The Anthropology of Turquoise Meloy Ellen
The Anthropology of Turquoise Meloy Ellen In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise--the color and the gem--to probe deeper into our…
Specifikacia The Anthropology of Turquoise Meloy Ellen
The Anthropology of Turquoise Meloy Ellen
In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise--the color and the gem--to probe deeper into our profound human attachment to landscape.From the Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Bahamas to her home ground on the high plateaus and deep canyons of the Southwest, we journey with Meloy through vistas of both great beauty and great desecration. She introduces us to Navajo "velvet grandmothers" whose attire and aesthetics absorb the vivid palette of their homeland, as well as to Persians who consider turquoise the life-saving equivalent of a bullet-proof vest. Her keen vision makes us look anew at ancestral mountains, turquoise seas, and even motel swimming pools.
Throughout, Meloy invites us to appreciate along with her the endless surprises in all of life and celebrates the seduction to be found in
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