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From the
Frog’s Mouth
Reycita Garcia
San Juan
Pueblo, New Mexico
Reycita Garcia of
San Juan Pueblo relishes the soft hues of earthen colors, but her figures are
“westernized.” St. Joseph is dressed cowboy style, the child wears Doctor
Denton’s baby pajamas, and Mary proudly shows off the many buttons of her dress.
However, the special feature of this set is the frog. He is a storyteller. Frogs
are figures of wisdom and symbols of transformation. He tells the story of life
from its simplest expression in water and mud to the coming of Jesus, the
life-giver himself. |