Shelley McAneeley - Necklace Malachite Venus Neshka extinct since the end of

extinct since the end of the Devonian period

the province of Alberta has struggled against being overlooked within the national context

Oil on canvas

As daylight fades to dusk and slips into darkness

and stiffing in us the emotions of wonder and curiosity about those who have gone before us and the lives they lived

Shelley McAneeley - Necklace Malachite Venus Neshka extinct since the end ofShelley McAneeley Calgary, AB The bulbous volume of malachite stone resembles the rotund body of Venus of Willendorf. A voluptuous body is thought to have been desirable due to food scarcity and irregular hunting success in the Neolithic period.