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An innovative artist, a bespoke tile company, and a glassblower highlight the many makers of New Mexico. Makers have always been the foundation of New Mexico culture, from the great builders of Chaco Canyon to the designers of interactive neon sea urchins at Meow Wolf. The fabric of our culture is sewn, one stitch at a time, by the boot makers, weavers, silversmiths, and potters who dream, design, and create here.

The urge to make beautiful things is in our veins. Lujan, who is of Taos and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo heritage, puts his own twist on each piece of blown glass. Above: Ira Lujan. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. He sandblasts the geometric designs of Cochiti and Acoma onto the shiny surface of a glass pot, then tops it with a stopper shaped like a white-tailed deer.

He reimagines the iconic antler chandelier, a ranch-house staple, by crafting individual antlers with tapering forks, creamy striated stems, and knobby bases. His ancestors may have reached for clay, but his chosen technique is equally ancient—glass vessels have been found in the foundations of Old Jerusalem and Roman Empire outposts.

Back in Taos, Lujan took art classes and apprenticed with Tony Jojola, of Isleta Pueblo, a glass master and a pioneer in the material among Native artists.