Terrance's ledger art depicts a single Blackfeet woman wearing a green hat embellished with Springtime symbols and colors.  Drawn on top of a 1934 County Tax Ledger. 

"The image is of a woman with a hat. The crescent moon represents mother moon Woman power. The dot is MorningStar. The floral patterns on the hat represent femininity also healing the three feathers on the side of the hat, represent the sun the moon and MorningStar they are shaped like arrows representing a solid mind. Make good decisions she’s wearing sunglasses the face designs, the three stripes represent the moon MorningStar in the sun, blue red and yellow. The green designs are Rollinghill symbols the three dots below her eye glasses represent the sun, the moon and MorningStar, the two blue lines that they’re on her chin represent grizzly clause. The red dot represents a spiritual protection symbol mountain designs for earrings, Al tooth, necklace, shells, and otter hair ties. The dress is green and her hat is green representing spring time with beach strip designs."

Ledger Size: 17.5"11.25"

This piece is currently available mounted on white foamboard. Contact us for framing options with additional charges. 

Terrance Guardipee is an internationally acclaimed Blackfeet painter and ledger artist. He was one of the first Native artists to revive the historical ledger art tradition, and was the first ledger artist to transform the style from the single page custom into his signature collage concept. The map collage concept is based in the ledger art style, but incorporates various antique documents such as maps, war rations, checks, in addition to single page ledgers.   He is consistently recognized for the traditional depiction of his Blackfeet heritage and contemporary innovation demonstrated in his work.  The leading institutions in the Native art community consistently acknowledge Terrance’s innovative incorporation of authentic Blackfeet images into his own contemporary form of ledger art.