Corn Maiden - Canvas Print Wildflowers Rain clouds gather behind her

Rain clouds gather behind her

Handcrafted pot by Mata Ortiz artist Joel Corona

Corn Maiden carries plant seed elements upon her blanket and and holds ears of corn colored in the four cardinal directions

Next to her grows a blue corn plant adapted by the Hopi to grow in a desert environment

Hand carved by Zuni artist by Adrian Cachini

Corn Maiden - Canvas Print Wildflowers Rain clouds gather behind herCorn Maiden Corn Maiden stands next to two plants offering prayers to the gathering rain clouds on the horizon. She symbolizes the blue corn. Squash, Maize and Bean are known as the Three Sisters. Planted together, they support and benefit from each other. Maize gives Bean a place to climb upward and bean gives nutrients to the soil. Squash covers the ground around them, protecting and preventing insects with prickly hair covered vines. 6" square.