Read, Make, Discuss

 "The colors linger into the early winter, in the brown and orange leaves on the cottonwoods along the streams and irrigation ditches, in the strings of red chili on the fronts of houses, and in the groves of lemon yellow aspens far up in the mountains." - John Brinckerhoff Jackson, A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time, page 20

          We often associate the same few colors with Mexican heritage, such a yellow and red. I was heavily inspired by the use of color and adjectives used to describe pueblo architecture in the first few chapters. The linework beneath the painting itself is reminiscent of a map, much like the one found on page 35 that details the plan of a bonito pueblo. Beneath all of the colors that surround the structures is a foundation much like that of a blueprint. The work is reminiscent of a simpler time that didn't involve the use of technology and modern day luxuries. 

          

(Reference photo, page 35)

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"... It is a repetiton which creates the periodic or rhythmic recurrence of spaces and events, the cosmic order." - John Brinckerhoff Jackson, A Sence of Place, a Sense of Time, page 32

          There is a specific and organic repetition that exists in this piece. It reflects the same repetition visible in prehistoric pueblo masonry, defined by a smooth surface rather than strength. There is an undeniable aesthetic quality to things that repeat and grow, even if it is unsustainable. But it is that same unsustainable attribute that draws us in and makes us feel even more curious about it's purpose. There is a particular picture on page 44 that I used as reference to this type of architecture, and each stone is a different size that still maintains smoothness.  

(Rerefence photo, page 44)