$800.00
Ponderosa Elk
Artist: Roy Henry Vickers
Medium: Serigraph
Image Size: 19" x 26.5"
Edition Size: 80
- Story
Every year for the past two decades, I make my annual trip to Ktunaxa Territory in southern B.C. to harvest elk for our winter meat supply. This October 2022 was different from all other elk harvests as my wife, Andrea, her sister Janice, and her husband, Nolan, accompanied me.
We enjoyed the hospitality of our Ktunaxa friends from Tobacco Plains Indian Reserve. Our camp was situated on a lake amongst tall Ponderosa pines. It was wonderful to have a family hunting camp; we made it very comfortable with home-cooked meals every day. Nolan and I were seen with silly grins on our faces at supper time, as it was more like glamping than the hunting camp we were used to. The trip was a success, thanks to the assistance of our friend, Ralph Gravelle, and his family.
The last few evenings, we enjoyed the sunset over Lake Koocanusa on a carpet of pine needles that covered the ground. Soon the time came to return home with the excitement deep inside me to share this creation of Ponderosa Elk.
A footnote to this story is that the needles of the Ponderosa pine have been used as an Indigenous medicine from time immemorial.
The annual trip continues to be good medicine for this elder.
Story
Every year for the past two decades, I make my annual trip to Ktunaxa Territory in southern B.C. to harvest elk for our winter meat supply. This October 2022 was different from all other elk harvests as my wife, Andrea, her sister Janice, and her husband, Nolan, accompanied me.
We enjoyed the hospitality of our Ktunaxa friends from Tobacco Plains Indian Reserve. Our camp was situated on a lake amongst tall Ponderosa pines. It was wonderful to have a family hunting camp; we made it very comfortable with home-cooked meals every day. Nolan and I were seen with silly grins on our faces at supper time, as it was more like glamping than the hunting camp we were used to. The trip was a success, thanks to the assistance of our friend, Ralph Gravelle, and his family.
The last few evenings, we enjoyed the sunset over Lake Koocanusa on a carpet of pine needles that covered the ground. Soon the time came to return home with the excitement deep inside me to share this creation of Ponderosa Elk.
A footnote to this story is that the needles of the Ponderosa pine have been used as an Indigenous medicine from time immemorial.
The annual trip continues to be good medicine for this elder.