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Crow Song
Crow Song
Crow Song

Crow Song

Artist Rick Bartow
MediumPastel, graphite on paper
Dimensions43 x 29 x 2 in. (109.2 x 73.7 x 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineSeattle Public Utilities 1% for Art Portable Works Collection
I believe in the power of drawing as medicine, Bartow says.  Using Coyote's tail for a brush and Raven's beak to make my marks, I am blind to my destination.  I begin to erase my marks, attempting to cover my tracks and, like forgetful Coyote, I lose my way.  Yet, the record of my comings and goings is visible like the lines left by the tide as it advances and recedes.
Tribal affiliation: Mad River Band of the Yurok tribe
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