Several well-known King County artists are highlighted in the collection: Juan Alonso’s large paintings depict floral forms and honor his parents, Cuban artisans who made wrought iron stands and painted terracotta pots. Mark Calderon’s pyrographs on Mexican bark paper were inspired by Mexican devotional folk paintings called retablos. Preston Singletary’s glass vessels pay homage to his Northwest Coast Native ancestors. Three quilts by Marita Dingus, each constructed from recycled scraps of fabric and plastic, found beads, buttons, and bottlecaps, were “generated from a love and passion for traditional African art,” she says. “My art keeps alive ancient traditions before us.”