Marcia Johnson has returned over and over to areas covered in the book-drawn to their qualities much as the Taos artists were. Her library is well stocked with fiction and non-fiction set in northern New Mexico. She earned a BA in philosophy cum laude from The Colorado College.

"A review of adobe as used in regional architecture, especially New Mexico, where adobe is an ancient and dynamic use of mud and dried mud sections that create a house that is sensual and charming"--