First Nations Chiefs in Mount Rushmore
by Anastasia Savage Ealy
Title
First Nations Chiefs in Mount Rushmore
Artist
Anastasia Savage Ealy
Medium
Photograph - Print
Description
Chiefs in Rushmore
Back in 1992, back at Mountain Bird Ranch during one of my 'musing' sessions about my Native American heritage, and the "First Nations" genocide by the US government, with my then husband, now deceased Dan Fogelberg,(who had written Native American themed songs: "Spirit Trail" and "Don't Let The Sun Go Down," one of my favorites-Ironically, many years before during a “Vision Quest Retreat” in 1972, after returning from a Colorado trip- “Love Affair Begun with the Rocky Mountains I selected my Native American spirit-name, Mountain Bird-and all our sisterhood agreed that that was the right name for me—Strangely prophetic it was as I later was married with a native American ceremony with the name Fogelberg-which means “Mountain Bird,” while living in the Rocky Mountains-Legal names my change but my Mountain Bird spirit name since I was 17, still hold true! ) I dreamed up a painting inspiration for this imagining the chiefs in the rocks instead of the white guys-presidents Some of my DNA is Lakota & some sort of Wisconsin Chippewa-Dad's side--So I have the rights to 'a piece of Rushmore--Ha!
After someone tasking me to do this image concept yesterday, I have been re-inspired to begin preliminary sketches. This is my first rendering-image ‘sketch’ to take this concept further and later to the canvas. Digital art sketching fun helps me brainstorm without the toxic fumes & heavy metals of oil paints.
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May 21st, 2014
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