Art Junkie has so many diversified interests, it was a difficult to narrow it down to just a few subjects. I adore this talented lady and have always been inspired by her Mesa Verde spirit people. She knows so much about them and their culture. I wanted to do something to honor her and her love of them, but first is this little gift for her. She likes UFOs in a whimsical landscape, so I did a postcard of Mt. Fuji with cherry blossom trees just beginning to blossom on a snowy evening. The only thing missing is Godzilla.
The next gift is my "big" present. It's a watercolor book (8.5" x 11") of the Anasazi/Hopi Indians, their Gods/Goddesses and the Spirits who advised them along with their symbols, and the San Francisco Mountains and the Blue Star Comet. The book, along with the subsequent pages, opens from the middle. For the cover, I used washi tape and Japanese book binding with additional embellishment of beads and feathers. Except for the last page, all the pages were painted first, then sewn around the spirit and I left the different colored threads hanging down. After the book was binded together, I then cut each page, following the stitching line to reveal the next page and so on. I was excited and so pleased with how this came out, and now I want to make one for myself.
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| Anastasi Petroglyph Cover |
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| 1st Page - Eototo with side panels depicting Hopi pottery designs |
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| 2nd Page - Tawa |
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| 3rd Page - Conchiti |
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| 4th Page - Toho |
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| 5th Page - Kokopelli |
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| 6th Page - Pahana |
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| Last Page - San Francisco Mountains with the Blue Star Comet |
