Two Spirit Wool Blanket new Cape Verdean)

Cape Verdean)

A parfleche is a container made of rawhide

which traditionally reflects patterns and designs found in nature

and it's a true joy include these classic shapes in my contemporary work

Two Spirit Wool Blanket new Cape Verdean)This vibrant blanket design is based on a painting by Two Spirit artist Ryan Young (Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa) that calls out to their community's traditional story about crows. The story goes that the crow was once very colorful and had a beautiful singing voice, but during a forest fire, it spent so much time trying to help the other animals that its colorful feathers became blackened with soot and its beautiful singing voice