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Harriette Tsosie鈥檚 paintings move from mysterious shapes and squiggles into a language all their own.

The Albuquerque artist discovered her unique voice in themes of identity, genetics, place and language.

鈥淚 always see things as symbolic, so I鈥檓 very interested in symbols,鈥� she said.

A symbolic alchemy: Harriette Tsosie works transform shapes into a language of their own

Working primarily in encaustic and acrylic for the past 20 years, Tsosie shifted into cold wax during the pandemic after taking an online class.

The results can be seen at Santa Fe鈥檚 Museum of Encaustic Art through Sept. 1.

Her interest in symbols came from both Joseph Campbell readings and her husband, Cat, of Picuris Pueblo.

The pair have collaborated on intricately painted gourd rattles.

鈥淭he culture is so rich,鈥� she said. 鈥淓verything has meaning.鈥�

Symbols and letters dominate her work, with text from Persian (Farsi), Hebrew, Chinese (oracle bone script) and Native American petroglyphs.

The disjointed imagery are redolent of work by the Swiss Surrealist painter Paul Klee and the Russian abstractionist Wassily Kandinsky, as well as Native American art.

Born in New York City, Tsosie moved from there to Cincinnati to Charlottesville, Virginia, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Florida with her parents; her father was an electrical engineer. She says her focus on identity may stem from all of her childhood moves.

鈥淲hen I moved to New Mexico, I was astounded by the land and the history,鈥� Tsosie said. 鈥淧lace is so important to the (Native) cultures. That became part of my identity issues.鈥�

Her painting 鈥淐haos and Order鈥� connects with her interest in genetics. After her parents moved to Florida, her mother died. Then Tsosie and her siblings took turns caring for her father until he died.

鈥淲e found this treasure trove of my grandparents鈥� letters and diaries,鈥� she said, dating from 1899. 鈥淚 brought them back and I started typing up the diaries. 鈥楥haos and Order鈥� was the 1899 diary; that was the only year missing.鈥�

Tsosie turned the missing tome into shredded paper.

The painting 鈥淛ournals鈥� incorporates Rolodex cards with pages and text.

Flush with aquas and blues, 鈥淪tream of Consciousness鈥� features symbols from both languages and alchemy.

鈥淎lchemy was a pseudoscience,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey thought they could change base metals into gold.鈥�

鈥淩oad Trip鈥� consists of six panels.

鈥淚t was the idea of place again,鈥� Tsosie said. 鈥淗ow do you go from one place to another? They鈥檙e just shapes.鈥�

The symbols for alchemy include all the planets, plus the sun and the moon.

鈥淭hey thought of them as formulas,鈥� Tsosie added.

In cold wax, the artist mixes a buttery soft paste made of beeswax with a small amount of solvent and resin. The results are mixed with oil paint on the palette. The wax adds body, transparency and depth.

鈥淵ou can use a palette knife or silicone brushes,鈥� Tsosie said. 鈥淵ou can get some Impressionist effects with it. It鈥檚 really soft; it takes a long time to dry.

鈥淚 like experimenting with different materials.鈥�

Today she鈥檚 working in collage, using ink on paper, then painting on top of it.

Tsosie and her husband鈥檚 hand-painted rattles are available at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

鈥淢y husband cleans them and inserts a dowel handle and adds stones to make it rattle,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hen we both draw designs on them and I paint them.鈥�

To acquaintances who wonder how they work together without fighting, she said, 鈥淚t works because of him. Once he finishes a rattle, he detaches from it. It鈥檚 like it鈥檚 not his anymore.鈥�

Tsosie traveled to New Mexico after working as an Iowa State University fundraiser in the 1990s to meet alumni and fell in love with the land. She met her husband when she was working for Animal Protection of New Mexico.

鈥淲e moved to his pueblo for five years,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hat was just fabulous.鈥�

The pair bought their Albuquerque home in 2009.