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•• 2008 Trail Of Tears Art Show & Sale Winners

[update: May 07, 2008]


2008 Trail of Tears Art Show & Sale Winners

Grand Prize – Joel Queen “Industrial Strength Basket”

Painting
1st- Sharon Irla – Crows Stirring the Magic
2nd- Brett Stokes – Yona
3rd- Mary Beth Nelson - Seven
Honorable Mention
America Meredith – Gvgeyuli, Wadulisi
Sharon Irla – A Mothers Prayer
K. Henderson – Indian Artifacts

Graphics
1st- John Tiger – Medicine Bird and the Healer
2nd- Betty Fletcher – A Place in Our Hearts
3rd- Carol Theroux – Little Sister
Honorable Mention
Mark Wolfe – Grandma Takes a Rest

Pottery
1st- Joel Queen – Eagle Dancer
2nd- Jane Osti – Three Worlds
3rd- Judith Gunier – Little People Stomp Dance
Honorable Mention
Gina Burnett – Sacred Seven

Basket
1st- Bessie Russell – Mother’s Touch
2nd- Charlotte Coats - Treasures
3rd- Burl Ford – Market Basket
Honorable Mention
Carlene Wiley – Two of Them

Sculpture
1st- Denise Meyers – The Power of Four
2nd- Troy Anderson – The Crane
3rd- Bill Glass Jr. – Call to Arms
Honorable Mention
Diane Starr – Buffalo Pony
David Nunneley – Sequoyah
Jane Osti – Seed Corn

Miniature
1st- Norma Howard – Fieldworkers End of the Day
2nd- Skip Rowell – No Buffalo
3rd- Joan Hill – Grandmother’s Quilting Lesson
Honorable Mention
Jack McCarter – Unto the Hills

Trail of Tears
1st- Mike Menasco – He who Brings the Reign, also Brings the Tears
2nd- PJ Gilliam Stewart – Phoenix
3rd- Mike Menasco – Into the Wind…Scattered are the Tears of the Receding Nations

•• CAA Workshops have begun

[update: March 17, 2008]


Workshops have begun. Award winning Cherokee artist, Crystal Hanna provided a 2-day workshop demonstrating traditional Cherokee pottery making, as well as sharing some of her secrets to creating a stunning burnished, high-gloss finish. Thank you Crystal for a great workshop.

Old Master oil painting workshops by award winning Cherokee artist, Sharon Irla are currenly underway. Sharon is teaching Old Master techniques to achieve realism in oil paintings. New workshops starting in April. Check back here for that schedule.

Also, Life Drawing workshops are switching to Tuesday nights. Same time (7pm - 9pm) Draw from live models, while enjoying fairly average coffee and good company.

•• Inaugural Cherokee Artists Association Holiday Art Sale 2007...

[update: December. 10, 2007]


Thanks to all the exceptionally talented artists who participated in our Inaugural Cherokee Artists Association Holiday Art Sale, where everyone got a preview of the exciting works upcoming for 2008. Competition judges will not have an easy time of it - to be sure.

Artists exhibiting included: Mary Adair, Gunter Anderson, Roger Cain, Mike Daniel, Mike Dart, Demos Glass, Lori Hastings, Dan HorseChief, Mary HorseChief, Robert Lewis, Abraham Locust, Bill Rabbit, Lisa Rutherford, Loretta Weaver, and this year's Cherokee Art Market Award winners - Shawna Cain, Bill Glass Jr., Crystal Hanna, Sharon Irla, & Jane Osti. The art categories included beautiful works in pottery, weavings, basketry, paintings, beadwork, booger masks, copperwork, photography and the very popular cornhusk Christmas Tree ornaments... all fabulous gifts that will be treasured for generations to come.

A wine tasting was hosted by Cabin Creek Winery, which offers award winning Oklahoma wines. The winery also happens to be located on the family's Original Allotment in Big Cabin, OK.

With a Certificate of Honor and a beautiful clay pot created by Mike Daniel, the Cherokee Artists Association also recognized Cherokee Nation Council Members, Bill John Baker and Phylis Yargee for their outstanding support of Cherokee art and artists.



Click here to see shots from the inaugural Cherokee Artists' Association Holiday Art Sale 2007

•• 2007 Cherokee Art Market Winners... Congrats! Everyone

2007 Art Market Winners

•• Gunter Anderson, gives CAA members a demonstration of Cherokee basket weaving...

