Native American Arts Festival
July 11–July 17, 2010

Overview
The week-long Native American Arts Festival, designed to enhance and add depth to the hands-on workshops, includes formal presentations, lectures, and informal discussions with a distinguished group of artists, tribal elders and scholars. In addition, the Festival Week offers a way for those not enrolled in a workshop to participate and learn about the most current issues and theories concerning Native American artists, art and culture.

A Tribute to Michael Kabotie (1942-2009)
This summer’s program, a Tribute to Michael Kabotie, will explore topics that were of particular interest to this extraordinary artist and teacher: the Trickster concept in Native America and beyond; the Artists’ Journey; Healing & Recovery; Native music and chanting traditions; cross-discipline and cross-cultural dialogue; and Clowning. Kabotie served as consultant to this festival since its inception in 2000, and taught Hopi Silversmithing for 26 summers at Idyllwild Arts.

Through lectures, discussions, performances and exhibits, we will remember and honor Michael Kabotie – artist, teacher, philosopher, trickster, “mythic archaeologist” and friend.

The Lectures and Presentations (See events schedule below.)
The spirit of this annual series is to bring the scientific, intuitive and trickster voices together for a balanced and provocative learning experience.

FESTIVAL WEEK GUESTS:
Joe Baker
Delaware Tribe, Consultant to this program, Executive Director, Longue Vue House and Gardens, New Orleans

Joanna Bigfeather
Western Cherokee/Mescalero Apache, artist, curator

Gerald Clarke
Cahuilla, artist, Cultural Preservation Coordinator, Torres Martinez Tribal TANF, Cahuilla Site

Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers
Blues band, Santa Fe, NM

Yolanda Hart-Stevens
Pee-Posh/Quechan, beadwork artist, teacher

Ed Kabotie
Hopi/Santa Clara Pueblo artist & musician

Paul Kabotie
Hopi/Santa Clara Pueblo, NativeArtsNetwork founder/owner

James Luna
Luiseno, installation and performance artist

Bill Madrigal
Cahuilla, The Cahuilla Bird Singers leader

LouVina Malo
Hopi, traditional foods expert

W. Jackson Rushing, III
Adkins Professor of Art History, University of Oklahoma

Allan J. Ryan
New Sun Chair in Aboriginal Art and Culture, Canadian Studies / Art History

Ernest Siva
Cahuilla/Serrano, President & Founder, Dorothy Ramon Learning Center

Mark Tahbo
Hopi-Tewa, potter

Patty Talahongva
Hopi, television, radio and film

Nathan Youngblood
Santa Clara Pueblo, potter
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Events Open to the Public
A Tribute to Michael Kabotie
Each day, the visiting scholars and artists will explore a wide range of topics with slide lectures, demonstrations, and performances.

 

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The Workshops
The workshops (full descriptions below) offered during the festival July 12-18 include:

Culture
     Native Craft Skills: Arrows, Quivers
     and Rattles.......................................Tony Soares & Gerald Clarke
Fibers
     Cahuilla Basketry..............................Rose Ann Hamilton
     Navajo Weaving (Beg & Intermed).....Barbara Ornelas, Lynda Pete
Jewelry
     Navajo Inlay Jewelry.........................Richard Tsosie
Music/Carving
     Native American Flute Making............Marvin & Jonette Yazzie, Ernest Siva
Pottery
     Hopi-Tewa Pottery............................Mark Tahbo
     Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery................Nathan Youngblood

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Refer to the Adult Housing page for on-campus housing and meal options.

See the Adult Courses page for descriptions of these additional Native American Arts workshops offered July 5 -July 11.

Native Plants for Food & Medicine.....Barbara Drake & Lorene Sisquoc
Hopi Jewelry.....................................Lawrence & Griselda Saufkie
Native American Beadwork................Joe Baker
Cahuilla Style Pottery Making............Tony Soares
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Native Craft Skills: Arrows, Quivers & Rattles
Tony Soares & Gerald Clark

July 17–18
Course # NACS Ø1
Two-day session

In this hands-on course, students will use various tools and techniques to create arrows and quivers of the indigenous tribes of Southern California. Then learn the ancient art of making gourd rattles used for Bird Singing among many of the region’s tribes.

