The Great Spirit and all the creatures in nature communicate to us in our daily lives, but we must be perceptive to the messages and signs that they hold. Native American culture and values have long resonated with me because of their deep emphasis on respect, appreciation and preservation of nature’s eco-systems. My process is deeply spiritual and my work is an expression of prayer, depicting organic images as sacred artifacts and communicating earth’s cyclical and ever-evolving patterns, leading viewers to feel the healing power and spiritual guidance of nature. Human civilization has a moral obligation to take an active role in the environmental crisis our planet is facing. My hope is to sensitize people to these challenges and emphasize the crucial need for each of us to re-consider our every day actions, which leave a permanent footprint behind and disturb the earth’s natural rhythms.

>> Hilary “Scout” Wootton

August 23, 2010

MURAL at the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

The Ballona Wetlands is an ecological reserve located in Playa Del Rey, CA. The mural will act as an educational backdrop for thousands of elementary school children who tour the wetlands every year. I would like to give a special thanks to Sony Studios for commissioning the project and volunteering their support, as well as Kelly Rose- director of Friends of Ballona Wetlands, to whom we owe a great deal of gratitude, for this has been her dream for the Wetlands for nearly a decade. Lastly, I would like to thank David Legaspi- visual artist, muralist, architect, mentor, friend. His talent, generosity, and genuine passion are remarkable... the definition of a true artist. >> Scout
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