'paskwamostos' (2018) Buffalo Digital Print

paskwamostos (2018)

Open Edition Glicée Print on Acid-Free Rag Paper

In 2018, Michael and I were co-artists in residence at Studio 1880 in Prince George BC. This paintings is one of two we collaborated on. We invited community members to mark make in the layering process. Lynette was inspired by one of Michael's works of art and used the outline of the buffalo from his mixed media piece to bring this painting to completion. Buffalo were central to Métis cultural life. The buffalo were nearly killed to extinction in an attempt by the colonial government to erase Indigenous people, including Métis people, from the prairies. This painting elicits healing, intergenerational trauma and strengths, forward movement, and hopeful reconciliation through images of plants, feathers, and prairie Indigenous geometric patterns.

Please Note: It is important to keep a giclee print away from direct sunlight or bright light. It is best to have the image behind UV Protective glass and/or to use UV protectant lighting, as well as being placed in indirect sunlight.

• 11"x14"
• Original Painting media is acrylic paint and ink on canvas
• Original Size 36"x48"

Lynette La Fontaine | Metis