Nomads

Nomads, 2017 took shape following a trip to visit my parents living in Arizona. I began this project in the studio at El Museo Latino, located in South Omaha, Nebraska. I carved a sculpture vessel depicting the fertility of the yucca plant, an essential botanical resource for Pre-Columbian nomadic peoples in the southwestern region of the United States. A double snake motif borders the sculpture to show the delerium of trekking a harsh and perilous landscape. Yucca seedlings were nursed inside the vessel. Meso-American stone carvings were influential in developing this work.