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People of the Sun, Lady of the Pearl by Charles Oldham.
How the first people came to be in Sedona, based upon a beautiful Indian account, the Yavapai/Apache Native American creation story.
Painted pottery shards, petroglyphs, sculptured stone tools, and chambered cliff
dwellings left behind a treasure trove of evidence about the first people of
the Verde Valley. Long before European settlers hauled the first wagon load into
Oak Creek Canyon, the ancient Sinaguans (pronounced "Sin-ah-wens"),
and later the Yavapai, made the land of the red rocks their sacred home.
Inspired by the Yavapai creation story, Charles Oldham's sculpture depicts
Komwidapakwia, "Lady of the Pearl," in her encounter with the Sun
on top of
Mingus Mountain.
According to the Yavapai, the Lady of the Pearl was sealed in a log with the Woodpecker and sent from Montezuma Well to prepare for a Great Flood. For days and nights to follow, it rained incessantly. Flood waters rose to cover every land form on the Earth. After 40 days, the rain stopped, the water receded and the log (ark?) finally came to rest in Sedona. The Woodpecker freed the beautiful young woman from the log and guided her as she traveled to the summit of Mingus Mountain, bearing the white stone or "Pearl" her people had given her for protection. There, she met the Sun, who fell in love with her. Returning to Sedona, she bathed in an enchanted pool in Boynton Canyon. Soon afterward, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter who became the "First Lady," mother to all the Yavapai people.
About Charles Oldham
Educated at Philadelphia College of Art and the Academy of Natural Sciences, Charles Oldham's sculptures gained renown for their true-to-life precision and grace, earning him commissions from the White House, The National Wildlife Foundation and The Cousteau Society. After moving to Santa Fe, he began exploring figurative works in bronze, an endeavor that continues here at his home studio in Sedona.
People of the Sun, Lady of the Pearl
Medium: Bronze
Patina: Contemporary.
Available in maquette (LE 25), masterwork (LE 3), and (one) lifesize.
Lifesize version originally conceived as a fountain, depicting the "sacred spring" at the base.
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