Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Goshwara [dropcap]S[/dropcap]weta Jain furrows her brow as she turns a pendant gently between her fingers. A smoothly polished blue topaz cabochon, more brilliant than a clear Arizona sky, sits steady in her gaze as if waiting for her approval. She gives it a youthful grin and places it aside,…
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Jo Black, Winters Film Group and MariaElena Rizzo [dropcap]E[/dropcap]quine therapy, the use of horses to aid in the healing human ailments, may seem like a newfangled idea, but it is actually centuries-old. As early as 400 BC, Greek physician Hippocrates wrote about the benefits of therapeutic riding. Hippotherapy, a…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photography Courtesy of Lanning, A Bryant Nagel Gallery [dropcap]A[/dropcap]rt is an illusion for ceramics artist Todd Volz. Upon first glance, what appears to be steampunk-style creations are, from Volz’s hands, something entirely different. Like steampunk art, Volz’s work is inspired by the post-industrial age, but gone are the moving parts, functional gears…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Scottsdale Musical Theater Company [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he last time that actor Peter Scolari sang “The Impossible Dream”—the principal song from the musical “Man of La Mancha”—he was in elementary school. “It would have been when I was about 10 or 11 years old in 1965 or 1966 that the song…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photography Courtesy of Grand Canyon Conservancy [dropcap]L[/dropcap]andscape painter Robert Goldman believes that the awe of the majesty of the Grand Canyon is the ultimate creative fuel for an artist. “The Grand Canyon presents a uniquely dramatic geological and pictorial wonderland which contains all the elements necessary for a work of art,”…
Writer Amanda Christmann Photographer Carl Schultz [dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince before recorded history, wine has been used to commemorate special moments. No other food or drink is so deeply entwined in our culture and traditions than wine, and its popularity has not waned through the centuries. In fact, not only do we continue to enjoy the varieties of…
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photos provided by Arizona Musicfest [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne year ago this month, I was invited to join Images Arizona magazine’s family of writers. I was beyond thrilled to have been offered the opportunity to write about a topic that had enthralled me throughout my entire life-the performing arts. From a very young age,…
Writer Shoshana Leon Photography by Bryan Black [dropcap]T[/dropcap]here is something about the rustic signs, the nods to the past, and the down-to-earth sensibility of folks around this town that makes Cave Creek a little different than most. Sure, there are fun shops, great restaurants, and fun bars in lots of Arizona cities and towns, but…
Writer Amanda Christmann Product Photography by Carl Schultz [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the days before all that is, Diné people emerged from the third world and into the fourth. It was a time when monsters roamed the land, devouring people and creating chaos. Spider Woman, who lived at the top of Spider Rock, loved the humans, so she…
Writer Shoshana Leon Photography by Dave Seibert, Galdones Photography, and Royal Palms Resort and Spa [dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of the highest honors in the culinary industry is the James Beard Award. This year, Chef Charleen Badman of FnB restaurant in Scottsdale made history when she won the 2019 James Beard Award for Best Chef Southwest after multiple…