Kim Seyesnem Obrzut

Mother Corn

16''H x 11''W

 
Corn is the heart of the Hopi diet and has provided the Hopi with life for nearly a millennium. The connection between the people and the corn is pervasive and deeply sacred. The Hopi are dry farmers in the high desert depending mainly on less than nine inches of rainfall and runoff to water their crops. From less than ideal environmental conditions and planting in sandy soil, the Hopi have managed not only to survive, but to thrive in the rugged climate of the Southwest.

With little more than hard work, prayer, faith and deep humility the Hopi people sustain the corn and the corn sustains Hopi culture.

Mother Corn