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Earth, Sand & Water: Making Adobe Bricks

January 18, 2022May 21, 2020 by SFA Staff

Photo essay by Kathleen Dreier In March of this year, adobe brick maker David Yubeta gathered with community members to teach a workshop on adobe … Read more

Desert Matriarch: Stella Tucker, 1947-2019

February 9, 2022January 29, 2019 by SFA Staff

by Kimi Eisele AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2018, SFA awarded a Master-Apprentice Artist Award to Stella Tucker, a Tohono O’odham elder and teacher, in honor of … Read more

ARTIFACT: K’uipud, for Reaching Saguaro Fruit

July 3, 2023June 29, 2023 by SFA Staff

ARTIFACT: K’uipud or “cactus puller,” also the O’odham word for the constellation, the Big Dipper SIZE: 15-30 feet in length MATERIAL: Saguaro ribs, creosote branches, … Read more

The Bleeding of a Nation: A Soundtrack

January 6, 2022September 23, 2020 by SFA Staff

A writer and mother asks, “What is the anthem of today’s civil rights movement?” by Adiba Nelson As we anxiously await November, the protests for … Read more

Alica McKenna Johnson, a person with a light skin tone, red hair pulled back, and a black sweatshirt, stands in front of trees with a N95 face mask pulled down.

Wired to Serve: Making Essential Workers Visible

January 19, 2022April 17, 2020 by SFA Staff

Occupational folklife reveals the customs, traditions, lingo, and superstitions of the job and often brings visibility to those who labor behind the scenes or in … Read more