{"id":5064,"date":"2014-05-14T14:48:57","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T18:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/?p=5064"},"modified":"2015-03-31T09:21:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T13:21:04","slug":"completion-of-the-deer-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/completion-of-the-deer-series\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS- Completion of the Deer Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spring has indeed finally sprung forth, which means it is the&#8230;Native American New Year! This is Deer time&#8230;the season for the emergence of new life- seed time indeed. As for the completion of the Deer Series, I decided this would be a logical\u00a0time to wrap up this\u00a0longstanding affair&#8230;.my mixed media composite\u00a0Deer\u00a0series,\u00a0that is. I still have plans for future deer paintings and deer sculptures.\u00a0The deer signifies newness, new knowledge and the\u00a0<b>parallel<\/b>\u00a0stage of a newborn baby. This series shows the deer as a magical, almost mystical creature.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5109\" src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Deer-Series-8-Count-590.jpg\" alt=\"Deer-Series-8-Count-590\" width=\"590\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 1996, inspired by stories I was told about members of the deer clan and how they are messengers for others,\u00a0I \u00a0started exploring Deer imagery in my photo collages. Then later\u00a0the Deer\u00a0mixed media composites came into being. \u00a0I also used to know a hunter who brought me deer meat on several occasions shortly after I moved down to Carrboro, NC. He talked about his thoughts on deer hunting and its therapeutic value. I listened and \u201cwent there\u201d in my mind. 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href='https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/completion-of-the-deer-series\/alyssa-hinton-seein-deer-hunter-590\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alyssa-Hinton-Seein-Deer-Hunter-590-310x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5073\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5073'>\n\t\t\t\tSeein&#8217;- Deer Hunter  \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/completion-of-the-deer-series\/alyssa-hinton-island-hopping-590\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alyssa-Hinton-Island-Hopping-590-310x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alyssa-Hinton-Deer-Messenger3-590-310x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5070\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5070'>\n\t\t\t\t Deer Messenger 3 \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/completion-of-the-deer-series\/alyssa-hinton-deer-messenger2-590\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alyssa-Hinton-Deer-Messenger2-590-310x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5069\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' 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src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alyssa-Hinton-Deer-Messenger-6-590-310x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5067\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5067'>\n\t\t\t\t Deer Messenger 6 \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/completion-of-the-deer-series\/alyssa-hinton-autumn-deer-590\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alyssa-Hinton-Autumn-Deer-590-310x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5066\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5066'>\n\t\t\t\tAutumn Deer \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My digital collage method is a slow \u201ctrial and error\u201d process of contour cutting and mixing and matching hand rendered art with photographic elements. After that I spend a lot of time positioning and repositioning within Photoshop. It\u2019s like a refining process where layers of meaning filter through to convey my message. This approach also allows me to explore my design and color options in a fluid way.\u00a0When I\u2019m working, my ideas tend to branch out in such a way that certain figures or elements get repeated and recombined in other pieces. You can see this clearly in the deer series.<\/p>\n<p>The deer is a universally sacred being in American Indian cultures, and around the world for that matter. Throughout indian country\u00a0in north, central and south America,\u00a0it is\u00a0considered a spirit ally of the shaman.\u00a0For the Tuscarora of North Carolina, the Deer Clan is at the top of the clan totem system. Historically, the deerskin trade was of paramount importance, as was (and still is) the wearing of the deerskin dress. Originally the slang term \u201cbuck\u201d (one dollar bill) meant one deer skin.<\/p>\n<p>The deer figures represent the idea of transport on the physical plane within the realm of the living body, but with the ability to bounce between theparallel worlds of earth and sky. In certain images from this series, the deer is seen surfacing from swampy southern woodlands, emerging in its full form from the obscurity of darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Venus, the morning star, is also known as the deer star.\u00a0In some of the \u201cDeer Messenger\u201d pieces, the morning star is substituted for eyes to show the parallel cosmic world. The double helix on the forehead represents the duality of opposites, the good mind versus the bad mind, twin forces who continuously fight each other.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8230;coming soon&#8230;the entire Deer Series of 14 works!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5094\" src=\"https:\/\/alyssahinton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Alyssa-Hinton-Deer-Messenger-10-590.jpg\" alt=\" Deer Messenger 10 \" width=\"590\" height=\"784\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring has indeed finally sprung forth, which means it is the&#8230;Native American New Year! This is Deer time&#8230;the season for the emergence of new life- seed time indeed. As for the completion of the Deer Series, I decided this would be a logical\u00a0time to wrap up this\u00a0longstanding affair&#8230;.my mixed media composite\u00a0Deer\u00a0series,\u00a0that is. 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