Monica Stobie's pastel work is done on handmade bark paper which comes from Mexico. This paper is made from indigenous tree bark and processed by an ancient method. The bark is peeled, boiled in lime water and "when the moon is new" pounded into sheets of paper. This process is believed to be the oldest paper-making process in the western hemisphere. The result is a primitive "canvas" for a tribute to the oldest art known to mankind.
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New! Monica ventures into the world of sculpting with "Cowbirds", the bronze edition, limited to just seventeen castings, one artist proof. Already a half dozen sold! |
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Not much is known about the purpose or function of petroglyphs, (pictures carved onto stone), or pictographs, (pictures painted onto stone). Some messages seem to be spiritual, with human-like figures that have horns or tails. Other pictures seem to tell a story such as the events of a battle and others suggest good hunting or plentiful water. Many are so abstract, they appear to have no meaning whatsoever.
Rock art is found throughout the work. While some effort has been made to protect these stones, already much has been lost to the elements, lost to weatherization and civilization, lost to time.
Monica Stobie was born and raised in Yakima, Washington. Much of the interest in Native American symbols and imagery found in Stobie’s work comes quite naturally. She grew up on an apple ranch near the Yakama Indian Reservation. She attended school with the Yakamas’ and worshipped at a Catholic Mission bordering the reservation. “Home away from home” was a small cabin in the nearby Cascade Mountains which Stobie used as an art studio. Her environment has played a major role in the subject matter of her work. She still returns to the mountain cabin several times a year to work in solitude.