The Guadalupe de Muertes

This piece completed in 2000 and was shown at Tohono Chull in that year. The piece then toured  2 years as part of a show sponsored by The Arizona Commision on the Arts. G de M has not been publicly displayed since that time. It is an electrified wall hanging piece measuring 18 x 24 inches with an approximate depth of 8 inches. It is on pegs that force it from the wall creating a multi-colored glow about it's entire frame. The interior of the box is lit as well. This is truly a unique and one of a kind piece.
  
The Guadalupe de Muertes will be shown as part of a coming show in titled "La Morenita" at the Raices Taller Gallery 218E. 6th St Tucson Arizona. The show will run November 23rd to December 28th.

La Morenita is a theme that reflects traditional or contemporary interpretations of the Virgen de Guadalupe, Navidad, Hanukkah, Las Posadas, or Kwanzaa. In addition a Milagrito (folk art cross) depicting the virgin at it's center piece will be shown as well. Milagritos have long been a major component of the many creative projects at Rancho Milagrito.   
 The Gallery may be reached at (520) 881-5335 

Life of Pie

It's Pie Time !
Fresh Baked in the ovens of Rancho Milagrito and on it's way to Cornucopia Cafe in Art friendly Bisbee Arizona. This tasty piece of delicious Art will be present and available for carry out at Cornucopia's Grand Reopening Saturday 11/16 at 5:00 pm. "Life of Pie" will be among a number of irresistible baked and
unbaked offerings present for the most discriminating of palettes. Plan now to be a part of a creative and fun eve in support of one of Bisbees best eatery's. It's an evening guaranteed to leave you feeling totally satisfied.
  

   Dear friends and followers of The Shop at Rancho Milagrito. We are blessed, and busier than ever creating our colorful, and unique hand made ART. Below you will find a list of the quality venues both in the Tucson area and beyond where our craft is presently available. Our growing commitment to these shops, and galleries has rendered us short on time for presence at holiday craft fairs this coming season.

Please consider a visit to one of these locally owned quality sources in times ahead. In addition we continue to welcome folks to the shop and home gallery by appointment. Many thanks for your past support, and we look forward to sharing time with you again.
Royce Davenport  
The Shop at Rancho Milagrito 
Vail Arizona    (520) 762-9263   ranchomilagrito@msn.com

Church of the Holy Cross
780 Chapel Rd. Sedona Arizona 86336   (928) 282-4069

Church of The Holy Cross

Tucson Museum of ART  (Museum Shop)
140 N Main Ave  Tucson, AZ 85701    (520) 624-233

Tohono Chull Park  (new venue soon to be announced)
7366 North Paseo Del Norte  Tucson, AZ 85704    (520) 742-6455

Paloma ARTS
4747 E Sunrise Dr  Tucson, AZ 85718   (520) 577-9224

Hacienda del Sol  (Gift shop)  5501 N Hacienda Del Sol Rd. Tucson Az. (520) 299-1501

Jewelry Designs by Owen  74 Main St Bisbee, AZ 85603  (520) 432-4400

Birds, Blooms and Bugs

Birds, Blooms and Bugs

The shop at Rancho Milagrito is showing two pieces of work as a part of the Birds, Blooms and Bugs Exhibition in the Phoenix Airport Museum. The museum is located in Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This exhibition will run November 2, 2013 through May 4, 2014.

The two free standing pieces are shown below:

Gadfly

The Gadfly is a free standing metal sculpture, found object piece. A refitted carpenter drill serves as it's base.

Gadfly: Latin derivative: Flamboyansis Buzzin' Aroundasis.

Description: Exaggerated wing span and rapid wing fanning ability is said to have encouraged forest burnings in dry months. Gadfly's rareness to this region is considered of positive value as it only takes one Gadfly to wreck an entire garden party!

Note: When present in a given area, all other life forms nearby are by default, moved to the Endangered Species List. Nonetheless, absolutely lovely to behold!

Angel Claw

This piece intermittently moves between bug life, and plant life. It is an assemblage of both found metal, and a seed pod, taken from the devils claw plant of the Southern Arizona Region. The artist forages these pods and commits them to a process which then renders them in his words to "Angel Claws".

Dia de los Muertos

Celebration of Day of the Dead (Tohono Chull Park 2013)

Friends and followers of the shop at Rancho Milagrito; The shop is pleasured to be a part of Tohono Chull's Day of the Dead offering to the Tucson community for 2013. The show will host some of the region's best artists who will share their unique and insightful interpretations of a holiday that Tucsonans have taken to heart.

Show runs - September 13th thru November 10th

Reception - September 13th 5:30-7:30PM

Crossin' The Line (Meeting the after  life head on).

This free standing piece measures 12 x 16 inches with a depth of approximately 17 inches. This humorous drive on the wild side is a complete manufacture of found pieces of costume jewelry, an abandoned Stuart Little remote control car, and cast off skate board wheels found in the streets of old Bisbee, AZ. Not another one like it.

LIFE AS AN ARTIST
Did you choose ART or did it choose you?  In the course of our lives we have occasion to try on many shoes, as in possible vocations.  Perhaps like myself over time you have come to find only one pair that didn't pinch your toes.  This path unwinding that makes up our days is one of varied terrain. You will have need of the most comfortable shoes.  An ARTist is one who must work twice ,even three times as hard and travel further than what a good many folks would do. This done just to reach some level of validation in their eyes.  This is the journey. It's the path that I travel, and my life has been richly rewarded in this choice. NO,not outside in the fields of illusion. Here inside where I go to get the very best of myself to share with all of you. This is what ART has chosen. and I'm honored that it has chosen me.