Acrylic and Chainstitch Embroidery on Stretched Linen
16” x 20”

The indigenous people of the Big Bend area are attempting to change the name of this rock, sitting just north of Presidio, from “Elephant Rock” to “Cibilo Rock”. From the Big Bend Conservation Alliance:

“Cibolo, the Spanish word for buffalo, is a term that spans all possible dimensions of Presidio County's identity—”Cibolo Rock” is a place name that will honor the Indigenous peoples and the cibolo herds of La Junta. “

Read more here: https://www.bigbendconservationalliance.org/projects/reclaim-buffalo-rock

I will be donating a portion of the proceeds from this painting to the Big Bend Conservation Alliance to help them in this fight.