Diane Karp is a woman of contrasts. At moments relaxed, at others semi-erratic, she has both the presence of a sage and the delivery of a stand-up comedian.

If Aesop’s fables taught us anything, it’s that life is a journey, not a race.

Quick: close your eyes and envision your own particular image of a Native American.

Last August, hot off of the heels of the 91st annual Indian Market, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts announced that it wouldn’t renew longtime executive director Bruce Bernstein’s contract.

“Not really,” Allen Kuziwakwashe replies when asked if he’s ready to get married.

It’s Monday, just before lunchtime, and there’s a buzz at the State Capitol’s rotunda that’s usually reserved for opening day of the Legislature.

At age 48, mother of three Susan Begy had not come to terms with the title “housewife” and made a bold move to relocate to New York City and go back to school.

Thomas Deerinck isn’t your typical artiste. “First and foremost, I am a microscopist and research scientist,” he says. “But if you would call a nature photographer an artist, then I’ll proudly accept the title.”

Winston Churchill famously said, “The empires of the future are the empires of the mind.”

Standing at four feet, seven inches tall, Santa Fe by way of London actor Hugh Elliot is used to last-minute phone calls around this time. They also tend to come during the holidays.