Day one will focus on the making of an arrow and quiver. Each participant will construct arrows using bamboo cane, learn ancient techniques of knapping obsidian into arrow points, and make hardwood foreshaft arrow points, using sinew to attach feathers and arrow points. Next, participants will construct and decorate a quiver made from the yucca plant stalk.

On day two, students will learn the traditional method of gourd rattle construction. Using hand tools, participants will prepare the gourds, make handles, insert the rattle material-Date Palm seeds, and decorate their rattles. After learning the traditional methods of making pinyon pitch/ash glue and paints, students will learn how to play and sing in the Cahuilla style. In addition, the history and significance of the Cahuilla Bird Songs will be explored.

Tuition: $310
Lab fee: $35 (Includes all materials, and the preparation and collection of many of the items)

Enrollment limited to 15 students.

See the article about this workshop in the Spring 2010 issue of News From Native California.

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Cahuilla Basketry
Rose Ann Hamilton

July 12–16
Course # NACB Ø1
One-week session

The Indian tribes of California produced baskets of great diversity and beauty. The exquisite baskets of the Cahuilla, in particular, are recognized among the highest form of the basket making art, and in recent years the Cahuilla have experienced a revival in the tradition.

Each student will learn how to create a basket of his/her own during the workshop using yucca, sumac, juncus and deer grass. On a field trip to the nearby Cahuilla Reservation, students will be taught identification of plants used in basket making and will learn how to prepare the plants for use.

Tuition: $655
Lab fee: $35 (Includes materials, field trip transportation and use of tools in the class)

Enrollment limited to 10 students.

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Navajo Weaving: Beginning & Intermediate
Barbara Ornelas, Lynda Pete

July 5–9
Course # NANW ØØ

July 12–16
Course # NANW Ø1

One or Two-week session

Students will have the rare opportunity to learn the art of weaving from one of the Navajo Nation’s premier weavers, Barbara Teller Ornelas from the Two Grey Hills region of the Navajo Reservation. She will be assisted by her sister, Lynda Teller Pete. While instructing and demonstrating, Barbara and Lynda will share personal stories and experiences, allowing participants the chance to gain fascinating insights into the world of Navajo weaving.

Beginners: Students will learn the traditional method of Navajo weaving and will begin by learning how to prepare an upright Navajo-style loom for weaving. The majority of the week will be spent designing and learning how to weave a 16" x 24" rug. In order to complete the rug and learn how to finish the piece, it is recommended that students continue for the second week. Beginning weavers may enroll for the full two weeks or in the first week only. For beginners wanting to weave only, pre-warped looms will be available (must preorder).

Intermediate: Students will learn more advanced weaving techniques and more intricate patterns, and the rug may be any size. Students who have begun a rug in this workshop in previous summers may bring their rugs to complete. Intermediate students (those who have taken this course before or have had previous basic training in Navajo weaving on an upright loom) may enroll for the full two weeks or in the second week only. Intermediate students must bring their own loom and it must be set up for weaving before class begins. If you wish to warp your loom, you must attend the first session, even if you are a returning student.

Materials: Students may wish to bring a seat cushion and small lamp.

Tuition: $655 per week
Lab fee: $45 beginners (Includes warp and weft materials and the use of a loom and all tools in class. Looms, additional wool [6 skeens provided], battens and combs will be available for purchase). An additional $65 required if requesting a pre-warped loom-must be preordered. (does not include purchase of loom)
Intermediate students: no lab fee (wool and warp will be available for purchase)

Enrollment limited to 10 students per week.

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Navajo Inlay Jewelry
Richard Tsosie

July 12–16
Course # NAJN Ø1
One-week session

The Navajo adopted the art of jewelry making from the Spanish after contact, taking the art to new heights and establishing a style that is now considered to be the “traditional” Navajo style. Today, there are many Navajo jewelers who are moving beyond that style, designing contemporary pieces of jewelry which reflect a new Native American reality. Artists are creating colorful collages and patterns with beautiful stones and shells set in gold and silver. In addition to turquoise and coral, it is not unusual to find lapis lazuli, purple lavulite, diamonds, pearls, malakite, jet stone, jade, melon shell and other stones, shells and gems in contemporary Native American jewelry.

