Our Lady of Guadalupe

I found this lovely Guadalupe in a Taos shop across from the San Francisco de Asis Mission. It was made by Lydia Garcia.

From the CHAC gallery site: Lydia Garcia, known to the community and her collectors as Lydia, was born in Taos to a Hispanic family and as the eldest of five daughters was trained in the craft of the Saint makers. As a young girl Lydia worked alongside her father while he created Santos (saints) and wonderful objects in his wood working shop. Her hunger for art brought her to the studios of Taos’ artists, Ward Lockwood and Andrew Dasburg. In their studios, Lydia sat without saying a word, so that they would permit her to watch them work. In this manner Lydia initiated her own training, Lydia still paints anything she can get her hands on, recycled wood, old tin cans, old furniture, and treasures left outside her home by neighbors and friends.

December 12 is the feast day of our Lady of Guadalupe and celebrated in Mexico and the American southwest.