Visiting artists at work in the high desert: September 17, 2016

We visited several artists' studios on the Pojoaque River art tour.  The air in the high desert is fragrant with mountain sage (plant with yellow flowers).

This artist makes hollow clay birds.  The birds, stuffed with healing herbs, are attached to a person's clothing.

Finished spirit birds.

George Rivera is a sculptor.  This is a statue of Popé or Po'pay (/ˈpoʊpeɪ/; ca. 1630 – ca. 1688).  He was a Tewa religious leader from Ohkay Owingeh (known since the colonial period as San Juan Pueblo), who led the Pueblo Revolt in 1680 against Spanish colonial rule.  The cantilevered statue will be placed outside a museum in the pueblo.  The pole beneath the horse's belly won't be needed as part of the permanent exhibition.