The Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery, located at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, Mesilla, New Mexico, across from the Fountain Theatre, will feature two local artists for the month of September: Phillip Krumholz and Michael Nail.
Phillip moved to Las Cruces from Peoria, IL in 2017. He began metalsmithing as a hobby in 1991, learning the arts of blacksmithing, metal casting and jewelry fabrication. Phillip began lapidary work in 2004 by building his own sawing, grinding and polishing equipment. He uses no patterns or dies for his work, so each piece is one-of-a-kind. Much of his work has a distinctive Southwestern flavor to it.
Michael is a lifelong New Mexico resident and has lived in Las Cruces from an early age, but until his recent retirement from the City of Las Cruces as a senior construction inspector did not have the time to pursue his passion full time. Mike works primarily in pencil, charcoal and ink, finding Western, Native American and wildlife themes the subjects he is most “drawn” to.
