And now, we continue our series on the Sonoran Desert, Saguaro Land.
Today, we’re foraging the desert with an artist who actually uses pieces of the Sonoran Desert in her work.
Mayme Kratz grew up about 60 miles east of San Diego, on the edge of the Anza Borrego Desert. She says it was part of her landscape growing up — and part of the reason she was drawn to Phoenix.
She currently has an exhibit called “Dark Garden” at Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix. In it, she incorporates parts of plants and other desert creatures into her art.
The Show met up with Kratz at the gallery to talk more about her work and began by talking about the difference between the desert in which she grew up and the one in which she now lives.
“Dark Garden” is on display at Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix through April 2023.
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The Show's Amy Silverman reflects on the Saguaro Land series, and the plight of the iconic Sonoran Desert cactus that is its namesake. -
The Show is exploring the desert season by season in the series Saguaro Land — through music, art, literature, food, drink, flora and fauna — and now through design. -
Journalist Caroline Tracey has watched as Instagram and other platforms have turned a spotlight on the desert in ways she finds both refreshing — and troubling. She spoke to The Show more about the trend and what it means. -
In The Show's newest installment of Saguaro Land, we learned about using the desert to make music from Kyle Bert, who has been turning agave stalk into didgeridoos for 25 years. -
Tempe artist Safwat Saleem used baking as a metaphor for describing how he and his young daughter are learning to thrive in the Sonoran Desert.
