Cangrejos
Artist Marcia Chaves
Cangrejos
Oil, 20 x 20
In the Zodiac,, “callinectes sapidus”, the “beautiful swimmer” represents the sign of water, Cancer, and the progression of seasons marked by the summer solstice. To natives of the Chesapeake Bay region, the Blue Crab is a summertime table treat, prepared as crab cakes, crab chowder, crab salad or deviled crabs. The favorite might be simply steamed crabs, piled high on newsprint served on a banquet table, with the requisite wooden knockers and hammers, some Old Bay, bowls of vinegar or melted butter Growing up, the art of picking a crab clean was a life skill, a cherished social event practiced in leisurely fashion on hot summer afternoons, surrounded by good friends and family.