Spirit Ally: Full Moon
F.A. Woll
"A spirit ally is a maifestation of an animal or some natural phenomenon such as the moon's image reflecting off of a river....Different spirit allys are associated with different unique skills that must be kept secret, lest the gift of skill be revoked by the spirit ally..."946. Candide - 2/1/2000 10:35:11 AM
Sakonige
Oooohhh! Aaaaahhh!
Yesssss.
947. sakonige - 2/1/2000 10:39:26 AM
Thank you, Candide. I hoped others would enjoy this intriguing image. I don't know anything about the artist. It's an inexpensive print I found in Seattle.
948. jonesatlaw - 2/1/2000 1:12:56 PM
sakonige- thank you for the art, I enjoy it. I have loved the art of the southwest and plains for years. I had little old aunties who had taught in mission schools in the twenties and thirties. They were Irish Catholics who went off to transform the lives of Indian children in the name of Catholicism, and came home transformed themselves. They kept art done by their students and by local artists as treasures and shared them with me as a child. It made me something of a snob when it comes to Native American art. I don't enjoy lots of what is popular with "european" collectors, but love the stuff that is firmly rooted in the traditions, even if it goes far beyond them. What you've posted are really wonderful works from any perspective.
949. PelleNilsson - 2/1/2000 2:35:02 PM
sakonige
It is beutiful. But why post it here when there is an Arts thread?
950. Candide - 2/1/2000 2:40:25 PM
PelleNilsson
It's sometimes a little bit hard to get heard when talking about timeless things on the art thread. That's not a criticism. Just a fact.
951. cmboyce - 2/1/2000 3:16:07 PM
Sakonige, that's great!
Pelle, I took it as a fine riposte to the preceding crap.
952. PelleNilsson - 2/1/2000 3:18:44 PM
cm
Seen in that light (which I didn't), yes, very good.
953. IrvingSnodgrass - 2/1/2000 3:19:19 PM
Pelle... sakonige always made the Test thread her home in the old place, so this thread is fitting.
954. Candide - 2/1/2000 7:51:32 PM
And after studying the nature of the wonderful images, I wish I'd expressed myself in a more contained manner.
It is beautiful.
Pelle, I don't think you ever found my post to you in the thick of arts and music.
955. PelleNilsson - 2/1/2000 8:23:45 PM
I saw it but I don't feel the need to respond to every post where Sweden or things Swedish are mentioned.
956. sakonige - 2/2/2000 2:11:57 AM
PelleNilsson,
I wasn't sure how well the scanned image would display, so I thought I would try it here first. I'm surprised that the red has such a glaring, dithered quality, but lowering the color resolution of the scanned image makes the whole image grainy. The small details of curved lines like notches are obscured in the reduced, grainy picture.
