This series of line drawings by legendary Santera (saint-maker) Marie Romero Cash, depict many of the popular Saints painted by the santeros of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Northern New Mexico.
She has written several books and magazine articles on the culture and religion of Northern New Mexico and has lectured widely on the subject for the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities..
Her award-winning works are in major museums and private collections throughout the United States, Mexico, Africa and The Vatican.
Born in Santa Fe, Marie Romero Cash has been a Santera (saint-maker) for over thirty years.
There is also an author preface and an article about Marie Romero Cash by well-known journalist, Kay Lockridge.
Teachers will find this Coloring Book a valuable teaching tool.
Easy to read information on many popular patron Saints is included, as is the feast day of each saint.
Each full-page image is suitable for Coloring by children at playtime or in a classroom setting.
In creating this Coloring book, my goal was to not only impart knowledge about the santero culture, but to provide images that could be colored in by children or adults, and could also be used for many other purposes, including embroidery or various decorative arts.
The Saints have always been an integral part of the culture, Marie says, so much so that in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in New Mexico the art of the religious folk art of the santero became a part of its history.
This series of line drawings by legendary Santera (saint-maker) Marie Romero Cash, depict many of the popular Saints painted by the santeros of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Northern New Mexico
