Inspiration in Arizona

My family and I just took a trip to AZ to visit some friends.  It was a beautiful time spent with loved ones and I walked away feeling inspired and humbled by the dedication and determination of fellow artists!

Dezbah Stumpff Maker in her new studio in Tucson!! :

                                                

                                                

                                    

                                                  

                                      

Dezbah Stumpff is a second-generation silversmith from Santa Fe, New Mexico. She began learning the trade from her father, George Stumpff, from the age of 15. In 2012 she launched Dezbah Stumpff Maker as an independently run, fully trademarked business showcasing strikingly original hand-made silver, copper and occasionally gold jewelry. A hallmark of Dezbah Stumpff Maker is heavy gauge metal, exceptional stones and funky elegance.  check out more of her work at www.dezbahmaker.com



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Anarchestra!! - I had the pleasure of seeing the space where Alex Ferris makes his instruments!  Visiting his world was like entering a magical surreal wonderland.  I wondered around as magical sounds emerged from the yurt!

Anarchestra is a group (around 100) of instruments (built -with two exceptions- by Alex Ferris), the people who play them (a few dozen regulars and a few hundred occasionals so far), and the socio-musical ideas that inform their playing. The instruments are predominantly steel with a few adapted parts, such as tuning machines and mouthpieces.  The instruments were built to encourage non-musicians to explore the making of sound, to allow experienced musicians to make sound unconstricted by their technical habits and preconceptions, and to provide an alternative vocabulary of musical sounds.  check it!  www.anarchestra.net