Rift Gallery

02/15/2026

"Yet stones have stood for a thousand years, and pained thoughts found
The honey of peace in old poems."
- Jeffers, To the Stone-Cutters

Letter Carving in Stone
Two-day Workshop
March 21 and 22, 2026 (Saturday and Sunday)
10am - 4pm each day

Rift Gallery / Southwest Stoneworks
Rinconada, New Mexico US
All levels welcome. Tools and stone included.
Instructor: Tim Lehmann
Students will learn the basics of hand carving v-cut letters in stone.

Visit saxstonecarving.com for additional details and to register.

03/06/2024

09/07/2023

https://www.taosnews.com/tempo/arts/dixon-sculptor-and-stonemason-mark-saxe-wins-governors-award-for-excellence-in-the-arts/article_f263864f-43ca-5053-b286-47755d8c7152.html

His professional and artistic work is scattered throughout Taos and Santa Fe. From sculptures and installations to carefully hand lettering the headstones of notables like Frank Waters, Mark Saxe's …

08/04/2023

Read details of the Governor's Awards https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/nine-to-receive-governors-awards-for-arts-accomplishments/article_992d3b46-3213-11ee-ad4b-0b9e397bde7b.html

Mark Ian Saxe

08/03/2023

Please join us in celebrating the news that Mark Saxe has been named a recipient of the 2023 Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts in New Mexico! Congratulations to all of the honorees, and thank you to everyone who has made this possible.
Image: Each Other by Mark Saxe, 2022

01/28/2023

The schedule for the 23rd Annual Sax Stone Carving Workshops has been set and registration is open. Visit the website: www.saxstonecarving.com for details.

10/28/2022

09/23/2022

Non-Objective / Taos at 203 Fine Art opens tomorrow, Saturday, September 24, from 4-6.
Image: Midnight by Mark Saxe

Invited artists:
Daniel Hojnacki
Susan Pasquarelli
Mark Saxe
Marsha Skinner
Jonathan Sobol
Onna Voellmer

203 Fine Art has done a terrific job with the catalog. https://issuu.com/203fineart.com/docs/not-catalogue-2022

Whether in person or virtually, we would really appreciate your visiting the show!
Continues throughout the month of October.
1335 Gusdorf Road in Taos, New Mexico

04/11/2022

Students between 13 and 18 years old in northern New Mexico’s Rio Arriba County and nearby counties are encouraged to apply for a full scholarship to Session 1 or Session 2. This scholarship, a $925 value, includes instruction, a cubic foot of limestone, the use of hand tools (hammer and chisels) during the week, and lunch each day. The class is held outside. Each student has a covered work area and a work table.

In this class we welcome beginner to advanced, so each student is exposed to various skill levels. Each participant works on their own project with plenty of personal instruction along the way.

We offer this scholarship to introduce a young person to the world of stone carving and working with one’s hands in the hope that this experience will serve them throughout their lives. The student will be working alongside adults who will be eager to assist with their learning process.

The application is available on our website: saxstonecarving.com, and is due by Monday, May 2, 2022, 11:59pm. Notification will be sent by Wednesday, May 4, 2022, to the scholarship recipient(s).

Photo of returning student, Ray, taken by Kevin O'Connell.

01/28/2022

The 2022 schedule is now posted online. Visit our website: www.saxstonecarving.com for full details.

11/01/2021

https://studiopotter.org/floor-sky
Check out the article in Studio Potter Magazine by Marion Angelica about Betsy Williams' wild clay research in New Mexico.