New Moon Opens

Welcome to New Moon, a collaborative gallery and studio space in Magdalena, New Mexico. Co-founders Nicole Beaudoin, Conne Gibson, and Anna Lear opened New Moon in May 2009 to showcase their unique artistic creations and provide tutorials and workshops to the community. Magdalena's newest art space joins an eclectic mix of galleries, studios, and rock shops featuring many fascinating natural and human-created offerings from this historic area.

New Moon's principals are established artists and community members. Nicole creates her Dancing Rainbows Tie-Dye garments and accessories at home in the mountains just south of Magdalena. During the summer Nicole travels to music and arts festivals throughout the Southwest, and her colorful creations are well-known and represented both near and far. Conne and her husband Dean Crane are professional lapidarists who create beads, cabochons, and other jewelry fundamentals from a wide variety of fine gemstones. Conne's new line of finished jewelry features many of their beads and faceted stones, including specimens of Smithsonite, Aurichalcite, Bacamite, and other stones from local mines. Anna's jewelry uses a wide range of materials, from sterling silver to leather, and often features her intricate wirework, Kumihimo (Japanese braidwork), and other techniques adapted from fiber arts. She has moved her jewelry studio to New Moon and has also begun making mosaics here, taking advantage of the spacious back yard for the messier tasks of mortaring and grouting.

New Moon features selected paintings, prints, jewelry, fiber arts, and other works from several talented local and regional artists. We've also brought in goods from around the world to suit a wide range of tastes and budgets. We are open Thursday through Sunday (and holiday Mondays), from 10 a.m. to 5 or 6 p.m., and are also available by appointment. Contact us at conne@2cranes.biz or stop by the gallery at 602 Highway 60 (just across from Alamo Plumbing & Hardware) in hoppin' midtown Magdalena.

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