Another formidable female in the Vaquera series, this particular collage leans strongly in the southern plains direction. Bison are often seen as wise mythical creatures, so it seemed natural to emblazon this gal’s shoulders with such strong emblems. Rendering them in paper adds a sense of delicacy to an otherwise rigid motif, and brings together the masculine and feminine forms found in much of my other work.

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