Arts Fest Exhibitor and Vendors
NPS Exhibit Booths in 2009 Food Vendor information: link to be added There will be more exhibitors/vendors to be added, keep checking back! Why do we call them exhibitors/vendors? Because these people will be doing much more than simply selling you fine handmade items. They will be showing you how they create their works and sometimes having you lend a hand. Several of these people will be offering demonstrations and workshops during the Fest, and at least one will be for children only! Lynn Bean Gallery: Lynn Bean Lynn works in mixed media. She publishes her own Giclée prints with ProShot Imaging. Her artwork combines hand tooled copper, feathers, leather, horsehair, and beadwork, to produce interesting 3-D effects in watercolor and dimensional work. Recent media include acrylics on canvas and hand tooled enameled copper, dedicated to Wildlife, Equine, and Native American composites. For more information visit: www.lynnbean.com Amanda's Native Beadwork: Amanda and Victor Begay Amanda is know for her hand decorated purses, belts, hair barrettes. Beadwork Artisan: Ella Bedonie Featuring one-of-a-kind Navajo/Shonshone style beadwork Ella Bedonie makes moccasins, beaded outfits, keychains, lanyards, pens, bracelets, headbands, barrettes, and storyteller beaded necklaces and bracelets. Wood Carver and Jewelry Maker: Harry Bert Favoring driftwood water tumbled cottonwood roots, Harry Bert carves Kachinas unlike any others. When askedd how his work differs from other artists, he answers "I try to make them more realistic than anybody else does. I try and see my friends dancing in my mind, then that's how I make my Kachinas." Learn more about the Kachinas by Harry Bert at www.twinrocks.com . Mr. Bert also creates sterling silver jewelry in the Navajo and Hopi styles featuring wildlife from around the country. Pottery Makers: Ron Carlos and Jacob Butler Ron makes pottery in the traditional style of the O'odham people using the paddle and anvil technique. He uses locally mined natural clays that are hand dug and hand processed by family members and himself. All of his pottery is "cooked" on an open fire using mesquite wood and cottonwood bark. Jacob does the design work on the pottery using all natural pigment and no commercial materials. There is an excellent video of the pottery being made at www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GbBG2Lym78 Artisan: Rex Carolin Rex Carolin creates much sought after hide paintings. He explains that long time ago Native Americans used to use hide painting to tell stories or explain events that had taken place. He continues this tradition and has been commissioned to make specialty pieces to commemorate historical events or anniversaries during his lifetime. Artist: Michael Chiago, Senior Michael Chiago, Sr, has been a full-time painter of the relatively unknown everyday and ceremonial life of the Tohono O'odham people since 1970. He works in both acrylic and watercolors making paintings, original miniatures, painted pottery sherds, magnets and painted stones. His detailed and colorful illustrations in the children's book Singing Down the Rain (available in the park bookstore) help to explain much about the Tohono O'odham culture. Basket and Jewelry Maker: Rikki Sevalek Francisco As featured in the book Indian Basketry Artists of the Southwest: Deep Roots, New Growth by Susan Brown McGreevy Rikki makes willow baskets, yucca baskets, figurines, walking sticks. gourd art quails, and gourd dippers all in the Pima style. Artifact and Jewelry Makers: Amos and Rebecca Hasken Mr. Hasken not only makes bows, arrows, flutes, quivers, rattles, spears and et cetera but he enjoys sharing information about them including their history and uses. The artifacts are made of wood, leather, turkey feather, stone or metal points, beads and horsehair. The Haskens also make silver jewelry in the Navajo tradition. Jewelry Makers: Dee and Joe Jackson Taught by their mothers and grandparents, Dee and Joe Jackson are the 5th generation of jewelry makers/silversmiths in the family. This brother-sister duo craft jewelry in sterling silver using genuine stones prepared by themselves and other family members. Artisan: Stella Keams Stella Keams creates jewelry, rugs, and pottery in the Navajo style. Jewelry Maker: Andy Marion A third generation Navajo silversmith, Andy Marion works with raw silver and gold, brass, and copper to create one of a kind jewelry. He has been a silversmith since the age of nine and won his first award when he was a teenager. He was taught by his father who is also a silversmith. Andy currently does both traditional and contemporary designs, focusing mostly on one-of-a-kind pieces. Andy cites working on bolo ties commissioned by Charlie Daniels and Kevin Costner as two of his greatest experiences. Andy's awards include 1st place - Jewelry at the Heard Museum, 1st place - Jewelry at the Eight Northern Artist Craft Show, and Best of Show - Jewelry at the Sky Ute Artist Invitational. Jewelry Makers: Lula and Richard Monroe Richard Monroe crafts all handmade sterling silver jewelry while Lula Monroe creates beaded jewelry and pouches with patterns in the Navajo style. Katchina Maker: Kenneth Quanimptewa Kenneth Quanimptewa reminds us that Kachina dolls have been made by Hopi men as gifts to young girls for many years. Dried cottonwood roots are used for the carvings. Kachinas represent animals, insects, other tribes, even clouds and rain. He also makes gourd rattles as are used in Kachina and social dances. Artisan in Beads, Gourds, and Traditional Foods: Julian Rivas Julian Rivas creates a wide variety of O'odham arts and crafts. He enjoys working with gourds and using native materials to enhance their beauty. He also does work with beads and shares examples of a variety of beadwork techniques. Mr. Rivas' knowledge of traditional foods harvested from the desert or Southwest region is also happily shared with those who ask. Beadwork Artisans: Martin and Bernadette Silvas M & B Trading Post in El Paso, Texas, features the beadwork by the Silvas. Native Foods Artisan: Don Wells and Jean Groen Don and Jean write books about the desert plants and how the Native Americans used them for medicine, food, and utilitarian purposes. Jean grinds mesquite flour and makes jellies from desert plants. Don will be teaching how to find and identify useful plants of the area. You can learn more about their books at www.wells-groen.com |
Did You Know?
Burrowing owls are unique among birds because they nest underground in existing ground squirrel, coyote, and badger burrows. They are also commonly associated with humans and will frequently nest in burrows along irrigation ditches, canals, and even in people’s yards.