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JP’s Artistic Journey
JP Federico was born and raised in Southern California. He was surrounded and influenced by the art and music of the 1950’s and 60’s. The style and architecture of the California missions and the vast Mohave Desert regions captured his interest.
Federico’s present work includes paintings, photography of Western landscapes, “Tex-Mex” Southwest furniture and his Muñecas which come in sizes small and “grande.” Muñecas (Spanish for “doll”) are primitive Southwest desert dolls influenced by rock art figures of the Southwest. They are created using found and repurposed materials that he and his wife, Mary, gather along their travels exploring the Southwest desert regions of the United States.
Today, Jim and Mary Federico reside in a straw bale home they designed and built off the grid in a remote area of Western Arizona near the Wabayuma Wilderness. He is at one with his art in the breathtaking beauty of the Mohave desert.