Title: Waka Series, work in progress
Year: Work in progress
Medium: Cast bronze
Dimensions: Waka is composed of four sculptures, with the total dimension being the dimensions of the sculptures combined. Stargazer 9.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 inches, Mama Ñust’a 9.5 x 4.5 x 4 inches, Llama Rumi 8.5 x 4.5 x 4 inches, and Ch’eqta Qaqa 8.5 x 4.5 x 4 inches.

Description: This work in progress speaks of natural sacred places in my home village Taray in the Sacred Valley of the Andes of Peru. These sacred places are called Waka in my Indigenous tongue Runa Simi, known as Quechua. The artwork in progress is a series of four sculptures composed of stylized designs representing and honoring these natural sacred formations.