Judi
Wild
- watercolorist with a difference -
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THE
CIRCLE OF LIFE
by
Judi Wild
"I chose the shape of the
circle for my design
- it denotes the delicately balanced life
cycle that exists in nature"
The Raven is nourished by the
salmon shown within it's body
- as it protects the Spirit Bear
located between it's feet.
The circle of fins represents the
bountiful salmon
that provide nourishment for the bears.
The circle of bears represent 9
black bears and the 10th.
white spirit bear is protected by the
wing of the Raven.
The bears drag the half-eaten
salmon carcasses into the undergrowth,
which in turn creates
nitrogen to nourish the forest.
The branches of the trees offer
shade to the streams
keeping them cool, which allows the salmon
to flourish.
THE RAVENS DECREE
At the beginning
of time, so the legend goes, the whole world was white with ice
and snow
Then the Raven came from heaven and made the world green as it is
today.
But he wanted to make something to remind himself of the
beginning and its whiteness.
So on this special Island, he went among the black bears, and
every tenth one
he made white - that way he could look at them and remember the
world as it was.
- and then the Raven issued a decree: "The white bear would
live here forever in peace"
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