The petroglyph images I woodburn are mostly from those I have found locally in the Arizona and Nevada areas of the American Southwest. The images are mysterious, since they have not been deciphered yet. The meaning is open to interpretation, therefore they are truly unique. According to the National Park Service the Grapevine Canyon area, where I have gotten most of the petroglyphs, was a place where the native peoples spent several days camping in the area. The age of the etchings spans a time period from as recent as 150 – 200 years ago to more than 800 years ago.

WHO IS KOKOPELLI ?

Kokopelli is the Native American legendary whimsical humped back flute player who traveled the southwest over a 1,000 years ago (some estimates are about 3,000 years ago). He is depicted in petroglyphs, religions, rituals, folk tales, ceramics, and murals of the Southwestern Indians. There is evidence he was an important deity to the Southwestern Indians and may have been as important to them as Abraham is to Jews, or Paul to the Christians.
Some legends report Kokopelli as as a symbol of happiness and joy, traveling from village to village playing his flute. He was also thought to be a prankster and a fertility god who would play his flute, play pranks, and when he left in the morning all the women were pregnant and the crops were plentiful.

The word Kokopelli comes from 2 Hopi words, koko for wood and pilau for hump.

I will be putting up the woodburned petroglyphs soon.