Portrait of a River

Collaboration with daniela del mar
2024

Silk, vellum, ash ink

daniela del mar and I collaborated on a project about the Gallinas River, the river near my childhood home that also supplies drinking water to Las Vegas. The river was severely compromised by debris flow from the wildfire. I see the Gallinas as an old friend, and we were curious how others view their relationship with this river. In our community-engaged project, titled Portrait of a River, we asked local residents to help us create this work by sharing their feelings about the Gallinas River. We held a letterpress workshop where local community members used wildfire ash to print their responses on vellum and incorporate them into a large sculpture.