San Martin de Porres Retablo Wall Hanging

Patron Saint of Public Health Workers, People of Mixed Race, Children and Hairdressers. Martin was the Peruvian son of a conquistador and a freed slave born in Lima, Peru. He could heal with the touch of his hand. He became a Dominican monk and opened a hospital, orphanage and an animal clinic. He was a man of great heart and compassion. Lynn Garlick Retablos grew organically over a period of 20 years. To create these heart-felt paintings of saints, angels and blessings, Lynn has brought to the folk art of Retablo making, all the skills and passions that she has learned through a lifetime of drawing, woodworking and painting. She is a long time resident of Taos, New Mexico. Moved by the sacred art of the retablo paintings and the santeros (saint makers) who made them, she started creating them herself. Lynn handcarves and paints her original designs on the traditionally used ponderosa pine planks. Then she decoupages high quality prints of her originals onto pine boards, in an old