ARTIFACT: K’uipud, for Reaching Saguaro Fruit
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
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The Last Potter and the Next One
The late Ron Carlos and his apprentice, August Wood, on traditions of O’odham and Piipaash pottery. Ron Carlos passed away in May 2023 due to … Read more
Artists del Maíz and Maguey
Three contemporary artists find identity, healing, and liberation with corn and agave. by Kimi Eisele The artist Jorge Rojas wants to read your future in … Read more
A Festival to Honor the Earth
A new Water Is Life gathering in the Southwest uses music and art to build relationships and resistance on behalf of land, water, and Indigenous … Read more
Sonoran Quipu: Cecilia Vicuña’s Map to the Desert Future
by Kimi Eisele In the early 2000s—before border politics made it feel too precarious for me—I used to backpack with a friend in the Cabeza … Read more