Conduit of Creativity
For over 22 years, Spirits In Stone Galleries has operated in Marin
and the Wine Country and has mounted major museum exhibits to promote
the arts from ancient cultures and pageant the creative human spirit
that exists in all people. Primarily focusing on Africa, we have
now expanded to embrace Asia, Australia and the Americas-all cultures
that have defined and expressed their spirituality in earth's basic
elements.
Stone sculpture by Africa's Shona artists remains at our core and
is our strongest element. After all, earthstone and Mother Africa
brings us closer to the substance of creation. Our collections spring
from earth, embracing artisan gemstone jewelry, handwoven grass
baskets, ancestral wooden masks and many more organic expressions
inspired from natural elements-all handmade and truly one of a kind
artworks.
Maintaining a two decade tradition of paying cash up front and
foremost to these artisans, we believe that artists should not finance
our project. Rather, their energy and talents should be best spent
to create their artistry and keep their culture alive. Acting as
an educational and artistic conduit through international commerce,
we tell the stories of those ancient cultures and their creative
artistry.
The end result is the preservation of those arts for future generations
to behold. So many of our great cultural arts have already disappeared
and many more are in danger of permanent loss. Our enthusiasm and
energy has rekindled many of these nearly lost arts and we are wholly
dedicated to that purpose. |