{"product_id":"rooted-in-clay-josie-mndez-negrete-9781735121062","title":"Rooted in Clay: Verica Castillo y su arte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Verica Castillo, a fourth-generation ceramic artist from the state of Puebla, Mexico, is a national and international treasure. She inherited one\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the most important lineages of Mexican popular art, and she has continued, extended, and revivified the distinguished traditions that were developed by her ancestors. \u003cem\u003eRooted in Clay: Verica Castillo y su arte\u003c\/em\u003e treats her personal artistic journey, from her childhood in Mexico to her engagement with contemporary issues in the present-day United States. Verica's story is told with love and insight by Dr. Josie M駭dez-Negrete.\"\u003c\/p\u003eRuben C. Cordova, PhD\u003cp\u003eArt Historian \u0026amp; Curator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of Con Safo: The Chicano Art Group and the Politics of South Texas \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Josie M駭dez-Negrete brings us closer to Veronica's life and legacy. We learn of Castillo's artistic and political influences throughout her life-from growing up as a fourth-generation artist in a family of ceramicists, to her activism with native movements, and her migration to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnited States where she dared to step outside \u003cem\u003ela tradici\u003c\/em\u003e to capture political themes that denounce oppression in all its forms. \u003cem\u003eRooted in Clay \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a deep appreciation of Castillo's unmatched creations and her political commitment to social change.\"\u003c\/p\u003eLilliana Patricia Salda, PhD\u003cp\u003eAssociate Professor of Mexican American Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Texas at San Antonio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Josie M駭dez-Negrete documents the life and work of world-renowned ceramicist Veronica Castillo, unearthing what it means to be an artist that hungers for justice, from the family \u003cem\u003etaller\u003c\/em\u003e to the community cooperative, from the Zapatistas to the women of Ju疵ez. The artist is both influenced\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby tradition and must break tradition to create a body of work that reflects her vision of the world. Castillo crafts and molds a way of life that honors the Earth by building spaces of collective care and radical imagination. Rooted, grounded, embedded, deep.\" \u003c\/p\u003eVirginia Grise, MFA\u003cp\u003eAward-winning Interdisciplinary Artist \u0026amp; Playwright\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josie M駭dez-Negrete\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1735121061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781735121062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Conocimientos Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Josie M駭dez-Negrete","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44170041786623,"sku":"9781735121062","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0fcc517b-a3b7-44eb-816d-f13587f99f19.jpg?v=1689656466","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rooted-in-clay-josie-mndez-negrete-9781735121062","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}