Mad contemporary was a joy to visit! The art was amazing and the space really tied everything…read moretogether! 10/10

From the owner: A brand new contemporary gallery and art center at Gypsy Plaza in Madrid, NM featuring the work of…read moreShakti Kroopkin @shaktikroopkinfineart, Laird Hovland sculptures, Lori Metals jewelry, and Shane Silva ceramics. The art center space will host art classes and workshops, drop in art making, and evening arts events.

"Purveyors of Curious Thangs"…read more Recycled, repurposed, reinvented. That's how they state it, on their website, I can't claim it. I can say this was one of the more memorable shops I surveyed in the ol' Madrid strip, I really liked some of the work, and thought it reasonably priced, which tends to be the case with most boutiques in the area. Anticipate what you've seen in folk art museums, lots of unique and creative approaches to upcycling that incorporate an old tin can or antique lampshade. I was particularly caught staring at the work of Levi Koenen and Angela Rossi, the former merges license plates from around the country into neat wall hangings, the latter adds a post-modern twist to chinaware. The owner was nice, too, even if her 14 year-old dog had beef with our super chihuahua. As she mentioned, he was probably too blind to know what he was barking at.

We spent four hours traversing the streets of Madrid, this is one of just a handful of shops that…read morereally stood out, for me, anyway. I love this universal truth about small towns: virtually all civic and public resources have literal titles. Thus, Sprit In Art, while located in Gypsy Plaza, is situated along Firehouse Lane because, well, it's the road where the old Firehouse was and, just so happens, now helms the new Firehouse. It's run by volunteers because, well, of course it is. But anyway, Spirit in Art. First, the vibe and bright light streaming in this space is radically different than the Gypsy neighbors. The small studio mainly features clay sculpture from resident artist Liz Paterson, and her work is really fantastic; she throws gorgeous, smooth pots and plates, and designs characters that look like locals (not Madrid locals, Native real-deal locals), and recently her work has teetered political. We admired what we saw, Liz was really sweet with our kiddo, and she had some work that she said was imperfect which she gave away, free. We settled on a nice sage/meditation dish that was "smoked" and definitely fit my lady's spiritual den, that's her thing. Anyway, well worth a visit.

Driving towards Madrid, from the Albuquerque airport, we spotted this place with an eccentric…read moredecoration on the road. At first it looks like someone's house but all the colored glass bottles, décor and a sign saying "come in" suggested otherwise. So we stopped, parked right outside and started "studying" the outside, slowly moving inside. There we found more eccentric things like a sand dog, a mini golf area, a psychiatrist couch, a cantina, a tattooed tree and so much more, all created by the one and only Leroy. Who is Leroy, we asked ourselves the same question, when he appeared out of nowhere and started introducing himself and showing us around. At first it was a bit scary, being in the middle of nowhere with this man telling us to go into the closed cantina (we all looked at each other but went in anyway, making sure one of us stood by the door just in case). But after a few moments we realized this was just all fun, and he really enjoys having people over and giving them the tour of his place. A place he created for himself and for anyone that wants to enjoy a bit of his imagination. The tour is as short or as long as you want it to be. Leroy will show you around, tell you about each station or piece of art. He will tell you stories, make you laugh, and also will allow you to touch, play and stay as long as you want. He'll answer questions, and loves receiving photos and/ or notes of the people that have visited (he keeps all these in the cantina), and has a guest book at the entrance to be signed on the way out. Needless to say this was a really cute and fun stop on our trip and one we will never forget.

Looking for eccentric? Looking for a roadside attraction you…read morewont find on line? Want a sense crazy mixed with genius in a cantankerous character? Gold mine! We were driving by this place last year and it was near dark, so we didn't stop in. This year when visiting Madrid we were driving by in the afternoon when the glint of sun light from the beer bottles laced atop the entry caught our eye. we pulled spontaneously to check out what this place was. We stepped a couple feet in, noting all the colorful things taking up the place. But before we could figure out what was going on, the proprietor seemed to appear out of know where. "Hello, Hello, Hello, I'm Leroy", he declared. In front of us what a older guy with a wild beard, a handful of Chiclet teeth in his mouth, which happened to be grinning ear to ear. He said the tour is starting. I didn't recall us agreeing to any tour, but we were all game. How showed us his "Cantina", "Flower", "Psychologist Couch" and more exhibits of his own making. They were all found art pieces in his front yard area. The entire visit may have only been 30 minutes or maybe it was more. Time wasn't flowing smoothly while we were there. I was glad for the spontaneous stop, and we were happy to sign the journal and make a donation. I'm sure you would not regret the stop either.

I needed custom shirts on very short notice and the team made it happen with an impressively quick…read moreturnaround. The ordering process was seamless. They helped me perfect my design in no time and the final product was top quality. Friendly, knowledgeable, and truly a pleasure to work with! I highly recommend!

Receive some amazing sweaters that I custom ordered. They were very patient rapid completion and…read moreamazing customer service. I've already put in two orders and I plant order more moving forward. They cleaned up artwork as I needed thumbs up.