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COYOTE AND THE PLUMS
12"x16" double matted and framed in gunmetal
a papercast edition of 100 with 10
artist proofs
One warm spring
day, coyote had gone to the stream for a cool drink of water, when he saw
some plums floating on the current. Cautiously, he reached to get the
nearest plum, losing his footing he fell into the stream. Coyote splashed
around trying to get to the plums, Coyote’s wife awoke from hearing the
cries of help coming from her husband. Quickly she ran down to the stream to
help coyote save himself. "Why are you drowning in the stream?" I only hoped
to get some of the plums for you, dear.
"Stupid coyote" she
answered, "The plums are in the tree, what you seek in the water is only the
reflection of the truth."
close-up
Coyote
and the Plums
$135 + $25 shipping
     
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Fourth World
This is an engaging and unusual integration of
Nakai's flute-playing talent with an orchestral accompaniment, creating a
romantic, sweeping, and contemplative score that sounds like a motion
picture soundtrack in many instances. Nakai's command of the flute never
wavers, but sometimes competes, rather than synchronizes with the
full-bodied strings that interject themselves almost randomly throughout
every piece. When the two mediums cooperate the result is moving and
lyrical. One can almost visualize scenes of beauty, mourning, and
determination that are the embodiment of Native American existence. But in
some places, the music meanders between the two forms creating a neutral,
unfocused, and occasionally dispassionate mood. |
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