The Pickle Barrel Trading Post in Globe represents some of the best Native American artisans working in the Southwest today. Incorporating Sleeping Beauty Turquoise and working in a variety of mediums including silver, copper and other precious stones, these artisans produce outstanding work. We asked Darin Lowery at the Pickle …
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(First published on May 31 2014) Native artists bring a message to San Carlos in a mural Thanks to three young Native artists and a grant from a national organization affiliated with world-renowned street artist Shepard Fairey, an eleven and a half foot mural of an Apache woman now stands behind the …
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There is something very intriguing about San Carlos artist Carrie Curley. Perhaps it is the eloquent way she speaks, her voice soft yet strong. Perhaps it is her artistic mystique. Or perhaps it is because this modest artist is a rare find on the Apache reservation, being both female and …
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The first thing one observes when viewing the work of Delbert Upshaw is the detail of his wood carvings. While another artist may perhaps opt for a shortcut, an easier way to express line and movement, Delbert’s work is both expressive and exuberant. This young man, equal parts Apache and …
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Carlos Nakai is a Native American musician and cultural anthropologist of Navajo-Ute decent. Nakai has released over 35 albums on the Canyon label and appeared through the United States, Europe and Japan. He is best known for his solo performances of Native-American flute. He has been nominated for four Grammy …
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More important than the dress is the woman wearing it, says local designer While most fashion designers are dreaming up ways to make jaws drop on the runway, or studying the next big trend, San Carlos designer Selina Curley has another motive. She is trying to keep her culture alive. …
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Turtles by nature aren’t especially pretty things- interesting perhaps, what with God’s inherent skill in detail and nuance, but hardly a creature many artists strive to capture in their medium of choice. Enter Danny Jackson, a forty-five year old Navajo silversmith from Chinle, Arizona, who will tell you flat out …
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Intricate Beadwork imbued with Good Energy is a hallmark of Santa Domingo Jewelry. Santo Domingo, one of the Rio Grande pueblos, lies between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Don Juan de Oñate y Salazar and the conquering Spaniards named this place in the 1600’s; Santo Domingo was the Spanish headquarters …
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San Carlos Apache Beadwork is renowned for its detail and two of the best craftsmen are a husband/wife duo who have been beading and sewing Sunrise Dresses for two decades. His earliest memories of beading trace back to his grandmother. The elder woman would spread her blanket on the ground and …
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