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 Starr Martin ᎾᏁᎯ ᏃᏈᏏ Ꮱ Ꮱ (Nanehi Noquisi Tlu Tlu) is a traditional teacher and healer of Cherokee and Lenni Lenape heritage. She is enrolled in the Western Band of Cherokee Indians, and is a decendant of Nancy Ward, the "beloved woman." Starr is also a Registered Nurse with sixteen years of experience and a Certified Hypnotherapist (CHT). Mentored by Mr. Crosslin Smith of the Western Band Cherokee and taught by her full-blooded Cherokee Grandmother, Starr utilizes traditional, time-honored methods to facilitate healing and enlightenment in others. She is a self-taught artist, beginning her artwork in 1995 following a life changing, permanently disabling accident. Art is how she helped herself heal. She continues to help others as well. She is dedicated to living, teaching, preserving and painting the old ways of her native heritage and spiritual values.
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"A young chameleon observes the life, activities, colors and whimsies of a band of geckos. He is secure in the knowledge he is perfectly acceptable in his chameleon-ness, that its OK to be different. It simply renders him unique. Lizard Medicine is about dreaming our dreams and creating out own realities." c.1996 - Custom Framed Original in Colored Pencil and Technical Drawing Ink, 25" W x 25" H.
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"She is shown in the wintertime, at moonrise. It is then she shines most brightly and peace reigns upon the Earth. Fir boughs and poinsettias signify cleansing and survival against all odds. Cardinals and Jays come to you and the wild is tamed by her very presence. Shasta is a sanctuary for our souls, sacred earth and sister to all she sees. She holds us, enfolds us and reminds us of our connection to the great mystery." c.1997 - Custom Framed Original in Colored Pencil and Technical Drawing Ink, 19 1/4" H x 19 1/4" W.
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"From his high perch he sees all and calls out his gratitude and power. Falcon has keen vision and misses nothing - not even the smallest detail. He takes only what he needs, offering thanks. He is seen near the water as it is the source of his life and well-being. His heart is strong, true and forever connected to the Maker of Breath. The weavings signify the details the falcon's perceptive eye never misses." c.1996 - Custom Framed Original in Colored Pencil and Technical Drawing Ink, 20 1/2" W x 16 1/2"H.
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