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Michael McCormick Gallery Finds Nationally renowned artists dynamically
play with Southwestern themes in the works hanging at this gallery, steps from the plaza.
Especially notable are the bright portraits by Miguel Martinez. If the gallery's namesake
is in, strike up a conversation about art or poetry. 106C Paseo del Pueblo Norte. & 800/279-
0879 or 575/758-1372. www.mccormickgallery.com.
Nichols Taos Fine Art Gallery Here you will find traditional works in all media,
including Western and cowboy art. 403 Paseo del Pueblo Norte. & 575/758-2475. www.
nicholsgallery.com.
Parks Gallery Some of the region's finest contemporary art decks the walls of this
gallery just off the plaza. Some of the top artists here include Melissa Zink, Jim Wagner,
Susan Contreres, and Erin Currier. 127 Bent St. & 575/751-0343. www.parksgallery.com.
Philip Bareiss Gallery The works of some 30 leading Taos artists, including sculp-
tor and painter Ron Davis, painter Norbert Voelkel, and watercolorist Patricia Sanford,
are exhibited here, along with early Taos modernists. 15 Rt. 150. & 575/776-2284. www.
taosartappraisal.com.
R. B. Ravens A trader for many years, including 25 on the Ranchos Plaza, R. B.
Ravens is skilled at finding incredible period artwork. Here, you'll see (and have the
chance to buy) Navajo rugs and pottery, all in the setting of an old home with raw pine
floors and hand-sculpted adobe walls. 4146 NM 68 (across from the St. Francis Church Plaza),
Ranchos de Taos. & 575/758-7322. www.rbravens.com.
BOOKS
Moby Dickens Bookshop This is Taos's best bookstore, with comfortable places
to sit and read. You'll find children's and adults' collections of Southwest, Native Ameri-
can, and out-of-print books. 124A Bent St. & 888/442-9980 or 575/758-3050. www.moby
dickens.com.

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CRAFTS
Taos Artisans Cooperative Gallery Value This seven-member cooperative gal-
lery, owned and operated by local artists, sells local handmade jewelry, wearables, clay
work, glass, leather work, and garden sculpture. You'll always find an artist in the shop.
107C Bent St. & 575/758-1558. www.taosartisanscooperative.com.
Taos Blue This gallery has fine Native American and contemporary handicrafts. 101A
Bent St. & 575/758-3561. www.taosblue.com.
Weaving Southwest Contemporary tapestries by New Mexico artists, as well as
one-of-a-kind rugs, blankets, and pillows, are the woven specialties found here. 216B
Paseo del Pueblo Norte. & 575/758-0433. www.weavingsouthwest.com.
FASHIONS
Artemisia Advertising “one-of-a-kind artwear and accessories,” this shop delivers,
with wearable art in bold colors, all hand-woven or hand-sewn, all for women. 115 Bent
St. & 575/737-9800. www.artemisiataos.com.
Overland Sheepskin Company Finds You can't miss the romantically weath-
ered barn sitting on a meadow north of town. Inside, you'll find anything you can
imagine in leather: coats, gloves, hats, slippers. The coats here are exquisite, from oversize
ranch styles to tailored blazers in a variety of leathers, from sheepskin to buffalo hide. NM
522 (a few miles north of town). & 575/758-8820. www.overland.com.