Drum Making Week

Soaking in the Utility tub cold water over night. 

Clips may not be the best thing but with a thicker hide and weaker muscles I was having a hard time pulling and stretching. Some areas of the hide was thinner and then it stretches more as you can see with the one side. 

Then there is no drumming for a few days till it's completely dry. 

I picked this hide because of the contrast of the colors in the hide. Much like life I though when I picked it out. Or the shadow side in us that we many not always want to look at. 

My animal totem is a crow, as been sense I was little around 4 or 5 years old. So I'm using a drawing my daughter made with a bit of embellishment in areas but I love it.  A laughing Crow or a Crow with a message is the way I look at it. 

I'm not completely done painting on it I need to find a photo of lavender to paint on there.  The the herb that calm me the most.  I many add more things as I go...I'm intuitive listening for the nudges.  Then showing this to the Husband and he said, "Where's Mine?"  so you see now I worked on one yesterday and it's drying now and I will see what I can paint on there or leave it the way it is.  

Lyrics to Great White Buffalo 

Well, listen everybody

To what I got to say

There's hope for tomorrow

Ooh, we're workin' on today

Well, it happened long time ago

In the new magic land

The Indian and the buffalo

They existed hand in hand

The Indian needed food

He needed skins for a roof

But he only took what they needed, baby

Millions of buffalo were the proof

Yeah, its all right

But then came the white man

With his thick and empty head

He couldn't see past the billfold

He wanted all the buffalo dead

It was sad

It was sad

Oh yeah, yes indeed

Oh yes

It happened a long time ago, baby

In the new magic land

See, the Indian and the buffalo

They existed hand in hand

The Indians, they needed some food

And some skins for a roof

They only took what they needed, baby

Millions of buffalo were the proof, yeah

But then came the white dogs

With their thick and empty heads

They couldn't see past the billfold

They wanted all the buffalo dead

Everything was so sad

When I looked above the canyon wall

Some strong eyes did I see

I think its somebody comin' around

To save my ass, baby

I think, I think he's comin' around

To save you and me

Boys

I said, above the canyon wall

Strong eyes did glow

It was the leader of the land, baby

Oh my God!

The great white buffalo

Look out! Look out!

Well, he got the battered herd

He led 'em cross the land

With the great white buffalo

They gonna make a final stand

The great white buffalo

Comin' around to make a final stand

Well, look out here he comes

The great white buffalo, baby

The great white buffalo

Look out, here he comes

He's doin' all right

Makin' everything all right

Yeah, yeah, yeah

The Husband did mention that he would like a Great White Buffalo like in the Ted Nugent song. 

I'll have to see if I can...