¡Colores!; Understated Sacredness

KNME-TV (Television station : Albuquerque, N.M.) · January 17, 1990

#114 This week ¡Colores! accompanies Santa Clara Pueblo Indian, Rina Swentzell, as she traces the paths of her childhood through the Santa Clara pueblo. She describes for us the belief system on which she was raised, a socialization that encourages nurturing with nature. Swentzell shares her thoughts on the soul that dwells in all things, both living and non living. She discusses her experiences as a child growing up in a world where all things are held sacred, from the stones that line the pueblo paths to the cracks and crumbling of old pueblo architecture. The piece, entitled "An Understated Sacredness," delineates life, man's relationship with nature and his universe; columnist, V.B. Price introduces this week's segment. Profile: Cowboy sculptor, Hollis Fuchs, shares his experience as a ranch owner and how it has allowed him to interpret the life of the cowboy through his art. His wax, bronze sculptures are intricate and thoughtful pieces that speak of his own experience. His interest in art was sparked by a friend's encouragement and now he says sculpture is his disease.