Future Mountains: Art Dinner with Hans and Marianne Sundquist

Hans Sundquist, also known as “Future Mountains”, is an artist and designer based in Santa Fe, NM. His work is down-to-earth and often playful, blending basic forms and symbols that resemble found fragments of a larger narrative.

Born in St. Paul, MN, Hans spent his childhood summers in Sawyer, MI exploring the creeks, dunes, and woods, collecting crinoid fossils and adventures along the way. Hans received an MFA in painting and drawing from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007. In 2008, he co-founded Julius Caesar, an independent artist collective and gallery in Chicago, and co-directed it for 6 years. Hans has lived in St. Paul, Chicago, New York, and San Diego. He lives in New Mexico with his wife, 2 boys, and dog splitting time as a graphic designer and artist.

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Marianne Sundquist is a chef and writer living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from Hope College and a Grand Diploma in Culinary Arts from The French Culinary Institute in New York. Her food writing has appeared in New Mexico Magazine and she has written a weekly column for The Santa Fe New Mexican for two hundred weeks in a row and counting. In 2020, she co-founded Stokli, an online shop celebrating nourishing goods from the high desert. She loves cooking for events and clients when she finds a bit of extra time.

I have been enthralled with cooking and food since I was a kid hiding under the kitchen table at my aunt’s house on Long Island, watching her put the finishing touches on Christmas dinner. I have always felt a pull to the physical act of cooking, and the transformative utility of something that happens every day, all over the world. When I write for home cooks. I am right there exploring and learning with them. And when I am cooking in Santa Fe or anywhere else, I let seasons take the lead. Not only does this make deciding what to cook easy, it's a constant opportunity to participate in wherever it is we call home. Participating is like voting. It's a privilege, right, and also a responsibility. This is a part of living in a community. It's also a continuous chance to celebrate, a steady marking of time and small things— when the quiet of winter sets in and a pot of soup lasts most of the week, when the lavender blooms, when the apricots have survived the last freeze, at the end of summer when the whole town permeates with the scent of fire-roasted corn and chiles.