Gillian Goulet

Hummingbirds

Illustration
2021
Acrylic Gouache
9x16in
For many indigenous cultures in southern Arizona and Mexico, hummingbirds are known as a bringers of rain, because they led the rain and wind spirits back to their ancestors during a drought. In this story specifically, the hummingbird wraps a golden rope around the rain and wind spirits and drags them back to the farm.

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Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds

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Gillian Goulet

Illustration

“Feathered Friends looks at how humans have benefitted from birds through our history, mythology, and present day, to show the strange and complex ways that people try to connect with creatures unlike...” [More]