SPRINGTIME
IN ARIZONA USA 2001
(20 X 24") 50.8 X 61cm
Over 350 million
years of water and wind have sculptured this sacred land
called Red Rock Country. Mountains, such as the ones seen in this meadow
along Boynton Pass road in west Sedona, Arizona, are dotted with Native
ruins that date back to around 8000 BC when the Paleo Natives came here to
hunt Ice Age elephants. By 700 AD, the Hohokam had introduced irrigation
farming. The Sinaguan tribes followed; but, in 1066 AD, they were devastated
by a voilent volcanic eruption. Later, the Anasazi created pueblos; but
they, in turn, mysteriously disappeared almost overnight in the late 1300`s.
The quest for gold brought the white man here around 1583, followed by
pioneers, trappers, and prospectors in the early 1800`s. Soon after, the
Apache and Yavapi Natives were displaced to higher country. Just as the lone
juniper has survived summer`s storms, fall`s drought and winter`s snow
to spring forth with new life amidst April`s flowers, so this land has
thrived through each preceding culture and remains ruggedly simple in this
new age of spirituality.
called Red Rock Country. Mountains, such as the ones seen in this meadow
along Boynton Pass road in west Sedona, Arizona, are dotted with Native
ruins that date back to around 8000 BC when the Paleo Natives came here to
hunt Ice Age elephants. By 700 AD, the Hohokam had introduced irrigation
farming. The Sinaguan tribes followed; but, in 1066 AD, they were devastated
by a voilent volcanic eruption. Later, the Anasazi created pueblos; but
they, in turn, mysteriously disappeared almost overnight in the late 1300`s.
The quest for gold brought the white man here around 1583, followed by
pioneers, trappers, and prospectors in the early 1800`s. Soon after, the
Apache and Yavapi Natives were displaced to higher country. Just as the lone
juniper has survived summer`s storms, fall`s drought and winter`s snow
to spring forth with new life amidst April`s flowers, so this land has
thrived through each preceding culture and remains ruggedly simple in this
new age of spirituality.