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As I lay in bed deep breathing myself into an expanded and elated state of awareness, I said a prayer of gratitude and asked to see, in my dreams that night, the spirit that was most helping me in my life. I began feeling an undulation all through my body that grew stronger and made it seem that I was a wave. At some point I drifted off into dream-time and my next awareness was of floating downward in a cold, dark, blue-green ocean. I knew I was dreaming. As I descended the depths, it got colder and darker and a fear bubbled up in my mind that there might be sharks around. But I surrendered the thought and continued into the dark unknown until the bottom came into view. With it, I saw the figure of a beautiful, glowing woman amongst the vast deep green kelp fields. Her radiance illuminated the ocean bed and revealed that the kelp and flowers were growing from her. She seemed to be the mother of life itself as her love flowed through me, washing away any and all fear.
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I have been creating art all of my life. But it wasn’t until I began seeking spiritually that I found inspiration to share my journey of life through painting. I believe that artists of all kinds are scouts of the human spirit. I feel that It is our responsibility to delve deep within ourselves into the greater potential of who we are and then share that with whatever talents we are gifted with. Once, at a gathering of Native elders and youth, a spiritual leader of the Northern Cheyenne people sitting across from me stated in a very powerful way that, “To be a true Indian, you have to know who you are and then give that back to the people.”