Petite Eclipse Link Necklace Metal:18K gold and silver Personal investigations into the strange

Personal investigations into the strange and wonderful culture of the Hopi Indian tribe led Star to try to capture the special quality that the Hopi represent

She is dressed in traditional attire for daily work: a handwoven dress designed to leave the shoulder bare (by 1900 many Hopi women were being encouraged by the government and missionaries to wear a calico slip under the dress so that their arms and shoulders were covered)

Fastening the talisman to the head of a cradleboard allowed the child’s good dreams to pass through the web’s hole

I converted it to black and white because I felt it was stronger and more dramatic

he is still actively painting new works

Petite Eclipse Link Necklace Metal:18K gold and silver Personal investigations into the strangePetite EclipseTwo tone pendant, matte with 18 gold cable chain