To Pray For Rain height-4 Part of a unique series

Part of a unique series by Livingston

his interest in nature and world cultures inspire his distinctive jewelry designs

and this was taken after this group was running around and being very active

but to take them on with determination and alacrity

(1944-2016) Joellyn Duesberry was a landscape painter who worked in oils

To Pray For Rain height-4 Part of a unique seriesAcrylic, 36" x 36" In the arid lands of our Southwest pueblos, ceremonial concentration is on life giving rain. When successful, the answer results in corn, essential to physical and spiritual sustenance. A magnificent Kachina figure, carrier of prayers to be borne on feathers, dances on this very large old storage jar. The ancient painted two piece headdress and gourd rattle echo that messengers proper attire to begin the somber ceremony.