Commissioned for the Winter 2008/09 cover of Edible Santa Fe magazine, Gift of the Corn Mother came into existence after a visit to the ancient Three Corn pueblito and the hoodoos of the Bisti badlands in Navajo country.New Mexico calls to me as raucously as the raven you see in my drawings. I come here willingly, drawn by the immensity of the sky, the layered palette of color and stories, and the scent of roasting chiles at the farmers market where I purchased the ingredients for this painting.
When I'm not in the studio painting on silk or creating raven stories, cooking is an artistic and meditative venue. Coming from a line of cooks and artists who equate food with love, I find great pleasure in bringing together friends to share conversations over visually appealing meals served on the table linens I design for museums.