[update: Sept. 25, 2007]


At our September meeting, we were fortunate to have Gunter Anderson (master Cherokee basket maker) to come and give CAA members an overview of how to make these beautiful works of art. Gunter is going to be giving workshops here at the CAA building, so if anyone would like to sign up, just email us. Click here for a smattering of shots from the demonstration.

•• 2nd Annual Cherokee Holiday Art Show Photos

[update: Sept. 25, 2007]


See pics of awards ceremony and art show.

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•• Regarding: 2nd Annual Cherokee Holiday Art Show & Sale Winners

[update: Sept 18, 2007]


Best in Show Choice “Untitled”-Ron Tanyan
Chiefs Choice Award: “Cherokee Beauty I ~ The Shell Earring”-Sharon Irla
Judge Choice “A Gift From The Deer”-Tonia Hogner Weavel (Judge Mary Jo)
Judge Choice “Turtle Shell Shackles”-Abraham Locust Jr. (Judge Amber Sharples)
Judge Choice “Incised Ranch Bottle”-Caroline Glenn (Judge William Thompson)

Jewelry- Category 1.
1st place “Four Crested Birds”-Charles Johnson
2nd place “Southern Cult Dancer”-Charles Johnson
3rd Place “Organic Cherokee Necklace”-Teri-Lee Rhoades
Honorable Mention - Hand carved muscle shell necklace-Teri-Lee Rhoades

Pottery- Category 2.
1st place “And Still The Waters Run”-Lisa Rutherford
2nd place “HummingBird Pot”-Jane Osti
3rd Place “Mississippi Mounds”-Mike Daniel
Honorable Mention “Ulogilv”-Lisa Rutherford

Paintings- Category 3.
1st place “Tellico Mysteries”-Sharon Irla
2nd place “Where the East Wind Blows”-Jacque Collins Young
3rd Place “Wish I Had Wings”-Verna Bates
Honorable Mention ID# 3.28 “Vanitas VI”-Jerry Flannary

Drawings/Graphics/Photography- Category 4.
1st place “Vanitas II”-Jerry Flannary
2nd place “Doin the Georgia Stomp”-Vern Courtwright”
3rd Place “Bird People Fly The Friendly Skies”-Robert Lewis
Honorable Mention “Cherokee Pottery”-Christie Taylor Duschel

Sculpture- Category 5.
1st place “White Buffalo Head”-Richard Dean Alfred
2nd place “Call To Arms”-Bill Glass
3rd Place “Eagle Head”-Richard Dean Alfred
Honorable Mention ID#5.12 “The Spider”-Ron Tanyan

Baskets- Category 6.
1st place “Sun Perch Fishing Basket”-Shawna Cain
2nd place “Natures Promises”-Bessie Russell
3rd Place “Honey Suckle double wall with lid”-Matthew Pallie
Honorable Mention “Traditions in Temporary Form”-Charlotte A. Coats

Textiles and Weaving- Category 7.
1st place “Turquoise Trait”-Cathy Moomaw
2nd place “Cherokee Tear Dress”-Sally E. Williams
Honorable Mention “Ribbon Work Bag”-Marie J. Martin

Diverse Arts and Fine Furnishings- Category 8
1st place “Craps Booger”-Roger Cain
2nd place “Barb Bow Lost and Found”-Noel T. Grayson
3rd Place “Predator”-Jim Keen
Honorable Mention “Eagles Ridge”-Jacque Collins Young

Youth- Category
1st place “Woodland Eagle”-Michael Tanyan
2nd place “Let-R-Buck”-Chance Moomaw
3rd Place “POWWOW”-Madeline Lamb
Honorable Mention “Sweet Tart”-Chance Moomaw

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE!!

•• Take a peek at what Dan HorseChief has been up to in the wee hours of the morning...

[update: July 17, 2007]


We haven't yet gotten Dan's narrative on this stirring dipiction of Cherokee culture and history (still in-progress at the time of this shooting), but it was only hours away from it's journey to the Santa Fe art show "Plants Are Our Allies", at the Gary Farmer Art Gallery (July 13 - Aug 12). The sun was just beginning to light the sky when I left my studio to peek in on Dan. I was awe-struck and was really wanting to hear "the story" behind this work, but Dan had that bleary-eyed, "night-before-deadline" look which told me there would be a better time to get that.



