“It Sounds Like Mexico”: Lessons in Mexican Folk Harp
Adrian Perez, 30, has been playing the Mexican folk harp for 15 years. The instrument traces traditional roots to jarocho music of the southern coast … Read more
The Soul and Song of Weaving: Barbara Teller Ornelas
Barbara Teller Ornelas is a fifth generation Navajo weaver in the Two Grey Hills tradition. With her sister Lynda Teller Pete, she co-authored Spiderwoman’s Children: … Read more
Singing Agaves: An Interview with Violin Maker Anthony Belvado
Anthony Belvado is a violin maker from the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Traditional Apache violins are made by hand from a hollowed agave stalk and … Read more
Ofrenda: Altar Makers Create Bridges between Life and Death
Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Ahrens are altar makers from East Los Angeles. Ofelia is a sixth generation altarista and printmaker, who was recognized by … Read more
The Wood Is Like Magic: A conversation with Louis David Valenzuela
Making ceremonial masks from cottonwood is a special and spiritual practice. Yaqui/Yoeme artist Louis David Valenzuela learned the artform from traditional pascola maskmakers in Tucson’s … Read more