from 2 – 6 P.M.
Easter is the most important holiday of the festival calendar for many Mexican Catholics. The abundance of Easter and Lenten season rituals, such as processions, dances, and other observances are evidence of its significance.
To commemorate this season, The Folk Tree’s exhibition includes a wide variety of crosses from Latin America; paper mache work by Mexico City’s Joel Garcia; recycled oil drum art from Haiti; ceramic religious figures by Demetrio Aguilar from Oaxaca; santos (painted and unpainted wood carvings of saints) from Mexico and New Mexico; and milagros (miracle offerings).
Among others, area artists represented include: painters Joe Alvarez, Ozzie Carmona, Emilia Garcia, and Joel Nakamura; mixed media artists BJ Christofferson, Esperanza Garcia, and Mavis Leahy; paper mache artists Sarah Hage and Ulla Anobile; and jewelers Mayra Azanza, Kathy Buchanan, and Rossana Yang.
Saints & Sinners features Catholic devotional objects, contemporary pieces incorporating multi-cultural spiritual symbols, and work with a touch of irreverence that challenges traditional religious perspectives. Theists and secularists alike will appreciate the variety of work on view.
The Folk Tree is located at 217 South Fair Oaks Avenue, minutes walking distance from the Gold Line’s Del Mar Station (and just fifteen minutes from downtown Los Angeles off the end of the 110 freeway) near the heart of Old Pasadena. Gallery hours are:
M-W, 11-6; Th-Sat, 10-6; Sun, 12-5. For more information, contact The Folk Tree at 626/795-8733 or Gail Mishkin at 626/793-4828.