But words somehow fall short of being able to express what I felt when standing in front of this exceptional work of art carved in Spanish Cedar. It wasn't just the flowing movement or masterful carving that struck me... But one could hardly miss how this poignant piece embodies the spirit of our culture, at an extraordinarily tumultuous transition in time when many of the old ways from the mound-builder period were rapidly evaporating into a distant past.

Yet it simultaneously speaks to our enduring ability to adapt and renew... in harmony with our once far-deeper rooted connections with Nature. Once the eyes have followed the flow that circles around to each part of the story, they inevitably reach the hands that speak volumes. A tender moment in the fields while they work and toil in their partnership for their sustenance, bringing a beautiful harmony to the whole.

Nice Work Dan!

•• Artist & Story Teller, Robert Lewis makes June meeting a blast

[update: July 17, 2007]




Bravo Robert! As usual, Robert's delivery of Cherokee tales captivated his audience of CAA members, weaving them into his story as active participants. It was unanimously agreed that our June meeting was the most fun. Thanks for sharing your delightfully uplifting Spirit with us, Robert. You can honor us with your stories anytime. See more shots from this meeting in our Scrapbook.

•• Regarding: 36th Annual Trail Of Tears Art Show & Sale Winners

[update: May 1, 2007]


Grand Prize – Joel Queen “In His Own Hand”

Painting

1st- Sharon Irla – Cherokee Beauty I, The Shell Earring

2nd- K. Henderson – My Heart Rises

3rd- Sean Ross - Interpose

Honorable Mention

Gwen Coleman Lester - Five Civilized Women

Sharon Irla – Tellico Mystery



Graphics

1st- Ben Harjo – The Age of Sacrifice

2nd- Troy Anderson- The Healer

3rd- Skip Rowell – Old Stories



Sculpture

1st- Aaron Wolf Harvey – The Dance

2nd- Sonny Crowels – Eagle Eyes

3rd- Bill Hague – The Circle

Honorable Mention

Bill Glass Jr. & Demos Glass – Thunderer

Rory Combs – Kashhila

Jacque Collins Young – Eagle’s Ridge

Kathy Pollard – Grandmother Spider’s Gift of Fire

Grady Smith – Water Spider Cup

Wes Sylvester – Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak – No Woops



Pottery

1st- Ron Tanyon – Caddo Vessel

2nd- Jane Osti – Gulf Coast

3rd-Caroline Glenn – Ranch Incised Bottle



Basket

1st- Shawna Cain – Blackberry Winter

2nd- Donya Stockton - Untitled

3rd- Sandra Pallie – Hunting the Wild Oak

Honorable Mention

Mike Dart – Spring Display Basket



Miniature

1st- Mary Howard - Untitled

2nd- Jerry Flannery - Feather

3rd- Skip Rowell – Cherokee County Fair



Trail of Tears

1st- David Bowman – War of Words

2nd- Brett Stokes – Carrying the Fire

3rd- Joan Hill – The Lord Givith & the Lord Taketh Away



Honorable Mention

Norma Howard – At the General Store

•• Regarding: The passing of the "Indian Arts and Crafts Copyright Act of 2007"

[update: April 27, 2007]

Cherokee Artists' Association celebrates its first historical victory! With the unanamous backing of our Council (once again) we have successfully attained our mission in the passage of the Indian Arts & Crafts Copyright Act - signed off by Chief Smith on April 23, 2007.

Now Cherokee artists shall retain and control their copyright at the initial art purchase made by Cherokee Nation and/or its entities. Afterwhich, each individual artist can negotiate (by a separate contract) their own individual licensing agreements (should they so desire). This Act now becomes part of the Cherokee Nation Constitution and is law, thanks to all you members and all the support you have showed in the past years for our organization.

A special Thanks to all who wrote your council members. They got your message. A special Thanks to attorney Todd Hembree who wrote this clean, simple legislation, just the way we wanted it (After Phylis Yargee informed us that's what we needed). And a very special thanks to our Council members, in particular Phylis Yargee and Bill John Baker whom without their help, this could've been a "mission impossible". We love you guys! They are true supporters of Cherokee arts and culture.