#wip | As a woman of esteemed Cherokee ancestry, I’ve wanted to express and create a more

#wip | As a woman of esteemed Cherokee ancestry, I’ve wanted to express and create a more spiritual atmosphere to my art for a long time. One that specifically depicts my bloodline… the strength, courage and exemplary virtues of some of the women I’ve been fortunate enough to know in my life.

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“The Cherokees did not separate spiritual and physical realms but regarded them as one, and they practiced their religion in a host of private daily observances as well as in public ceremonies.”

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