WQ#38: Confusion About Native or Indigenous I’m using you as the quote because this is a question with which — on some level — we all wrestle. My question is when does indigenous begin? Are we indigenous to where we… Read More ›
Native American
STANDING WITH STANDING ROCK
Originally posted on Dogpaddling Through Life:
Friday I went on a hike where I learned about the Trail of Tears. How white people forced the Cherokee to give up their lands and walk from Georgia to Arkansas and eventually to…
IN MINIATURE, BEAUTY
Given “miniature” as a subject … and since, just last week I did a whole series of pictures of tiny carved Native American fetishes, this prompt certainly seems to be begging for more of those pictures. So here they are…. Read More ›
TWO CARVED BONE FETISHES – RARE
WORDPRESS WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: RARE I believe you can call these rare since they are each a “one-of-a-kind.” The photographs are macros, shot outside in bright sunlight. Both are carved from deer antler. The larger of the two fetishes represents a wolf;… Read More ›
THE DANCER
DANCE! There’s rhythm and motion all around us. This week, capture some of it in a photo.
ART IS HUMAN
Whatever else you can say about humans, we are — as far as I know — the only species that creates art. Any kind of art. For any reason. The belief that art is not for everyone is relatively new. The… Read More ›
ORNATE ELEGANCE
Carved, painted, designed. Ornate elegance. Chinese antique porcelain and a unicorn music box. Hopi Corn Maidens.
THE INCONVENIENT INDIAN by THOMAS KING
THE INCONVENIENT INDIAN – A Curious Account of Native People in North America By Thomas King University of Minnesota Press Publication Date: September 1, 2013 272 Pages Before starting it, I was a bit dubious about the book. The title… Read More ›
MEDICINE WHEEL, WINDOW LIGHT
Weekly Photo Challenge: Object
DON’T PRINT THE LEGEND
I love westerns. I hate westerns. I grew up wanting to be a western hero, maybe the Lone Ranger. Never mind the gender issue. I knew by the time I was 5 that boys get to do a lot more… Read More ›
Daily Prompt: The Artist’s Eye – Corn Maidens and Seed Pots
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SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 