Making a Splash with Copper in Home Decor
April 9, 2019A ‘copper splash’ is literally as it sounds: molten copper is ‘splashed’ onto a stainless steel table, then doused with cold water and allowed to cool.
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Chase the Devil: The Healing Powers of Smudging
March 29, 2019Smudging is a cleansing ritual that has been used for thousands of years by indigenous people in North and South America. The purifying use of herbs, added to a fire for spiritual purposes, has been practiced by all cultures. The Catholic church uses frankincense, the ancient Greeks chose myrrh and frankincense, and the Chinese preference was for mugwort.
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Kachina or Katsina: The Hopi Carvings, Explained
March 21, 2019The Hopi believe that everything has a spirit, and the Katsina are a visible form of those spirits. Katsina dancers embody this essence, and the dolls represent the dancers.
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Tonto National Monument: Not Just Another Day Trip
March 15, 2019The Apache Trail near Roosevelt Lake and Dam, part of the Tonto National Monument in Arizona, features the cliff dwellings of the Salado people, as this vintage photograph shows.
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