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on the square in llano, texas
on the square in llano, texas
Maggie Booth
“Cositas:” little things. They are what you make of them: guardians, or talismans, spirit figures to watch over you and yours. Born of the earth, they are shaped with clay, bones, feathers, seeds, and the imprint of herbs and grasses. They are embellished with small objects that I have collected over the years. These are things that once belonged to others; now they take on a different meaning and are closer to the elements from which they came. They aren’t really planned and the results often surprise me. They are my way of honoring the land, its people and its animals.
I am a native of Texas, born in Austin, raised in Houston and a graduate of Southwest Texas University (now Texas State). After living in Houston for nearly 40 years, I moved to Galveston in 1995, in order to escape city congestion, and to renovate a 100-year-old house. There I started classes in ceramics at Galveston College and built a studio in the basement.
After 10 years on the island, I needed a change of scenery. My love of nature had been nurtured over a lifetime of summers spent at my grandparent’s ranch, near Marble Falls, Texas. I now live on a part of that same ranch, re-christened the Red-Tail Ranch. My partner and I designed, built, decorated and moved into our new house, where I now have a kiln and spacious studio among many childhood memories. This rich environment has provided new inspiration for my work.
I have also come to understand the land and its inhabitants in a new way by becoming a member of the Native Plant Society and the Highland Lakes Master Naturalists. It is a pleasure for me to share my expression of that awareness with you.
llano,texas 78643
325.247.4963
325.247.4963
#56 Cinco Blanco clay, fossil head, leather, pheasant feathers, shell beads, deer rib arms,
sea fan, metal rings, stone & shell feet.
sea fan, metal rings, stone & shell feet.
#42 Cinco Blanco clay, raccoon bone legs, deer vertebra head, beads, waxed cord, pheasant
& chicken feathers.
& chicken feathers.
#37 Mother Series.
Cinco Rojo clay, shell beads (black, silver, brass, cat-eye), coral arms, bone, horsehair, deerskin, armadillo pelvis, wire.
Cinco Rojo clay, shell beads (black, silver, brass, cat-eye), coral arms, bone, horsehair, deerskin, armadillo pelvis, wire.
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