Song of my Sonoran Grandmother
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The idea for this piece came to me in several dreams. In one dream, the armadillo was curled around a mask. In another dream, my paternal grandmother was looking for me. She found me in the woods, and then a man gave me some herbs to be used as medicine.
To me the armadillo represents the South in the medicine wheel. The mask was gifted to me by a relative who told me it was from Mexico. When I first held it in my hands I felt as if there was a lot of power in it. I felt as if the mask needed to accept me. I gently and respectfully took it home, and placed it near my bed. A few weeks later I had a dream in which the armadillo wrapped itself around the mask. Upon waking I realized that the mask had accepted me, and I had a vision for my next painting.
During a conversation with my biological father he told me that my grandmother was from Huatabampo, Sonora. The language they speak there is Mayo- the language of the Yoreme tribe. Looking more into the regional culture of Huatabampo I found that the Yoreme have ceremonial dances which they perform with wooden masks much like the one I inherited. Feeling the significance of this connection fueled the completion of this piece.
This fine art giclee print is a limited edition, signed and numbered. Dimensions include a 0.5" blank border. I sign and edition this fine print to allow space for a mat while framing. While we color correct and inspect every print by hand against the original work, colors represented vary on different computer screens.
Giclee print is acid-free, mounted on archival acid-free board. The paper never touches an acidic surface, making this print archival, which means it should never fade or yellow- just don't put it in direct sunlight or mount with acidic paper.
Because of the high quality, acid-free archival nature of this Giclee print, I only ship this beautiful print flat, in a box packed with materials to keep the integrity of this museum quality print.
The original painting of this print is AVAILABLE. If you are interested in purchasing original work, please visit my Artwork Archive at https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/heather-friedli
To me the armadillo represents the South in the medicine wheel. The mask was gifted to me by a relative who told me it was from Mexico. When I first held it in my hands I felt as if there was a lot of power in it. I felt as if the mask needed to accept me. I gently and respectfully took it home, and placed it near my bed. A few weeks later I had a dream in which the armadillo wrapped itself around the mask. Upon waking I realized that the mask had accepted me, and I had a vision for my next painting.
During a conversation with my biological father he told me that my grandmother was from Huatabampo, Sonora. The language they speak there is Mayo- the language of the Yoreme tribe. Looking more into the regional culture of Huatabampo I found that the Yoreme have ceremonial dances which they perform with wooden masks much like the one I inherited. Feeling the significance of this connection fueled the completion of this piece.
This fine art giclee print is a limited edition, signed and numbered. Dimensions include a 0.5" blank border. I sign and edition this fine print to allow space for a mat while framing. While we color correct and inspect every print by hand against the original work, colors represented vary on different computer screens.
Giclee print is acid-free, mounted on archival acid-free board. The paper never touches an acidic surface, making this print archival, which means it should never fade or yellow- just don't put it in direct sunlight or mount with acidic paper.
Because of the high quality, acid-free archival nature of this Giclee print, I only ship this beautiful print flat, in a box packed with materials to keep the integrity of this museum quality print.
The original painting of this print is AVAILABLE. If you are interested in purchasing original work, please visit my Artwork Archive at https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/heather-friedli
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