An Indo-European base root for culture is to revolve and to dwell. Images represented showcase persons, places, events, and visual symbols. It’s the doing, repeating, preserving, and infusing beliefs. A significance is assigned and embodied. Traditions assign meaning and create touchstones. Participation creates culture. Culture invokes remembrance
Exploring indigenous, southwestern, and differing heritages drive me. I wander ancient lands, habitats, and communal ceremonies. Remembrance is culture.
Mezquita-Catedral transept
Enveloping the simplicity and complexity of the spiral envelope, Richard Serra's Matter of Time takes the viewer on a journey.
Two thousand years of cultural traditions and Christian customs allow small workshops to thrive in Braga. Artisans take seriously their role.
While Spain is declared a secular society, over 80 percent of the Spanish practice Christianity. Historically the Iberian culture coexisted among Islamism, Judaism, and Christianity.
The Great Mosque, the exquisite space" dates back to Al-Andalus.
A Pre-Romanesque iglesia located in Cillorigo de Liebana Spain. Moorish arches adorn the structure.
National Heritage Fellowship recipient, Nathan Jackson demonstrates Tlingit Totem techniques.
Master santero Felix Lopez working to preserve altar screens in San Antonio de Padua.
Cordova Santeros Jerry Sandoval