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Doll Maker Photograph |
Artist Statement: In the weathered face of a doll maker, peddling her wares on the streets of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, I see a feminine incarnation of the divine. The Otomi-made Maria dolls she sells are in traditional clothing, taking away the stigma of an indigenous look by celebrating and welcoming it. Richard Rohr says that Mary, the Mother of God, Maria, "symbolizes the first incarnation, or Mother Earth." In this indigenous woman, in her earthiness, I see Maria. Bio: In my vocation as priest and as artist, I endeavor to evoke the holy. I use visual art, writing, meditation, and other devotional practices to invite others to awaken to the mystery of love at the heart of the universe, risk sacred encounter, and cross the threshold of their heart's deepest hopes. |
