Mirrors of Identity

With Jorge Luis Somarriba

August 23 - 29, 2026

Date and Time Details: 3:00 pm Check in 10:00 am Check out

Location: Ghost Ranch

Address: 280 Private Drive 1708, Abiquiu, NM, USA

Contact: Programs
programs@ghostranch.org
505-685-1000

  • $700.00 – Program Price

Learn how to create a Construction box from concept to completion, inspired by personal, social, or universal subjects related to life, nature, philosophy, spirituality, history, and/or the universe. The purpose of the Construction box is to be human, and to embrace our collective humanity! It is to leave a creative record of our examined existence within a specific context of time and space. It is to communicate and share feelings, ideas, and experiences in a personal way, yet with a universal appeal. This workshop invites participants to intuitively explore the cultural language of symbolism inherent in daily objects; to repurpose, recycle, and compose 3-D collages with found objects by methodically and harmoniously encapsulating them in a Construction box.

About the Leader

Jorge Luis Somarriba

Jorge Luis Somarriba is a professional visual artist with a BA in Studio Art from American University in Washington, DC, and a 33-year, professional teaching career in Elementary, Middle, High school, and adult education. Mr. Somarriba is renown in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for his indoor and outdoor community mural paintings, earning him two […]

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