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Paper Works

Paulette Harp-Nicholson

Praying Mantis sitting at the bottom of a tree that is mirrored and reflected into four sections. Foreground objects are cut out of a white piece of paper which contrasts with the black background.

Mantis

Suits #1

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Depicts a vibrant scene with a head in the sky, roots in soil and water, falling rain, and a cloud-haloed bloom. Elements like grass, stones, and pink worms are nestled in the soil, using primarily primary colors with minimal mixing technique.

This painting depicts a southwestern night scene with a yellow diminishing sunset, a cresent moon and the start of the revealing of the night stars. Deeper into the painting reveals a night horse, with a star for an eye, the crescent moon for a jawbone and a light outline of galloping legs and a tail.

Night Horse

All five paintings have a depiction of a small red bead, first red bead is depicted within the mesa corn field, then with five horses, then with the changing woman, the night mountain, and finally the peaceful southwestern scene. Each painting has a zuni sun symbol within.

Red Bead Series