Arts and crafts

When it comes to putting an avant-garde twist on a deeply entrenched tradition, how much is too much?

That’s the big question facing artists and organizers of Traditional Spanish Market.

Nearly seven decades after it first showcased the Spanish Colonial-style arts and crafts that have endured for centuries as part of New Mexico culture — such as weaving, tinwork, straw applique, and paintings and carvings of saints — the annual market is at a difficult crossroads.