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Tatanka
The Sioux word for Buffalo
Engraving, Relief
Sculpture & Oil on
Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 20
Size: 7½" high, 13" wide, ½" thick
Artist: Elaine Sell Prefontaine
THIS
STUDIO DISPLAY PIECE IS NOT FOR SALE
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The Graystone Legend
Engraving & Relief
Sculpture on
Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 4RW04
Size: 6" high, 9 ½" wide, ½" thick
Artist: Elaine Sell Prefontaine
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The
Buffalo's Blue Moon Scape
Engraving & Relief
Sculpture on
Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 17
Size: 5¾" high, 10" wide, ½" thick
Artist: Elaine Sell Prefontaine
This
buffalo exudes a definite feeling of purpose, strength and action.
I immediately envisioned this buffalo moonscape when I first saw
the unique shape and beautiful varied browns and blues of this piece of
slate stone.
When I sculpted the
moon shaped background and discovered the beautiful gray/blue it seemed
natural to call it a "Blue Moon".
"THIS STUDIO DISPLAY
PIECE IS NOT FOR SALE"
There are two
definitions of "A Blue Moon":
- A blue moon is the second full moon in a calendar month, and
- A Blue Moon is the third of four full moons in a season.
We experienced
blue moons in both 2001 and 2004.
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The 'Paha Sapa' Sentinel
"Paha Sapa"
is the Sioux name for the
"Black Hills"
Engraving & Relief
Sculpture on
Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 21
Size: 6½" high, 14" wide,¼" thick
Artist: Elaine Sell Prefontaine
This was a beautiful
piece of slate stone to work with!
The engraved
Bison itself and the foreground remain the original beautiful natural
golden browns of the
slate stone. I ground off the top layer of the slate to
reveal a soft gray blue colored sky.
When I painted the background
for the Bison, suggesting dark pines, I was suddenly
reminded of the Black Hills, and the title of this piece with
the bison guarding those hills instantly came to me as:
The "Paha Sapa" (the Black hills)
Sentinel !
This piece has
an indescribable mystical quality about it causing one to be
thoughtful and reminiscent of past times when living bison truly
were "Paha Sapa" sentinels.
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The
"Paha Sapa",
The Black Hills, are regarded as a holy place by the
Sioux. They are a place of the gods, a place to
speak to the "Great Spirit", and a spiritual
place where warriors have gone to experience vision quests.
They are
covered with dense forests of dark pine which give them the
appearance of "Black Hills.
"THIS STUDIO DISPLAY
PIECE IS NOT FOR SALE"
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Storm
Brewing
Engraving,
Relief Sculpture & Oil on Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 24
Size: 4½" high, 10" wide, ½" thick
Artist: Elaine
Sell Prefontaine
The close-up above reveals the details of the engravings on the Bison
and the relief sculpture work on the sky.
This interesting piece of slate stone captured my imagination setting me
off on another creative journey!
The irregular natural
slate blue background interspersed with hints of yellow ochre and moss
green appeared when I ground off the top layer of stone to reveal the
background sky.
Surprisingly there was
one small part of this piece of slate stone which was a true yellow
ochre, that being the full circle at the upper center of the scene, and
it immediately became apparent that this was the full moon overlooking
the recently sculpted stormy looking slate blue skies --- and thus the
title 'Storm
Brewing'
One can almost feel the
cool wind of the brewing storm as we view the bison sensing its approach
to his rugged rocky terrain, where he has been waiting for millenniums to be
revealed.
"S
O L D"
July 2003
Storm
Brewing - Bison 24
now Now resides in
Onondaga,
Michigan USA
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The
Buffalo Came This Way
Engraving & Oil on
Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 10
Size: 4½" high, 7½" wide, 6/16" thick
Artist: Elaine Prefontaine
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Prairie
Legacy In Stone
Engraving & Oil on
Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 18
Size: 5¾" high, 9" wide, ½" thick
Elaine Prefontaine
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Bison Memories Engraved on Stone
Engraving,
Relief Sculpture & Oil on
Purcell Mountain Slate Stone
Bison 16
Size: 7½" high, 9" wide, ½" thick
Artist: Elaine Prefontaine
"S
O L D"
This bison now has its home on
Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
A unique and special gift lovingly chosen by a wife for her husband's
birthday.
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Animal
Totem
Bison
/ Buffalo
If the bison appears often in
your life at this time, it may be your own personal animal totem.
The bison totem
indicates that due to your own right actions and prayer, abundance is
being manifested in some important aspects of your life. The laws of synchronicity are
operating in your life, and all things are as they should be.
With the laws of synchronicity
working for you, it is not necessary to push or force your way to
achieve your goals and reach your destination. Do what is
right and feels right and take the smoothest path. This means to do
the work which needs to be done, and
let events take their course ---"to
go with the flow".
The bison totem teaches us to stay
grounded and work with our natural rhythms.
The bison humps are symbols of
stored reserves of energies which may be tapped. The humps on the
bison are at shoulder level and indicate that we should "shoulder
our own load" --- use our own efforts to reap the benefits.
The huge head reminds us to "use our head" while still connecting
with our own higher
divine powers.
The bison totem indicates
opportunities for abundance in areas of our lives,
providing we pray, appreciate what we have --- "count our blessings",
and honor those persons who have helped us in life.
As has been handed down through
oral and written history, the bison totem is an especially practical
totem which man has understood and related to since his first
association with this truly exemplary creature
Bison
/ Buffalo Digital Photos
Taken On Farm near Taber, Alberta,
Canada, October 2004
These photos make one
reminiscent of the past when these magnificent creatures roamed our
prairies in herds of thousands.
If is written that when startled
they stampeded creating a deafening roar, kicking up enough prairie dust
to darken the skies.
Here we see the snow
blowing on their their heavy warm winter coats which enable them to
survive our bitter cold and windy prairie winters.
In those past
times when they roamed freely at large and were faced with a
winter blizzard or danger from
predators, such as wolves,
the adult bison formed a huge circle with
their heads facing the center, surrounding and protecting the
calves
inside the circle.

Backs to the Wind

Eye to Eye Connection With The Big Guy

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Digital
Photography by Elaine Sell Prefontaine
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