Reviving the Desert Sunset

Reviving the Desert Sunset is a temporary mural commissioned by SOMOS Abq 2020. It’s composed solely of charcoal and lime wash.

Deep Rooted

Deep Rooted is a temporary site-specific art installation commissioned by SOMOS Abq 2019. The piece involved the creation and destruction of a 10 foot circular sand painting of flowers native to New Mexico. Through colorful depictions of local plants, nature is reintroduced into the paved environment of Albuquerque’s Civic Plaza. The work is then offered up to the unpredictable impulses of both weather and human actions. Deep Rooted invites viewers to reflect on the beauty and value of native plants as well as the resilience and potential fragility of our natural environment.

Divinely Human: the Three Graces

A contemporary re-imagining of the Three Graces from ancient Greece, these three Albuquerque Goddesses each stand 8 feet tall. Built of wood, fabric, panel, and paint, the Goddesses are inspired by living local woman. These seemingly ordinary women are presented as powerful and heroic, inviting us to see magic, dignity, and inherent value in the people around us. Each woman represented has chosen what specific power her Goddess embodies. The Goddesses of Inner Strength, Passion, and Authenticity ask us where and how we would like to welcome these qualities into our lives. Their garments have multiple pockets where we are invited to place personal handwritten wishes and intentions. LED candles may also be lit in place of, or along with, a wish. As the sun goes down and the number of candles increase, the piece glows with the light of our participation. This project celebrates the manifest and potential power of all women and invites us to participate in acts of recognition, respect, and reverence while also bringing a sense of wonder and magical possibility into our own lives.

Divinely Human was commissioned by SOMOS ABQ 2018 Fellowship. Over 350 anonymous wishes were collected by the Goddesses at SOMOS 2018.