Painted Mare, Cottonwood, War pony
by Laura Lein-Svencner
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Title
Painted Mare, Cottonwood, War pony
Artist
Laura Lein-Svencner
Medium
Mixed Media - Collage On Wood Panel
Description
Painted Mare-War Pony, Series “Cottonwood”
After reading many years ago the book Black Elk Speaks in a college class, on Myths and Visions, I’m drawn to the symbolism from his visions and stories. The talk cottonwood tree is a very sacred tree, one is picked on tree day before the Sundance begins. The cottonwood will stand in the center of the sundance circle. The cottonwood is extraordinary sacred for two reason, it is the tree that taught the Lakota how to make a tipi by the shape of the leaves, and when the upper limbs are cut you can see the five point star of the inner bark.
This painted pony is a mare but the symbolism came from the meaning of a horse I didn’t met but hear about at the horse stable I take my riding lesson at. Cloud was his name, though my series of about the female essence need to nurture our spirits and Mother Earth back to good health I pull from the energy of his spirit. I hear he was a very smart one and that many rode on his back the young the most, the symbol of the cross in her front shoulder represent that. The red ringlet is for alertness and keen vision. The small little figure on the hind quarter is one of small boy to let us know she was good with people and enjoy the time with them. On her front legs she as four orange lines to share with us the number of times she as succeeded in battle. The blue arch on the front leg symbolizes the constancy of the attitude she on people she is like a ray of sun.
Prayer
While I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw;
for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and in the shape
of all shapes as they must live together like one being.
Black Elk: Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux, 1863-1950
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January 29th, 2017
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