““Earth Spirit” was carved from a single piece of Big Leaf Maple burl using the natural edge as the border for the feathers of the head dress. Rather than carving a face I chose to keep the natural voids and grain patterns of the Burl and add images of an eagle, teepee, horse tracks, a bear and a petroglyph shaman figure. I then carved the surrounding wood to simulate the stone of the earth. They all come together as Earth Spirits.”