This week’s Wednesday Wake-Up Call is a picture prompt, based upon the image you see presented further down. The image is of a Native American sand painting. Take a few moments to view it, or view it several times; then let your creativity flow.
Let your inner guide direct you in whatever way it wishes to express itself, and then interpret the sand painting. Simply be. Simply let go. Simply create. Simply be creative. Experiment. Try something new. If you are a writer, draw, if you are a painter, sketch.
Let your inner guide direct you in whatever way it wishes to express itself, and then interpret the sand painting. Simply be. Simply let go. Simply create. Simply be creative. Experiment. Try something new. If you are a writer, draw, if you are a painter, sketch.
Chose pens, pastels, paints, video camera, crayons, et cetera, or sing a song, share a painting, an essay, or simply an opinion, and join with us as we journey into this Wednesday Wake-Up Call of Native American art.
[Navajo Sand Painting: Alvina Begay]
Native American sand paintings are a very beautiful and popular art form for collectors today. Traditionally, the dry paintings are created to heal a person during a ceremony. The type of image and ceremony used is determined by the illness or disease from which the person is suffering. The sand painting may contain an image of the Holy People called yeibicheii. The tribe medicine man may ask the yeibicheii to help him paint the image and therefore help heal the person in need. The medicine man also checks the sand painting for accuracy as far as symmetry is concerned. The more accurate the sand painting, the more healing it can do.
Here is an opportunity for you to design and make your very own interpretation of a Native American sand painting. Enjoy! Explore! Create!
Here is an opportunity for you to design and make your very own interpretation of a Native American sand painting. Enjoy! Explore! Create!
Guidelines:
• Post your response to the prompt on your blog.
• Copy the address for the specific post and click on the Mr. Linky Button below.
• Here you will be prompted to paste your link and enter your name.
• The prompt is live for a total of four days.
• If you post frequently, you want to be sure you have used your actual post address and not the general address of your blog. This way folks will be taken directly to your response, and won't bail on you for having to search your space to find it.
• That's it! Your name will appear hyperlinked on our Mr. Linky page, along with our other entrants.
• Remember, our purpose is to ultimately share the good works of our group.
• Don't forget! Even if you do not participate please:
• Take a moment to Tweet, ReTweet, Comment, Share, and give Google +1 for those entries that you like!
• Visit those who have participated, commenting and engaging with your fellow creators.
• Most of all, we hope you enjoy the prompt, community and interacting.
