Native American Indian Contributions
| With red berries and tomatoes complete, on the yellow side are corn, sun chokes, sunflower seed, squash, beans and melons etc - all grown by Native American Indians first. Near the bottom I painted a Sun Perch fish. I love painting fish! These perch swim in our local rivers and lakes here. Years ago, Indians used fishing weirs (rock formations) to capture fish like these at single points in the river.  Painting the bottom of a wine barrel is hard to get at. I ended up putting it on a table so I could sit in a chair and work on it.  Sometimes I have to paint at night. This barrel is too large to come through my front door. But we figured a way to get it in the house so I can work at nights. | On the barrel’s upper and lower "staves" I painted local words like, Sycolin Creek, Wankopion Branch, Hunger Run, Conoy Island, Seneca Falls, Rappahannock River, Catoctin Mountain River, Massanutten and Shenandoah – names Native American Indians used to describe what is now our streets, schools and homes.  Painting corn makes me think of family and home.  Painting sunflowers is relaxing. You should try it. |
My husband suggested the sun perch. To the top right you can see the sun chokes These are great roots to cook for diabetics. Sun chokes have yellow flowers.
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