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Welcome to the newest edition of Ornament Magazine! Ashley Callahan visits the jeweled menagerie of Linda Kindler Priest, who couples delicately chased and repousséd gold and silver creatures with specifically chosen semiprecious stones. These beautiful portraits of the animal kingdom are also clarion calls to save our planet.
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell takes us through “Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology” at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California, where Native futurism uses fashion and traditional craft to envision a better tomorrow for Native Americans.
Robert K. Liu examines the unique glass pendant necklaces of this Mexican village, after a request for information from the resident Martinez family. He explores this mysterious bead and speculates on its use and origins, although the latter requires scientific technology to finally uncover the truth.
Leslie Clark explores the vast expanse of Santa Fe Indian Market, over a century old and bigger than ever, with a thousand artists exhibiting at the 2025 show. Clark brings all the new developments, from Native Fashion Week, begun in 2024, to the Free Indian Market, now in its seventh year.