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Invocation for a New Day is an allegorical fantasy of a native shaman invoking the sunrise for a new day. As he is praying the sun ray penetrates his being bringing about an enlightened state of being for the shaman and his people. The art is made with weathered Cedar Fence Pickets, utilizing the drama of the wood grain to create patterns of a South Western Canyonland environment. Some paint pigment is used in the sun and a black glass "puddle" surrounded by aluminum wire creates a "black hole" center. all the other whiteness in the wood is the result of bleaching the wood. The feathers in the Shaman's hair are made with pounded aluminum wire and copper wire. This piece requires contemplation.

I was born August 22, 1948 in Cortez, CO. My family moved to Littleton, CO. in 1961, and I graduated High School from Littleton High School 1966. Then I went to Western State College in Gunnison, CO, 1966 – 1968, but did not graduate. I never went to art school. I am a completely self-taught artist and have had a good teacher. I began framing houses to earn a living in 1977 and worked in the construction trades for the next 25-28 years. I moved to Los Angeles in1982 and had a door installation business until 2002. In 2001, I found my soulmate and love of my life. We moved to Colorado in March of 2002 and we were married in June of that year. My Art Career I started sculpting in wood and making furniture in 1969. Over the years,...