kani del hoot skell, (who is that? old marten) Intaglio Limited Edition Print

kani dal hoot skell
(who is that? old marten) 2022

Camas Logue (Klamath Tribes)

10 x 11 in (25.4 x 27.94 cm)

Paper size: 15 x 16 in (38.1 x 40.64 cm)

$700

In Klamath culture our name for creator is Gmukamps. Gmukamps dons the mask of pine marten to take physical form in the world. In this form he is named Skell, or old marten. This print tells the story of when I was out harvesting cotton wood buds to make medicine one spring. I was sitting on a logging road taking a break in the sun. I looked next to me and just a foot away sat Skell! He visited with me for what seemed like an hour we had to continue on our way. Skell watched me stand up and he stood up on his hind legs and wandered back into the forest. The red brown of the ink and the cream white of the paper reflect the color of pine marten's fur. The open path in the middle of this print show the logging road and the patterns etched into the print are a written message gifted to me that day by Skell.