TITLE: The Legend of the Coquí ARTIST: Allison Brown-Cestero AUTHOR: Legend of Puerto Rico, retold by the artist TECHNIQUES: Hand-dyeing, hand-painting; various forms of machine and hand appliqué (frayed-edge; raw edge; needle-turn; three-dimensional); decorative machine stitching; inked details; hand and machine quilting DIMENSIONS: 44 X 42
Allison Brown-Cestero 4218 Briarwest San Antonio TX 78247 210-259-8710 (home) 210-663-8755 (cell)
In the beginning, when the beautiful island of Puerto Rico was created, a glorious bird lived there. But the bird was very vain and haughty, and was mean to other animals. As punishment, he was turned into a tiny colorless frog. He was so repentant for his arrogance that he was given a sweet song to sing every night. To this day, the song of the coquí is recognized and loved by Puerto Ricans everywhere.