contributors
featured artist
Gershon Siegel
From 1995-2007, Gershon Siegel co-published Sun Monthly (aka Eldorado Sun). He landed his first paid writing gig in 1978 at the late, great Berkeley Barb and since then his many articles, editorials, profiles, and interviews have appeared in a variety of periodicals. Five thousand copies of his “channeled” novel, Paradigms Lost, continue to take up an inordinate amount of space in his garage. Still, Siegel is grateful to live with his family in the Land of Enchantment, and he is relieved that he no longer has to scramble to pay a monthly printing bill.
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Jennifer Esperanza
Lee Einer
Valerie Blomberg
The Elements of Sacred Geometry
I’m inspired by the realms of sacred geometry and spirituality, music and science, and I express that through bronze and steel mediums. I mimic nature through a combination of philosophy, spatialism, abstract expressionism, and minimalism. I seek to strike a balance and create elegant interplay between positive and negative, technology and nature, and a sense of simultaneous order and chaos. My current series is based on the relationship between the Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio, observed in such things as sunflowers and pine cones, the arrangement of branches on plant stems and of veins in leaves, the geometry of crystals, and the human body. The designs incorporate this literal geometry and, with repetition as fractals, create shapes that resonate with nature. My intention is to bring the artist and viewer into a deeper relationship and greater conscious connection with the creative force of the universe. lairdhovland.com
Denise Fox
Laurianne Fiorentino
Carole Langrall
Laird Hovland
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Lee Einer is a former healthcare whistleblower featured in Michael Moore’s documentary, Sicko. These days Einer is blissfully absent from the medical field, and works in Las Vegas, NM, as a community organizer and freelance writer. Einer is secretary of the New Mexico Coalition for Community Rights, and is actively engaged in promoting community rights ordinances in New Mexico. He is also active in the local food movement, coordinates the Las Vegas Farm to Restaurant project, and writes on sustainability topics for local publications.
Carole Langrall has been a designer, writer, and consultant in the floriculture industry for over 23 years. Her passion is finding the beauty neglected—highlighting environmental visionaries, key players, and artists. She is an advocate and lecturer on the importance of supporting local and sustainable flower farms, as well as being a Master Gardener. She shares her time between Santa Fe, NM, and Baltimore, MD, where she opened the first green floral design studio of its kind in 1996. She has a monthly column in the Santa Fe New Mexican, “Santa Fe in Bloom,” and believes life begins in the garden.
Valerie Blomberg is a recent graduate of St. John’s College and currently serves as a communications intern in economic development for the City of Santa Fe. A spirited adventurer, Blomberg has explored all the must-see places in New Mexico. An avid naturalist, Blomberg interned at two organic farms in Montana and Wisconsin prior to moving to Santa Fe. Working on farms taught her the joys of living simply in connection with the land. She continues to be an advocate for organic, local food.
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