Turtle Spirit

Parrots Shield

Birthing Goddess

Quetzalcaotl

Guardians of the Four Directions

Peco Shield

Ouroboros

Shields

These shields were all printed in a two year period, from 1992 to 1993.  I used the facilities at the Graphics Department at the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco California. I was trained to silkscreen my own designs manually. This was a very fascinating and time consuming process. My prints were very much inspired by the Latin American environment and by the many artists of all colors and disciplines. 

 

“ La Raza” was the theme that bonded us all. There were poets, painters, etching artists, printers, dancers, and drummers. We all dedicated our work in praise of our race which is a compound of several elements: indigenous (Native of the Americas), European, and black 


My contribution was in some research about ancient
pre-Columbian pottery and weaving . 


The result was this series I entitled
“Shields of the Americas”

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