Big thanks to NANAI (Netherlands Association for North American Indians) for inviting me to speak and show my work at the 40th Anniversary celebration of the organization. It was truly an honor! Also, gratitude for the kindness, generosity and hospitality to all who I met in Holland.
Thank you!
I will be sharing more about my trip to the Netherlands with everyone once I have had a chance to process the journey and recover from jetlag!
Holland is a beautiful country — I love the canals and the bicycles and the architecture — I am looking forward to going back!
I’m proud to announce that I am donating a piece for silent auction to the 18th Annual Night for Life Gala 2013 – Illuminating the Path – Fundraising Event for The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS. The center focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention, wellness and related research.
The Gala is a Black Tie Event happening at the Montelucia Resort and Spa on Saturday, May 11th. It looks like it’s going to be a blast—a glamourous and exciting event for a worthy cause! Last year’s gala was sold out and was a huge success.
To buy tickets and for more info about the event, visit The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS website. You can click on a link to purchase tickets or a table for the event.
The item I am donating is very similar the Trinity necklace I made a few months ago. Brushed copper and silver with pearl that may be worn three different ways! Very sweet!
Signature-style carved silver cuff. This piece is stunning – one inch wide and carved with organic, flowing lines in polished sterling silver – reflects light beautifully.
An instant classic. Bold, natural, gorgeous!
This cuff fits a medium wrist. Hand-carved design.
I’ve created twenty-five bracelets for this edition. Each piece is hand-signed (engraved) and numbered. I am donating number “one” of “twenty-five” to the Heard Museum today.
This weekend (March 2 & 3), I will be participating in the Heard Museum Guild Indian Market and Fair. This is the biggest Indian Market in Arizona – featuring top Native American artists from around the country.
I made these pins for the Yuma Conference this weekend. Every year they have a pin swap – it’s much more fun than handing out business cards! And it has been a nice break from preparing for the Heard Museum show next weekend (March 2nd).
The smaller “cup” has a pin that slides through the larger “bowl”, and fastens in the back. The bowl is about an inch tall and 3/4 of an inch wide. I am pleased, and making some in silver as well!
Pueblo Grande Museum
4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85034
Saturday, December 8 – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 9 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
I am incredibly busy getting ready for this show.
The Pueblo Grande Museum recognizes and testifies to the importance and magnificence of Native American culture in the Southwest and America. The Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market is a celebration of Native arts and culture. The Indian Market is a juried show, so the work presented is not only authentic, but goes through a panel of judges before it is accepted.
I am really excited to have been invited to be a part of this show!
The Pueblo Grande MuseumIndian Market featurestop American Indian artists with paintings, sculpture, jewelry, baskets and much more!
Admission to the Market is $5 and includes admission to the Museum with free admission for children under 12.There will be a variety of music and dance performances, artist demonstrations and traditional American Indian foods.
If you are in Phoenix, come check out the show!! I would love to see you there.
I’ll be at Zen Mountain Gallery on November 3rd between 5:00 and 8:00 for the Jerome Art Walk. Some of you may not know, but I teach metalsmithing and will be doing a live jewelry-making demonstration!
Come on out and see how I create some of my work, and please, say “Hello!!”
It is such a gorgeous time of year in Arizona ~ the perfect time to be out, enjoying the crisp fall air, amazing landscapes, and, of course, art!
The event at Zen Mountain Gallery will be icing on the cake.
Zen Mountain Gallery is at:
515 Main Street in Jerome
928-634-5009
This is huge! I just found out that I have been invited to participate in 2013 Heard Museum Guild Indian Market and Fair.
The Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market is “a world-acclaimed festival that draws nearly 20,000 visitors and more than 700 of the nation’s most outstanding and successful American Indian artists.”
To say that I’m excited is an understatement!
The fair is happening on: March 2nd & 3rd, 2013 The Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Experience one of the Southwest’s largest and most prestigious events: the Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market.
This year’s theme: “Weaving Worlds with Wool,” a celebration of the weaver’s art. The Indian Fair features more than 700 top American Indian artists. Visitors get firsthand access to artists and can view and purchase handmade, authentic work by the best jewelers, sculptors, painters, potters, weavers, bead workers, katsina doll carvers and basket makers. Fair weekend also includes music and dance performances, demonstrations and Native foods, as well as full access to the Heard Museum’s 12 exhibit galleries. Indian Fair & Market is the museum’s largest annual fundraiser. Admission includes the festival and museum admission.
Also, the Indian Fair & Market features some of the best American Indian and indigenous entertainers, musicians and dancers, including legendary performer R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo) and the R. Carlos Nakai, William Eaton & Will Clipman Trio.
I am very excited to post that I will be participating in the 36th Annual Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market, hosted by the Pueblo Grande Museum Auxiliary.
This is a juried show, so I am very excited to be invited to participate.
It will be held at the Pueblo Grande Museum and features top American Indian artists with paintings, sculpture, jewelry, baskets and much more!
The weekend includes a variety of music and dance performances, artist demonstrations and traditional American Indian foods.
Pueblo Grande Museum
4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85034
Saturday, December 8 – 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 9 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Admission to the Market is $5 and includes admission to the Museum with free admission for children under 12.
Come check it out!! I would love to see you there.
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The Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park is a National Historic Landmark and an accredited museum with the American Association of Museums, and offers a unique opportunity to learn about and enjoy the prehistoric and historic cultures of the Valley of the Sun. Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park is a section of the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department and was donated to the City in 1924 and a museum opened on the site in 1929.
The site features three galleries, a theatre with an award-winning introductory video, and an outdoor interpretive trail. The trail contains the prehistoric ruins of the platform mound and ballcourt of the Hohokam culture, replicated housing, canal systems, and interpretive agricultural garden. Click here to read more about Pueblo Grande.
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