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For sisters regrets can be too many to name. These sisters are stepping out in the old style of Appalachian clogging. The border is a tribute to Mexican tinwork and milagros, tiny votive offerings used to represent fervent desires and to express gratitude for wishes granted.

Texas born and raised, daughter of informally trained artists and craftspeople, I draw inspiration from folk traditions, especially from the arts of the Mexican Dias de los Muertos, the European Danse Macabre, the Haitian Vodou banner, and the Colonial American needleworker. The paintings and papercuts of my DANZA MACABRA dramatize the reality of death as a part of life that we must embrace if we are to live with our whole hearts. They propose an attitude of radical acceptance--with gusto. Each piece centers on a dance, modern or traditional. Some are papercuts; most are paintings in acrylic on canvas. The paintings and beadworks of the MAGIC CATS hint at the mysteries of animism, in which all nature is known to be imbued with...