Images in Guardianes de las artes /Guardians of the Arts celebrate Guatemalan arts and crafts traditions as well as the artisans themselves. The book contains reproductions of 43 wood and linoleum relief prints. There are drawings on 25 on the caption pages. Each print has an extended bilingual caption in Spanish and English which describes techniques, the various uses of the crafts along with their history and place in today’s world. Other books about Guatemalan arts and crafts often use photography. In Guardianes de las artes /Guardians of the Arts, the images are created using relief print techniques to depict the artists and artisans of each craft.

Marilyn Anderson's latest publishing effort is the bilingual Spanish/ English book Guardianes de las artes: grabados de artistas y artesanos de Guatemala/ Guardians of the Arts: Prints of Guatemalan Artists and Artisans. Printed in Guatemala City.

Guardianes de las artes: grabados de artistas y artesanos de Guatemala/ Guardians of the Arts: Prints of Guatemalan Artists and Artisans (2016, Ediciones del Pensativo, 142 pages).

Guardianes de las artes /Guardians of the Arts is an art book, with a hard cover, printed on substantial natural beige colored stock. The book is 11 1/4" (height) by 8  3/4" (width). Reproductions measure  8 3/4" by 6 3/4" with some slight variations in size. This allows each print reproduction to be appreciated.

The work shown on these pages is done in the spirit of solidarity with Maya people. Marilyn's goal is to affirm and celebrate the cultural importance of Mayan arts and crafts and to increase knowledge and consciousness of it among those reached by her work. 

Marilyn continues to advance her Pro Arte Maya project through exhibits, art work, publications and collaborations with Maya educators to distribute her Multilingual Mayan Languages/Spanish Edition coloring book: Artes y Artesanías Mayas de Guatemala to children in Guatemala.