Today's popular culture shows a world in which young protagonists may still yearn for home and mentorship, but are ultimately left on their own without guidance or safety.
Just as the sparse landscape of the Sinagua is a monument to survival skills and, ultimately, surrender, my mother's legacy will include rising to challenges and bowing to the inevitable.
Everyday, I'm trying to figure out how to make more art. And in true American style, I have sought to find a system of survival that will allow more time and greater resources to do what I do best.