"Wedding Preparations" Martin Grelle - Giclee on canvas 24 x 20 S/N 150 Limited Edition the animal stands as a

the animal stands as a powerful symbol of resilience

too can have such courage

Rich textures of leather

As music fills the room

"Wedding Preparations" Martin Grelle - Giclee on canvas 24 x 20 S/N 150 Limited Edition the animal stands as aThe idea for this painting came from reading a passage in George Bird Grinnells book on the Cheyenne Indians, volume 1. This paragraph is a small part of his description of wedding activities: "When the girl set out she was dressed in fine new clothing, but after she had been taken into her mother in laws lodge, the sisters or cousins of her husband took her to the back of the lodge, removed the clothing that she wore, and dressed her in new clothing