Black Moon's Pony by Cecilia Henle

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   Image Size 14 x 8 - Paper 18 x 11 Open Edition JCG Release - Fine Art Reproduction on High Quality Art Paper - Mint (pristine/new) Condition - Unframed - Purchased directly form the official publisher for whom we are official dealers.

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Cecilia Henle

Cecilia Henle was born the youngest of nine children in St.Paul, Minnesota. Her parents were active in Cub Scouting and Cecilia would often follow along for the field trips and craft projects, gaining knowledge and an avid interest in the indigenous tribes of the Great Lakes region. She developed an appreciation of Native American philosophy and culture, which has become a major focus in her life. Cecilia paints on hand made bark paper which gives her artwork the quality of ancient cave paintings. Bark paper is believed to be the oldest paper making process in the Western Hemisphere and is still made today as it was in the 14th century. For hundreds of years the Otomi Indians have searched the countryside for bark from downed fig and mulberry trees. The bark is peeled from the tree, washed in the streams and boiled in limewater. The bark is pounded while damp, and the pliable fibers are laid out in the sun to dry. This beautiful primitive paper becomes the perfect medium for Cecilia Henle's pastels. The petroglyphs and pictographs, represented by Henle, are considered an endangered and disappearing ancient art form. Little is known about the purpose of these ancient rock paintings found throughout the world. Although an effort has been made to protect and preserve them, they continue to fade with time.