Cynthia Holmes - Painted Water Protectors Turtle Island Hanging Shield
Cynthia Holmes - Painted Water Protectors Turtle Island Hanging Shield
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$ 650.00 USD
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This painted deerhide shield was created by artist Cynthia Holmes, an enrolled member of the St. Croix Reservation.
Hide measures 26 in x 37 in. Features Turtle Island, water panther, sun, moon, star, coral, and shells.
Artist Statement:
Energy is the medicine that supplies us. Love and Peace are what sustain us. Whether coral deep from the Mediterranean or turquoise from the earth’s belly, I negotiate these relatives into colorful arrangements. The tenuous but supple deer hide – has my back at every turn. My task is to bury the prayer within.
I am an Ojibway enrollee at St. Croix Reservation in Hertel, WI.