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| Spirit Keeper |
One of the things I enjoy about art is that I have to constantly learn things. When doing this painting I wanted to portray a young Indian who would learn the tribes tradition, culture, language, spiritual teaching and respect for animals. I couldn't think of a title that would convey he would be the person to take it to the future, The Hope, just seemed too generic. I looked up the Cherokee word for hope, but it is a string of letters no one would know. Since most of the native historical traditions are oral I next went to learning about the storytellers. Storytellers are a key person in the tribe and impact their knowledge to the future generations through the native schools. That led to me understand how desperate the US government had been to stamp out and eradicate all indian cultures. It is truly shameful.
this is acrylic and I played around with the bokeh background to keep it simple and the focus on the connection between the boy and the eagle. An eagle feather is a sacred precious gift in most tribes. My husband is convinced that the eagle is attacking the boy, but I prefer to think he is protecting the knowledge this child already has.
Thanks much for stopping by and taking a look.
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