Pincushion Studios, Tubac, Arizona
http://www.pincushiontubac.com
The tiny Pincushion Cactus, like many of its relatives in the Sonoran Desert, blooms once in early summer, when single little fuzzy buds turn into a surprising show of magenta blossoms around glowing sunlit centers. Pincushion Studios is located on a rugged ranch over a buried history of lawless miners, Apache braves and tough Spanish ranchers, in the foothills above Tubac, a small town with an artsy footprint. Here, not far from the U.S. Mexican border, Virginia lives and works with her husband Gabriel, their three horses,...more
