Roberto Cardinale
The Talpa Chapel, 2025
Painted pine
11 1/2 x 11 x 13 1/2 in
29.2 x 27.9 x 34.3 cm
29.2 x 27.9 x 34.3 cm
Copyright Roberto Cardinale
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Rio Chiquito, near Taos, NM [built 1837] Drawer collage by PJ Cardinale The Talpa Chapel near Taos, built in the early 1800s by the Martinez, Tafoya, and Duran families, rises...
Rio Chiquito, near Taos, NM [built 1837]
Drawer collage by PJ Cardinale
The Talpa Chapel near Taos, built in the early 1800s by the Martinez, Tafoya, and Duran families, rises from sunbaked adobe–simple and enduring. Thick walls, rough-hewn beams, and a modest bell tower mark generations of care and faith. In the base, a small drawer holds a collage of Catholic devotional objects—rosaries, medals, and faded prayer cards. As a sculptor, I work on the textures and shadows, trying to capture both the history and the steadfast devotion etched in every surface.
Drawer collage by PJ Cardinale
The Talpa Chapel near Taos, built in the early 1800s by the Martinez, Tafoya, and Duran families, rises from sunbaked adobe–simple and enduring. Thick walls, rough-hewn beams, and a modest bell tower mark generations of care and faith. In the base, a small drawer holds a collage of Catholic devotional objects—rosaries, medals, and faded prayer cards. As a sculptor, I work on the textures and shadows, trying to capture both the history and the steadfast devotion etched in every surface.
