Maquette study, plastilena
Public Art and Commissions in Cast Paper, Fiber, Cast Stone, and Bronze are considered by the artist on a limited basis. Portraiture and figurative sculpture, bas-relief panels, and symbolic assemblage works (see Gallery). Interested in" Liturgical/spiritual, historical, educational and environmental, health, social justice, racial and gender equality.
Public Art
The Mothers; Las Madres Memorial Installation www.LasMadresProject.org
Commissions
"Southside Church commissioned sculptor Valarie James to design a migrant shrine. She respectfully listened to our dreams and brilliantly conceptualized, constructed and installed a beautiful shrine to remind us of everyone's journeys and especially of those who have lost their lives moving through the desert."
Sandra Anderson
Social Justice Committee
Southside Presbyterian Church
Tucson, AZ - 2007
The Migrant Shrine
El Santuario Migratorio
Concrete blended with denim found on the desert. Pressed with men's, women's and children's shoes recovered from the desert, migrating upward from the material realm to the spiritual. Created by Amado sculptor Valarie James with Arivaca sculptor Antonia Gallegos.
Back to Top