In the deep of January, under snow, a black bear mother wakes in her den to give birth. Her cubs weigh less than a pound, small enough to hold in one hand, and she nurses them through the rest of winter on the strength she gathered in the fall. For a year and a half she will keep them close, teaching them every stream and berry patch of these New England woods.
Among the Ojibwe, the Bear Clan are the protectors, the ones who watch over the surrounding forest and keep the edges of the community safe. A mother bear holds that same line between her cubs and the world.
Painted in layers of resin on clear Lucite, she stands in light, the Great Bear keeping watch at the boundary.
Medium: Resin layered painting on clear Lucite
Dimensions: 24″ × 24″
One of a kind
In the deep of January, under snow, a black bear mother wakes in her den to give birth. Her cubs weigh less than a pound, small enough to hold in one hand, and she nurses them through the rest of winter on the strength she gathered in the fall. For a year and a half she will keep them close, teaching them every stream and berry patch of these New England woods.
Among the Ojibwe, the Bear Clan are the protectors, the ones who watch over the surrounding forest and keep the edges of the community safe. A mother bear holds that same line between her cubs and the world.
Painted in layers of resin on clear Lucite, she stands in light, the Great Bear keeping watch at the boundary.
Medium: Resin layered painting on clear Lucite
Dimensions: 24″ × 24″
One of a kind
