ōllette was born in Las Cruces, and the Chihuahuan Desert environment influences her artistic practice. The Xicana artist of Indigenous descent uses crisp lines, meticulous detail, and warm colors (think orange, gold, burnt umber, and terracotta) to depict New Mexico flora and fauna. An oversize song sparrow sits on an agave bloom in the aesthetic treatment she designed for Las Cruces’ I-25/University
