"The Sleeping Buffalo"

A silent monument to memory, The Sleeping Buffalo lies motionless in the hollow of a forgotten crater—part dream, part ghost, part earth. Its massive form is translucent yet grounded, curled into the land like it has always been there. From its spine rises sacred smoke, spiraling slowly skyward, transforming into the hard lines of towering skyscrapers—symbols of progress built atop silence.

Feathers fall from the sky like snow, too soft to disturb the stillness, too sacred to ignore. The atmosphere hums with reverence, with sorrow, and with a quiet awakening—the realization that wisdom erased is wisdom lost to us all.

Symbolism Breakdown:

The Buffalo: Ancient presence and indigenous identity, now fading from visibility

The Crater: A wound in the earth, history’s forgotten pit

Sacred Smoke to Skyscrapers: The transmutation of spiritual legacy into mechanical ambition

Falling Feathers: Honoring ancestors and the slow, mournful drift of culture into memory

Tone:
Reverent. Sorrowful. Poised between grief and the faint call to remember.

Color Palette:

Earth Tones: Deep browns and ochres—foundation, soil, memory

Soft Whites: Spirit, snow, mourning

Spectral Greens: Faint echoes of vitality and sacred renewal

• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan