Child of the Flower-Song People

She found a job posing for artists drawn to her strong features— her sturdy body, her large dark eyes.

As she posed, she taught them the gifts she had learned from her beginnings— grinding corn in a metate, twisting yarn with her toes, weaving on a loom. Luz was a natural model and teacher. She understood what the artists needed without being told.

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