Thank you to the Heard Museum Guild, volunteers, and all those who put together the show! Im grateful for the recognition and honors, a 2nd place and a Judges Choice award! It was great to see this piece find a wonderful home with a phenomenal collection. To my friends I saw and spent some time with, you are all my Braintrust, security blanket, and high speed train to feeling centered. Thank you and im grateful we share these paths together for a time.
#nativeamerican #nativeamericanarts #bison #beadwork #fineart
Thanks again #Ikon, #sacredstoke, #arapahoe_basin for the epic season! Excited to hit the mtns again this season. The scholarship app is open, go, apply, then shred. Repeat.
Photog @samueljjake@nitro_snowboards Magnum
That one time the Seminoles let me participate in a cross cultural exchange, without a waiver incidentally. The only advice they had for me as I counted coup (2x on his snout) on this 1200lb behemoth we called Nacho Libre, was to keep a 6ft buffer zone. Apparently they can lunge at speeds of 30 miles an hour for 6 feet. I remember telling that primal power, "i am not your enemy, the enemy is my fear of you. Please dont eat me."
#gators #gatorwrestling #seminole #culturalexchange #nativeamerican
Today at CU Boulder! Should be compelling and rich. Come check it out if you're in the area. Does resistance require choice or is our very being as contemporary Native people a result of active resistance? Our relatives or our own? Proud to be included in this conversation on how art and my cultural identity has given me a voice in difficult narratives and political landscapes.
"Unbound" exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian was taken down today to now "rest" for a time. Was an honor to be included first at the NMAI in Manhattan, and then in Washington DC amongst some incredible bison robes by Chief Washakie, Rain in the Face, and Spotted Tail. As well as have my paintings join the contemporary works of my friends @terranceguardipee , @laurengoodday , @chrispappan , Darryl Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, @dwayne.wilcox.505 , and others. Thank you Emil Her Many Horses and NMAI staff for the wonderful opportunity. @smithsoniannmai
Thank you Hushtola Art Market for the recognition. I pulled an all nighter to finish the edging and details of the sasquatch medallion. The commitment paid off. Lol Special thanks to Connie Griswell for bringing him to life as a reference! Medallions are beaded using 13 and 15 cut seed beads. If you're in Oklahoma city this weekend, come by Okana resort and visit.
#nativeamerican #nativeamericanarts #Hushtola #beadwork #sasquatch #bigfoot #bison #buffalo
Battle of the Beads contenders among other great pieces... mine is the bison/buffalo! Check out the little bird chilling up top.
#finestfeathers #finestfeathersfashionshow #bison #nativeamericanarts #beadwork
Travels last week included Boulder CO, Tahlequah OK and Niagara Falls/Canandaigua NY for NARF Board meetings, Skasdicon, and treaty commemoration events! So grateful for the friends and communities that sorta claim me. Lol
How cool is this?! ❄️
Dallin Maybee (@thundersound333 ) may be the first person to ever snowboard in regalia, according to Indigenous snowboarder Connor Ryan (@sacredstoke ). We’re not 100% sure this is true — but regardless, this is a beautiful moment of our culture meeting the sport. ✨
Even better? 40 Indigenous skiers and snowboarders will get the chance to ride this season with gear, rentals, and lessons covered through the Mountain Access Program led by Connor Ryan (@sacredstoke ), @ikonpass , and @nativeyouthoutdoors .
➡️ Apply now via @sacredstoke .
Are you a skier or snowboarder? Tag someone who should get on the mountain! 💭⤵️
(via @sacredstoke )
🏂: @thundersound333
⛷: @eumalinaa
⛷️: @ellengbradley
📸: @samueljjake
#DallinMaybee #Snowboarding
#Skiing #MountainAccessProgram
