4 days in Santa Fe : TOP 12 MUST SEEWe went off the grid on a little research & sourcing trip. W/tour guide @f.i.n.n.e.y.f.i.n.n.e.y the creator of our Art Camp, the co-designer of our treehouse, our first artist in resident. A speed lap visit to source traditional handicrafts for our craft cabin & research historic Americana souvenirs. Already planning the next trip – heres my top dozen from this leg:LEARN : the expert at @shiprocksantafe give a mini Ted Talk on rugs. (Founded by 5th-gen trader Jed Foutz, who was raised on the Navajo Nation) *fav of RLSHOP : @santafevintage (by appt only the owner is a stylist from NY who sources for Double RL) EXPLORE : the origins of what inspired endless scouts in the 20s to today @indianartsculture (80,000 artifacts, in collab w/ Native communities)TOUR : THE GIRARD WING at @museumofinternationalfolkart (almost cried to find a scale model of the Wandawega treehouse in the play zone)DRINK : at THE MINE SHAFT TAVERN Estd 1897 (on the Turquoise Trail in the historic mining town of Madrid)EAT : at the @lafondasantafe – a Fred Harvey House (the oldest hotel corner in America)DIG : through the amazing world curated by @thriftyqueensantafe VISIT : Train Depot in Lamy, a town built by the Railroad in 1879 (former site of the El Oritz Harvey Hotel, credited to introducing Native American art & culture to the world)ORDER : the Huevos Motuleos at historic James Beard @cafe_pasquals RESERVE : a banquette at THE COMPOUND James beard restaurant designed by @GirardStudio (in a 19th century adobe bldg)READ : No Idle Hands: The Myths & Meanings of Tramp ArtINVEST : In art. Check out Angela Finney – stayed in her home in the desert like a page torn from @theworldofinteriors)We drove past abandoned roadside motels, visited roadside wood carving artists, bought jewelry off a blanket from a 4th-gen silversmith. Spent hours driving the landscape that seduced G Okeefe & A Adams. Sketched our way through diners & dives. It was the best (not enough journal pages to capture it all, so keep an eye out at camp this season for the things were bringing back for campers this spring)

January 22, 2025 • Published by Tereasa Surratt • Instagram