About the Author

Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo) is an award-winning sculptor and artist from a family of renowned potters. During high school she studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe for two years, then after graduation, at the Portland Museum Art School. Swentzell's large size clay figures represent the complete spectrum of the human spirit. She is the founder and president of the Flowering Tree Permaculture Institute, a non-profit organization creating healthier communities through native culture and permaculture practices.