Rhonda Crespin

Rhonda Crespin is a Santera – an artist that makes images of the santos (saints or holy images) in the form of bultos and retablos (painted wooden sculptures and panels). She began working in the Spanish colonial tradition exclusively in 1988. Rhonda was born in New Mexico in 1962 and can trace her Spanish ancestors to the arrival of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in the 1540s. Artistic talent is also inherited, and she mastered the centuries-old art techniques through personal research and apprenticeship using traditional tools and materials. Since 1992 she exhibits at Santa Fe’s Annual Spanish Market and other juried Art shows and events, including workshops, guest lectures, and educational outreach programs. Her work is represented in several museums and private collections. ” I love this art form because it unites and expresses what is closest to my heart, faith, family, tradition, and art!”

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