Sacred Structures Art

02/07/2026

“Heartbroken” Sold!……in the first 30 minutes of the opening reception of the Miniatures Show at the Millicent Roger’s Museum in Taos

01/12/2026

Always grateful for Arasely Rios of Seraphym Sacred Art Gallery in Santa Fe for her unwavering support and specifically for the recent sale of "Our Lady of Guadalupe."

10/12/2025

Two more Sacred Structures found a precious new home today.

10/12/2025

This unique African themed Sacred Structure just found a new home on the Abiquiu Artist Studio Tour

10/11/2025

Two more Sacred Structures found a home this morning on the Abiquiu Artist Studio Tour.

10/11/2025

Thanks to this lovely couple who purchased 3 Sacred Structures this morning on The Abiquiu Artist Studio Tour.

10/11/2025

The Abiquiu Artist Studio Tour is off to a great start with the sale of these two Sacred Structures!

10/07/2025

Our Lady of Guadalupe by Jim Baker

08/29/2025

I love the home that this piece found.

08/16/2025

08/15/2025

I am so pleased that my long time friend Brian Coates has one of my latest Reliquary Crosses for his new office at Brentwood Baptist Church

The Lord Will Guide You Always

Medium: Hand-carved mahogany reliquary altar and cross, handmade walnut-stained paper, milk paint, antique Japanese pocket compass and sundial, ancient Roman nails, and 1800’s Bible maps.

Artist Statement: Drawing on the ancient tradition of the reliquary—a sacred vessel for housing objects of devotion—this work invites the viewer into an intimate dialogue between faith and history. The reliquary’s architectural form, hand-carved from mahogany, echoes medieval prayer altars once kept in homes and chapels.
At its heart lies a rare Japanese brass and wood pocket compass (Hoijishin) and sundial (Hidokei), instruments once used by sailors and explorers seeking direction across unknown seas. Their presence becomes a metaphor for divine guidance: just as these tools once oriented travelers, so too does faith orient the soul.
Fragments of 1800’s Bible maps, ancient Roman nails, and handmade walnut-stained paper deepen the narrative of time, pilgrimage, and devotion. Together, these elements speak to the enduring promise found in Isaiah 58:11:
“The Lord will guide you always; He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land… You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”

Anchored in history and tradition yet deeply spiritual, this reliquary and cross invites contemplation on how to look to the Lord to navigate the landscapes of life.

08/13/2025

I'm so grateful that one of the collector's of my Sacred Structures was in town for Art Santa Fe and took home "Peace I Leave With You"

"Peace I Leave With You, My Peace I Give You"

Medium: Vintage Sioux Antler Peace Pipe, Beaded Buckskin Hide Mounted on Reclaimed Mesquite Wood Cross, Forged Iron Nails, Native American Turquoise and Coral Necklace, 1800’s Altered Bible, Nepalese Paper, Waxed Linen Thread, Ethiopian Coptic Stitching; 21W X 32H X 6D

Artist Statement: John 14:27 is an incredible verse that points us to the source of peace. Jesus knew that the earthly journey awaiting His disciples, and all future believers would not be easy. Many trials and sorrows lay ahead, so He left them with this assurance: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let you’re your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” We often think peace is found in the absence of storms. In this passage Jesus is talking of a different kind of peace, a peace that extends far beyond any earthly peace that we know. Peace for Jesus is not simply the absence of storms, violence, or turmoil. Peace for Jesus, and his gift to his followers, is something much more positive, much deeper: it is not something temporal and external, it is eternal and internal. It is a peace found in the presence of Jesus. Still today, to anyone who commits to following Him, He says, “My peace I leave with you.”

A decorated to***co pipe, like the one in this piece, is known as a Peace Pipe or Sacred Pipe to some Native Americans. It was smoked in a spiritual ceremony to signify the resolution of a dispute or to seal a covenant or a peace treaty. It was believed that the smoke carried the prayers for peace up to the heavens to the Creator and to the four directions. Ceremonial peace pipes are adorned with antlers, bone, feathers, fur, beads, stones, hair, carvings, or other items having significance to the owner.