ILLUMINATIVE, 2022

Photographed for the organization Illuminatives’ Indigenous Futures event, this photograph features Cherokee citizen Macy Rose donning the stunning traditional Cherokee feathered cape made by Lisa Rutherford. Her halo is a special lighting technique I used to reference illuminations and the religious iconography of classical art that references holiness and sacredness--sometimes rulers and heroes, replacing them with us. Here we celebrate the future leadership of Native women and the power of this young woman.