Santos of Spanish New Mexico, A Coloring Book: English and

Santos of Spanish New Mexico, A Coloring Book: English and Spanish Text

The mystery. The rich heritage. The haunting sorrow and mesmerizing beauty captured in the solemn eyes of the saints. Explore the world of the Northern New Mexican Santo in this coloring book unlike any other. Santos of Spanish New Mexico is a perfect introduction for both young and old into the art of carving and painting images of saints that represent the care and love of the community that the Santero (maker of saint images) comes from. The Santero is a self-taught craftsman who utilizes handmade tools, pine, aspen, cedar or cottonwood root to fashion representations, figurines, and objects in honor of the patron deities brought to the New World by their ancestors during the late 16th century. Learn a little about the saints and the various depictions you can recognize anywhere throughout Northern New Mexico. A tradition handed down from generation to generation, the art of making Santos is still very much alive and thriving in this special region of the world. Care has been taken to be faithful to the artistic details of the original works. Like the folk art he has endeavored to reproduce, Al Chapman's drawings in this book are simple and sincere. This book is a good companion to What is a New Mexico Santo? by Eluid Levi Martinez and Santos, A Coloring Book of New Mexico Saints by Marie Romero Cash, both from Sunstone Press.
Country USA
Brand Sunstone Press
Manufacturer Sunstone Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 43187-38911
Color Other
UnitCount 1
Format Coloring Book
EANs 9780865342385
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Sunstone Press
Manufacturer	Sunstone Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	43187-38911
Color	Other
UnitCount	1
Format	Coloring Book
EANs	9780865342385
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Santos of Spanish New Mexico, A Coloring Book: English and Spanish Text

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