Verónica Castillo Hernández started out learning the craft of árboles de la vida — tree of life sculptures — from her traditionalist parents in her native state of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City.
San Antonio artist Verónica Castillo Hernández started out learning the craft of— tree of life sculptures — from her traditionalist parents in her native state of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City.
Castillo’s trees of life include traditional butterflies, marigolds, and hummingbirds to represent the life-giving sun and the spirits of the living and the dead, but might also incorporate symbols of capitalist consumption, figures of the murderous minions of drug lords and elements of climate change and Mother Earth in pain.
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Ultimately, Castillo credits her father for giving her the confidence to express her ideas as she saw them. In addition to artistic excellence, Castillo’s dedication to teaching at MujerArtes helped her win a National Endowment for the Artsin 2013. “I was really impressed by her commitment to the community,” said humanities scholar, folklorist and Trinity University professor Norma Cantú, who nominated Castillo for the award.
“What you see around you is a gallery space that’s also used not just for exhibitions,” Torres said, but for communityand gatherings, parties, weddings, business meetings and workshops of all sorts from dancing to new age therapies.
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