Birth of Anacaona P09118-P03891 then painted black to accentuate

then painted black to accentuate the form of each element

hand-woven one-at-a-time around lightweight acrylic orbs

This hand-built coil and carved bowl features cutouts and is constructed from brown and black unglazed stoneware

as hand-formed porcelain homes appear to float above the matching canvas

Perforated nappa leather with intricate laser-cut trim wraps the foot

Birth of Anacaona P09118-P03891 then painted black to accentuateThis piece is highly personal. It represents Anacaona the heroine of Quisqueya (the Taino name for present day Haiti and Dominican Republic). She captured the artist's imagination as a child. There is a sculpture of her on the base of a Columbus monument in Santo Domingo. She was a poetess and a rebel. Quisqueya was ruled by five Taino tribes. Her father, brother and her husband Caonabo were chieftains. He was a warrior and fought the Spaniards, but