Shasta Bear
Acrylic on Canvas
14" x 14"
2008
Shasta Bear
Sky Spirit came to earth and formed Mount Shasta.
He brought his family to this new home.
He made Grizzly and placed him at the base.
When Sky Spirit's daughter became lost,
Grizzly found her and shared his home.
There she grew, wed, and gave birth to a new creation.
These were the ancestors of the tribes.
Today the bear on my door post guards me.
I must guard the Grizzly.
Sky Spirit came to earth and formed Mount Shasta.
He brought his family to this new home.
He made Grizzly and placed him at the base.
When Sky Spirit's daughter became lost,
Grizzly found her and shared his home.
There she grew, wed, and gave birth to a new creation.
These were the ancestors of the tribes.
Today the bear on my door post guards me.
I must guard the Grizzly.
Each of my Northwest Coast Native American designs is accompanied by a legend. I read these legends in longer form, condense them to poetic style and draw the designs using traditional elements. If you would like to see more of my designs I have them in my wetpaint website.
http://urban-plein-air.wetpaint.com/
http://urban-plein-air.wetpaint.com/
2 comments:
Your painting has such strength.
Hello Siouxcitysue, Thank you for visiting me. I love doing those designs and learning about each figure.
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