Laura Stella Sitges
Broken Violin at Sea
Creating a wall sculpture assemblage from my grandfather’s broken violin, his chess pieces and Mardi Gras krewe favors & his 1890s Art Nouveau brush
“Tisolay’s Favorite Things” – my last drawing for my grandmother
In 1998, I began the last drawing I would ever do for Tisolay. I knew … Read more
Papa Sitges’ Meerschaum Pipe
Single piece showcase/Research in progress – I have always thought of this as my … Read more
My Dad’s Ghein bell: from 1580s Belgium to 1940s Haiti
My dad found it in a cave when he was a kid looking for voodoo stuff in Port-au-Prince, Haiti . . . one of only two things he begged me to break into his condo and take home with me before the looters got to them; the rest he didn’t give a shit about . . .
Mama Sitges
I inherited some very special things that belonged to my great-grandmother which are gonna take … Read more
Henrietta, Rosello’s tomb and Aunt Nans
. Henrietta . In with my grandfather’s papers is an … Read more
Goodbye, K-man … (pg.4 of 4)
… (cont’d from pg.3) _______________________ . Round Hill, referred to on the census map as … Read more
Goodbye, K-man (pg.3 of 4): campsite finder extraordinaire
… (cont’d from pg.2 of 4) __________________________ The significance of Port Royal to me as … Read more
Goodbye, K-man (pg.2 of 4): Chasing the Fundy tide and other forces of nature
(cont’d from pg.1 of 4 ) My 2nd-favorite campsite, it turned out, was where it … Read more