China, Africa, and Saudi Arabia, as well as numerous other venues.
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Masha Archer Jewelry Trunk Show
July 27-28, 12-4PM in the Fechin Studio
July 27-28, 12-4PM in the Fechin Studio
Jeweler Masha Archer was born in Kiev, Ukraine to artist parents. After studying at the Pratt Institute in New York and enjoying careers in both clothing design and dance, Masha started her jewelry line in 1980. Named Art-to-Wear Designer by New York's Fashion Group, Masha's work has appeared in film and television shows such as both Sex and the City movies, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and Albert Maysles' documentary Iris. Collectors include Iris Apfel, Oprah Winfrey, and Matthew McConaughey.
Using antique, vintage, and modern elements from around the world, Masha creates one-of-a-kind designs in her studio in San Francisco. Her work mixes a painter's eye for color, a love of folk art from a myriad of cultures, a dancer's awareness of the lines of the body and how to enhance them through costuming and color, and an engineer's attention to comfort and stability.
Masha's work will be presented by her daughter, Larissa. She has lived and worked with Masha's designs her entire life and knows their ingredients, origins, how to style with them, how to find the most flattering colors and fits for every outfit or event, and what one should look for when trying a piece on. Larissa enjoys “playing dress up” with visitors and states “As wearable Art, Masha's jewelry must be felt on the body to fully appreciate its value.”
Using antique, vintage, and modern elements from around the world, Masha creates one-of-a-kind designs in her studio in San Francisco. Her work mixes a painter's eye for color, a love of folk art from a myriad of cultures, a dancer's awareness of the lines of the body and how to enhance them through costuming and color, and an engineer's attention to comfort and stability.
Masha's work will be presented by her daughter, Larissa. She has lived and worked with Masha's designs her entire life and knows their ingredients, origins, how to style with them, how to find the most flattering colors and fits for every outfit or event, and what one should look for when trying a piece on. Larissa enjoys “playing dress up” with visitors and states “As wearable Art, Masha's jewelry must be felt on the body to fully appreciate its value.”