Beaded high heel sneakers by Teri Greeves.
In the Hopi creation myth, and most Native American creation myths, we are allowed to be here on this earth but only provided we care for it and treat it with respect.” – Dan Namingha.
Each year, the Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival brings over 200 Native American artists from 40 tribes and pueblos – each of whom is specially invited by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture – to Santa Fe, New Mexico to display their artistic pottery, jewelry, paintings, glass, stone, bronze, baskets and textiles.
This year the theme is “Mother Earth” and is oftentimes depicted as a turtle in Native American mythology and art which signifies water, good health, long life, patience, determination and peace.
This year’s featured artist at the 12th annual Native Treasures Indian Arts Festival is Dan Namingha. A prolific painter for over 40 years, Namingha, who has been producing earth-friendly, pro-environmental messages for decades, was also awarded the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture Living Treasure award for his overall body of work as well as for recognition of artistic excellence and community service.
By the way, are you familiar with Shonto Begay’s work? He isn’t at the festival, but I recently discovered him and love what he does. His paintings initially look simple and almost cartoonish, until you look closely at how beautifully he’s handled the light, and the almost-reality of the shapes in his abstract textures. Wish I could afford “Meeting the Evening Threat”. Or just about any of his paintings, really.
http://www.medicinemangallery.com/collection/Contemporary/c/Begay,-Shonto
Johnny Vector:
I am. :)
I was not, thank you for sharing!!!