Woven

Guatemala bombards the senses, visually and emotionally. Last winter, after returning home from a third trip teaching art in that intriguing country, I sat with a pile of photos from my students and fellow travelers. The color and patterns and faces of the women called to be recorded and so I squared off some watercolor paper and got started, not having any concept of the finished product. The process of sorting the photos and choosing the face that belonged next to another became a joyful game. The cloth, faces, baskets, flowers, and background color became woven all together. The painting was finished in November.