Summer plans...

As I prepare myself for teaching art at a summer camp in Wisconsin's north woods, I have rediscovered my appreciations for our Native American ancestors. All materials used in their daily lives were used to their fullest and with the highest regard for mother nature.

Art was both beautiful and functionable, a concept I have been exploring in my own craft work lately. What makes each piece even more beautiful is the way Native American's were able to successfully manipulate natures resources to enhance their natural beauty.

On a recent trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum, I photographed some of the functionable art in the Native American exhibit, which I hope to reference this summer.


As a result of these rediscoveries, my main focuses for the summer are to facilitate the creation of work that is inspired by Native American lifestyle and to use recycled materials for at least one aspect of each project.

This last photographs is just a side note, but I had to include it for the awe factor...