Yaxche - Tree of Life Genevive Zacconi the Art Slope Festival

the Art Slope Festival

Though Tara’s visual language extends to a number of creative media

in addition to three of her own short animated films

Child-like subjects pluck at adult themes in paintings whose narrative provide all the answers one could expect to find on single page torn from a picture book

Mixed Media on Hardboard

Yaxche - Tree of Life Genevive Zacconi the Art Slope FestivalDetails About Watercolor 15 x 15 in. 2023 20 x 20 in. (f) Framing included Towering above other trees in the Amazon jungle, the kapok tree is a giant guardian. It stretches pale green striped branches to the sky. Its canopy spreads wide, providing shelter for many creatures, embracing the land with its arching shade. The limbs are studded with white petals of night blooming flowers which attract bats as pollinators. The ancient Maya held the kapok