The Santa Fe Reporter from Santa Fe, New Mexico • Page 20

Meet Dana Rice, Owner HABITATS INTERIOR PLANTSCAPING 986-0288 Dana Rice, owner of Habitats Interior Plantscaping has loved gardening since he was 10 years old. This is truly Dana's niche in life. In the past he had an exterior landscaping business. Today, as an interior plant- scaper, he is available for malls, office buildings, atriums, hotels and private residences. A whole gamut of services is offered ranging from design to installation to maintenance.

Free consultation is featured, enabling a prospective client an idea of how plants can work in their home environment, for example. Dana is especially sensitive to the present desert ecosystem. Water is such a precious commodity that he takes this into consideration in all his work. He believes in retaining the exterior specialness-of the desert while enjoying the beauty and benefits of plants on the interior. For example, Dana discusses a recent NASA two year study on the subject of air pollution.

One of the findings is that plants can significantly reduce air pollution in an office setting by absorbing such pollutants as cigarette smoke and contributing healthier, cleaner air. Dana only uses organic products in his business, such as organic fertilizers, organic insecticides and seaweed. Water gardens are a fascinating specialty of his. Tropical and water plants are utilized to create a mini-ecosystem in a small pond along with fish and snails. Dana suggests using fountains in a water garden to add positive ions to the environment as well as moisturizing the air.

At Habitats Interior Plantscaping, service is the emphasis. Reasonable prices enable the consistent care of plants, and quality is never compromised. Call Dana Rice to see how plants can add beauty and health to your setting! Meet your Business in the fourth edition of OPEN FOR BUSINESS Santa Fe Reporter 988-5541 This could be your space and your face, looking out at thousands of eager-to-buy Santa Feans. If you missed out on this issue, fear not, we'll be repeating our fourth edition of Open for Business in September. So call us now, 988-5541, at the Reporter, to reserve your space in the next exciting issue of Open For Business.

Meet Gina Gray and Michael Conneltey, Partners HENRY ROAN HORSE GALLERY 418 Cerriilos Road, Design Center Santa Fe, second level 983-6295 The monoprints and watercolors of Osage artist Gina Gray are showcased in the gallery that bears her great grandfather's name: Henry Roan Horse. Gray, who draws heavily from her Osage ancestry, incoiporates the traditional images of her childhood into her own contemporary lifestyle, creating a uniquely developed style of painting. Working in many watercolors, Gray's stylized, contemporary works are characterized, by her use of bold, bright colors in unusual combination. Using angular, striking lines, Gray, an Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA) alumni, is recognized for her strength in portrait profiles of full-face warriors. Her monoprints span the distance from abstract landscapes to Osage ribbonwork.

And Gray is one of four IAIA artists whose art hangs in royal houses around the world. Her unique watercolors were chosen by members of the royal family of Jordan for their palace. Henry Roan Horse Gallery also represents Bruce King, a Chippewa Indian and IAIA alumni who paints in oils, and Victor Gabriel, a Washoe Indian who creates contemporary silver and gold jewelry. Gray Images, adjacent to the gallery, showcases Gina Gray's hand-painted denim jackets and pillows. "I do not consider myself a traditional Native American artist," said Gray, whose work has been in shows and galleries around the country.

"As a child, I lived in an urban setting, and my cultural upbringing was very diverse. This is probably the origin of my strong usage of colors: the brilliance of our universe, the broad range of heritages of an urban collaboration and the influence this multicultural lifestyle has had upon my people, however corrupt or divine." Meet Marty and Martha Castillo, Owners HIGH COUNTRY MARINE 7501 Cerriilos Rd. (until April 2nd,) Track Frontage Road (.9 mile south of Cerriilos Road turn-off) 471-4077 Marty Castillo has moved High Country boats on the markets today, in several different groups ranging from 15 to 45 feet in length, as well as a Cobra fishing model. New on the scene is the VIP fiberglass runabout, a powerful ski boat that slices cleanly through the water. Also new is the 1990 Lowe pontoon boat, just in time for Marine from Cerriilos road to a new, bigger and better facility on Frontage Road, where all his loyal customers will find the same top-of-the-line boats, as well as some exciting new ones.

"There's no need for anyone to go to Albuquerque to buy a boat," said Marty, who summer cruises on the open lake under a built his first craft when he was 15. His full love of boats and all things marine has only grown since then. Now his business boasts the largest selection of boats in northern New Mexico. Leading the High country Marine flotlil- la are Bayliners, the most popular power For fishing buffs, High Country carries Cajuns, a 16- to 19-foot fishing boat from Louisiana, and smaller aluminum boats by Lowe and Sea Nymph. Marty's is also an authorized dealer for Mercury, Force and OMC Cobra motors.

Boats and motors alike are backed up by High Country Marine's excellent service department and certified mechanics. Marty Castillo is particularly proud of his company's customer satisfaction index, which rates in the 96th percentile for the entire Western region. "We want people to be happy with our product and our service," said Marty, who invites everyone to High country's Grand Opening in May. "We go the extra mile to make sure that happens." 6 OPEN FOR BUSINESS Santa Fe Reporter Spring 1990.