Lydia Garcia, San Pasqual Retablo
San Pascual retablo made by beloved Taos Santera Lydia Garcia, featuring the patron saint of chefs and kitchens, in shades of blue and brown with red chile ristras, a companionable cat, and a horn oven. San Pascual was a simple Franciscan monk who through prayer and meditation was able to provide wonderful meals from humble ingredients to feed his brothers at a Valencia, Spain monastery.
Lydia usually includes a prayer along with her signature on the rear of the retablo. This piece is dated 1998, is 4 x 8 x ⅝ inches, made with oil paint on pine board with attached wire for hanging.
San Pascual retablo made by beloved Taos Santera Lydia Garcia, featuring the patron saint of chefs and kitchens, in shades of blue and brown with red chile ristras, a companionable cat, and a horn oven. San Pascual was a simple Franciscan monk who through prayer and meditation was able to provide wonderful meals from humble ingredients to feed his brothers at a Valencia, Spain monastery.
Lydia usually includes a prayer along with her signature on the rear of the retablo. This piece is dated 1998, is 4 x 8 x ⅝ inches, made with oil paint on pine board with attached wire for hanging.
San Pascual retablo made by beloved Taos Santera Lydia Garcia, featuring the patron saint of chefs and kitchens, in shades of blue and brown with red chile ristras, a companionable cat, and a horn oven. San Pascual was a simple Franciscan monk who through prayer and meditation was able to provide wonderful meals from humble ingredients to feed his brothers at a Valencia, Spain monastery.
Lydia usually includes a prayer along with her signature on the rear of the retablo. This piece is dated 1998, is 4 x 8 x ⅝ inches, made with oil paint on pine board with attached wire for hanging.