About the Artist

About the Artist
	Carole Bourdo was honored by the Black Foot Tribe at a special naming ceremony. The ceremony was conducted in Browning, Montana by the present chief of the Tribe, Chief Earl Old Person, in the reception hall of the Northern Plains Museum. She was inducted as :MA_EW_YAKEE" translates as "WOLF WOMAN". However, at the ceremony and dinner her presence was such that the honorific title of "Princess" was added to her name painting. The ceremony was lengthy and included chants and lectures on the "old ways" of the tribe. The initiation was witnessed by the tribal drummers, the tribal artist
(who did her official painting) and a number of tribal drummers, the elders, and other members of the tribe. Carole, who was born in 1938, spent ten years in close association with the Chippewa people some 50 miles south of her native Chicago. These early, formative years left an indelible print and she fondly remembers the old Chief Evergreen. Carol's work is not limited to traditional presentation on canvas and art board. She has painted scenery on cabanas, illustrated a children's book, and painted a 40 foot eagle on Colorado Springs Bi-Centennial Building in 1976. Recognizing the need for authenticity, Carole studies people and animals in their own habitat. She attends and participates in Indian Pow Wows, historic Indian and Mountain Man Rendezvous. She has traveled to Alaska to study and photograph the grizzly and eagle in their natural habitat. She has conducted research on the Indian tribes at the Anthropology Archives of the Smithsonian Institute and has done research on the Bald and Golden eagles at the National Eagle Research Center where three of the prints are on permanent display. Carole's art has been acclaimed nationwide and has been the recipient of many awards. She has taught art at the Divine Infant in Westchester, Illinois, and for the Westernaires, a renowned riding organization in Denver. Carol has been generous in sharing her talents, having donated many hours in benefit sessions sketching children at the Shrine Children's Hospital and Deaf and Blind School in Chicago. She is a strong supporter of the Native American Rights Fund and has participated on the National Support committee. Carole still retains her membership in the World Art Shows and has joined Americana Indian shows that tour nationwide. Carole's ability to blend absolute reality with spiritual essence is without peer. She is a great talent with complete dedication to her field and a tireless proponent of her work and her belief. She is fondly called "Critter" by her fellow artists and when you see her art works, you understand why! She is now living and displaying her art at her art store (Eagle Totem Gallery) in Trinidad, Colorado.

Owning a piece of Bourdo's art is to possess a bit of "Critter!"

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