Hummingbird, quill & birchbark picture frame-w/flowers 7"; Paul St John-Mohawk

Description

A hummingbird graces this small picture frame made by Paul St John, Mohawk craftsman.  The ruby throated hummingbird and flowers are of porcupine quill - on a birch bark frame which is bound with tidal sweetgrass.
Paul has captured the beauty and charisma of this hummingbird on an octagonal birch bark frame - so elegant!  The Ruby throated Hummingbird is of dyed black, green and red quills with a bit of natural white quill.  The flower buds on a vine like stem are on either side and are of red dyed quill flower and green dyed quill vine and leaves.  There is a 4 petaled "open" flower at the bottom of red dyed quill petals and yellow dyed quill center.  At the outer edge there is a natural white quill border - which really contrasts beautifully with the darker birch bark of the frame.
This birch bark is roughly 7" in diameter.  The opening for the picture or photo is a round 4" opening (opening also wrapped with tidal sweetgrass). You would gently bend your picture/photo and slide it through the front opening.  .....  OR you could leave it with no image and enjoy the birch bark backing - I think it is lovely as is.  I will add a picture frame wire hanger onto the back which you can remove and add your own hanger/hanging mechanism.  In the photo of the back of the frame you will see there is no hanger added..... yet....
Paul St. John lives in Maine near his mother's family.   His mother is Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and MicMac.  He grew up on the Mohawk lands in New York, his father's homeland.  Paul St John is an enrolled Mohawk tribal member.  Last photo is of Paul with 2 of his other works...