Posts Tagged ‘New York’
Jennifer Dalimonte | JDCustomArt
Jennifer Dalimonte Artist Gallery Contact Jennifer Dalimonte Tuscarora First Nation, New York Jennifer was born and raised in Buffalo NY. Growing up, she spent a lot of time with family on Grand Island and the Tuscarora Reservation as well as the Six Nations reserve in Canada. Besides working full time in law enforcement, she maintains…
Read MoreKit Thomas | Kit Thomas Art
Kit Thomas Artist Gallery Contact Kit Thomas Haudenosaunee, New York Hi, I’m Kit. I’m a lifelong artist who has lived many lives. As a child, I lived in New Jersey. We visited NYC often and I was first inspired by graffiti, urban art, and eventually Basquiat. Later I pursued an education in Graphic Design at Pratt…
Read MoreCrystal King | Busy Beeder
Crystal King Artist Gallery Contact Crystal King Snipe clan, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Crystal King is a talented self-taught Akwesasne Mohawk artist known for her intricate beadwork. As a devoted mother of three, Crystal draws inspiration from her family and cultural roots, infusing her creations and leading her to the start of her business Busy…
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Moni Garr Artist Gallery Contact Moni Garr Onkwehonwe/Kanien’kéhake, Akwesasne My mother (Akwesasneron) taught me raised beadwork in the 1970s. She learned from her aunt in Akwesasne. It is an art that has been passed down many generations in Akwesasne. I have since learned how to improve and hone my own techniques and find inspiration from…
Read MoreAbigail Harris
Abigail Harris Artist Gallery Contact Abigail Harris Garden River First Nations I learned how to create something out of nothing from my Mother and Grandmother. They taught me to see the possibility in anything. But more practically they taught me how to sew and trust in the good medicine in my hands. Buy their work……
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Karakwahawi Artist Gallery Contact Karakwahawi Kaniekehaka niwakaohwontsioton Growing up my dad was always an inspiration to me because he is a freelance artist. He taught me how to bead, make kastowas, make moccasins etc. Then going to school I took art classes and took an interest in drawing. Now a days my focus is more…
Read MoreTheresa Cook & David Dearhouse | CD Baskets
Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Theresa Cook & David Dearhouse St. Regis Mohawk Reservation Wathahiiostha (Theresa) Cook is of the Deer Clan. From a young age, Theresa began helping her mother and grandmother make baskets and toys from black ash splints. Her partner, Atewenna;ron (David) Dearhouse is of the Turtle Clan. They are…
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Marlana Thompson Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Marlana Thompson Mohawk, St. Regis Mohawk Reservation Marlana Thompson is Mohawk from the Wolf Clan. She was born and raised in Akwesasne, where she lives with her husband, Wayne Baker and their children. She has been sewing, beading and creating pieces of art since she was seven years old,…
Read MoreCarrie Hill | Chill Baskets
Carrie Hill Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Carrie Hill Haudenosaunee My name is Carrie Hill, I am a Haudenosaunee woman from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory and owner of Chill Baskets. In 2014, I left my position at the Mohawk School in Hogansburg, New York to pursue basket making full-time. The tradition of weaving Black Ash Splints and…
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