James Cordova Arts

Retablo, 2004

Hand-adzed wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish, leather.

The Dream of Jacob (Jacob's Ladder) (Gn 28: 1 - 22)

On a journey to Mesopotamia Jacob (the son of Isaac, and grandson of Abraham), camped at a site in the wilderness. That night he dreamed of a staircase that reached into heaven. Angels walked up and down the staircase and God presented Himself to Jacob, promising him many descendants and rightful ownership of the land on which he slept. In turn, Jacob promised God that he would make him his God and give him a tenth of everything he owned if only God would protect and care for him.