Working closely with one of the leading contemporary Navajo jewelers, students will learn the techniques used to create such pieces. They will design patterns, cut, grind and prepare stones, and set the stones into basic silver forms (rings, bracelets, earrings, bolos, etc.) which they have created. Participants without prior experience in silversmithing will also be introduced to the basic concepts of shaping silver.

Tuition: $655
Lab fee: $45 (Includes the use of all tools, equipment, and consumables such as solder and compounds. An additional charge will be made for all silver and stones used. A small selection of turquoise and other stones will be available for purchase, but students are encouraged to bring their own stones if they have preferences on colors/stone types. Students may bring their own silver, tools, stones, and a work lamp which must be clearly marked.)

Enrollment limited to 10 students.

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Native American Flute Making
Marvin and Jonette Yazzie
Ernest Siva

July 15–18
Course # NANF Ø1
Intermediate: 4-day session (Thurs.-Sun.)

July 16–18
Course # NANF Ø1B
Beginners: 3-day session (Fri.-Sun.)

In this workshop, each student will construct and decorate a six-hole flute under the guidance of an experienced Navajo flute maker. They will also learn some history of flutes as well as the care and handling of their newly created instrument. During the course, ethnomusicologist Ernest Siva will teach the basics of flute playing and each student will receive a small booklet of flute music.

Beginning students (3-day session begins
July 16) will use Incense Cedar, new this year, for the body of the flute. They will carve, shape, oil, tune and finally decorate their flute. The Pentatonic scale will be used to tune the flutes and students may choose the key (from F to A).

Intermediate students (4-day session begins July 15) will work alongside beginners, but will create a flute using canary or zebra wood (hard woods). Keys F# to B. The intermediate section is designed for those students who have already completed a flute in this workshop in prior years.

Materials: A complete materials list will be sent upon registration.

Tuition: $465 (Beginning, 3-day session)
$565 (Intermediate, 4-day session)

Lab fee: $40 (Beginning, 3-day session)
$55 (Intermediate, 4-day session)
(Includes wood, materials and the use of tools and equipment in class.)

Enrollment limited to 10 students.

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Hopi-Tewa Pottery
Mark Tahbo

July 12–17
Course # NAPH Ø1
One-week session-includes Saturday a.m. firing

Master potter Mark Tahbo returns to Idyllwild Arts to teach his popular pottery workshop. Students in this workshop will learn the traditional Hopi method of creating polychrome pottery. Revived at the turn of the century byHopi potter Nampeyo of Hano, the ancient Sikyatki style of Hopi pottery is recognized and collected throughout the world. Students will learn the Hopi techniques of coil building, stone burnishing, painting with natural pigments, and firing.

The natural clays and paints are provided by the artist, from the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. There is enough clay for each student to make 2 to 3 small pieces of pottery – all that can be successfully completed in the week-long workshop. This is not a production pottery course, but a careful examination of the delicate process of Hopi pottery making and the cultural foundation from which the art is inspired.

Tuition: $655
Lab Fee: $45

Enrollment limited to 15 students.

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Santa Clara Pueblo Pottery
Nathan Youngblood

July 12–17
Course # NAPS Ø1
One-week session-includes Saturday a.m. firing

Learn the traditional methods and techniques for making Santa Clara Pueblo pottery – the distinctive black polished work with carved designs. The instructor will guide students through all the steps from processing the native clay, hand-building using the coil technique, designing, carving, slipping and stone burnishing, to reduction firing for blackware.

Because the instructor’s method requires extensive air-drying time, each student will have the privilege of using a dried vessel prepared by the instructor to learn the carving, polishing and firing techniques. In addition, each student will start pieces from the beginning of the process - mixing clay (with your feet!) and building pots - and will be able to complete those pieces at home after the 30-day drying period. The workshop will also include a field trip to collect firing materials, individual firings, and discussions about Santa Clara Pueblo, the pottery making tradition, and the cultural foundation from which the art is inspired. The raw clay and paints are provided by the artist, and are gathered from his home.

Tuition: $655
Lab Fee: $90 (Includes clay, paints, stones and all materials, as well as one dried vessel to complete)

Enrollment limited to 15 students._______________________________________________________________