Worn down and dotted with nail holes and blemishes, each piece of wood and instrument has a story unique to itself. The wood is marked by the elements of Tahoe—sand, snow, sun, water and wind—but the instrument is shaped by the influences of Portuguese traders...
Whimsical, eclectic, modern: The style of a home usually represents the people living within. Here’s a look at three local artists who design and create pieces—from lighting to furnishings to kitchenware—that make a house a home....
The sounds of things being made float through the dusty air inside sprawling warehouse E3 on the tarmac at Truckee Tahoe Airport. This once empty 3,500-square-foot space now reverberates with the tones of sawblades slicing through boards and sparks flying from metal, interspersed with the...
South Shore’s Bona Fide Books acts as a hub for Tahoe’s growing literary arts scene In Andrew C. Gottlieb’s essay The Elusive Ghost Moose on Isle Royale, he relates a story of running into a hiker on an isolated island and asking her if she was...
Truckee-based woodworker creates birdhouse replicas of landmark buildings Arguably Tahoe’s most famous building, George Whittell Jr.’s Thunderbird Lodge was designed in the rustic Old Tahoe style, with a steep gabled roof and intricate stone and woodwork. An eclectic variety of guests—Whittell’s poker buddies, celebrity friends and...
Founded in 1964, the Tahoe Art League continues to expand its offerings to the community The South Shore is abuzz with everything art. From art installations in pubs to gallery openings to the emergence of new art organizations, it’s clear that the residents of South Lake...
The art of large-format printmaking in the digital age The only thing better than capturing a spectacular sunset for a photographer is the feeling of hanging a large print of that scene on a wall, forever enshrining the glory of the moment and sharing the awe...
A mapmaker creates worlds from wood Growing up in the pre-GPS era, Joe Inabinett navigated to towns outside his Washington D.C. home relying on his road atlas. He’d study the giant paper pages, decoding the narrow, crisscrossing slivers of roadways as he plotted his way somewhere...
Longtime sculptor counts snow as one of his many mediums Ira Kessey, photo by Ron Richman Ira Kessey is a busy man. In his studio in Tahoe City, he’s currently at work on multiple projects in multiple mediums. One is a bust of Captain George Whittell Jr.,...
Nevada Museum of Art exhibition traces the history and evolution of Burning Man Among the tens of thousands of diehard “Burners” stretching the globe, only a select few know the history behind the countercultural phenomenon quite like Michael Mikel. With the assistance of Mikel and...