Acrylic, Ink, Watercolour
*All works copyright Sherry Crawford
Sherry Crawford
aka
White Bear Standing
White Bear Standing is a name that was given to Artist Sherry Crawford during a Shake Tent Ceremony over 20 years ago. Sherry is a member of the Kijicho Manito Madaouskarini Algonquin Nation and has been honored to have picked up a bit of her Algonquin culture through Ceremony, Workshops, Elders Gatherings, Conferences & Research. She has been painting and drawing for many years and has found many of her Teachings make their way into her Art.
Sherry has been sharing her ART & Heart for many years, and is working towards building her own ART Centre / Gallery.
Sherry continues to learn about her Algonquin history and will continue to CREATE her ART with Heart, exploring new mediums and techniques as she goes!
In 2005/6, Sherry returned to school and earned a degree In Social Service Work through First Nations Technical Institute, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory & St. Lawrence College. She was honored to be a circle member at Niijkiwendida Anishinaabe Kwewag Services Circle 2005/6. She enjoyed a week long Indigenous Women & Leadership Development Training course at the Banff Centre in 2009.
In 2018 she was trained and has worked as an Archaeology Liason for the Algonquins of Ontario.
After attending an in person workshop, Sherry has re-created an information session on 'Residential Schools & Effects of Colonization'. Using a Circle of Stones, she respectfully shares a vivid visual demonstration, instantly allowing the viewer to have a better understanding of what really happened. When you SEE IT, you will FEEL IT, and then you GET IT! Please contact Sherry for details of how she can come to your School or Event to share this important info session!
This is a self portrait of Sherry Crawford, White Bear Standing.
Acrylic on Canvas - Prints Now Available!
White Bear and Friends
Beautiful Night Display!
These beautiful lanterns, all lit up for your enjoyment!
These Digitally created pieces make awesome framed prints! Please visit our STORE to purchase directly from the ARTIST!
White Bear Standing Creative
During a Shaking Tent Ceremony years ago, Sherry was given her Indigenous Ceremonial name; White Bear Standing. She is proud to connect with her inner spirit. It presents itself in many of her pieces.
RED POWER RELATIVES
This piece represents the connectedness to all things. We refer to the trees as ‘Standing People’ for they are warriors who stand strong against the elements and they provide us with clean air and thus, life! The faces in the trees and earth are representative of the connections and continued energy flow of life. When we die, we go into the earth, the plants and trees grow from the earth, we eat the plants and the animals eat the plants. We eat the animals, and sometimes the animals eat us….and the cycle continues forever!
GRANDFATHERS IN THE ROCKS
Inspired by a cool Rockface photo while on a canoe trip with my son and a friend from Bancroft. We were canoeing on the York River and I have driven the road past the Eagles nest park (rock cliffs) hundreds of times, but never saw it from the ‘river’ looking up at the rocks. It was beautiful and I snapped a shot of it. I went home that evening and painted the painting. We strongly believe if we follow the ‘Seven Grandfather Teachings” of Love, Respect, Wisdom, Truth, Honesty, Bravery & Humility, we can walk the good Red Road in a good way! There is an image in the rock face’..that is seen in many photos. known as the Chief. I drew 6 more grandfather faces.. to represent the teachings. You have to look carefully to find them all!
