Coasting necklace by Smokey Cruz

Smokey Cruz

Smokey Cruz's early childhood was shaped by the feeling of constant movement in travels between family members in northern and southern California. The memory of that passing landscape still appears in some form or another in many of his current works. A descendant of the original inhabitants of northern Mexico and southern Arizona, Cruz says, "There's a spirit in the land, and I'm trying to find a way to bring that to light."