Bead-embroidered "ghost"

During the month of June, I will be displaying several paintings and sculptures at the Coffee Landing Cafe, in International Falls, MN. Easy to get to if you're in Fort Frances, too. Check it out if you're passing through. Most of the big works that have been documented on these pages, in the last year, will be there. Pass the word.

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In this clip, I've illustrated a simple bead-embroidery process where the needle is passed through the base material (my painting, in this case) and run through the previous half of beads laid down (usually four), with a "bias" to one side or another to influence the line of the beadwork; this is exagerated around corners.

The background audio is a clip from the Terence McKenna/Rupert Sheldrake/Ralph Abraham Trialogues 98, in which Rupert Sheldrake relates the Barbara Ehrenreich idea about "most of human history spent as prey"; from her book Blood Rites




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These pics are from the ShovelMask series. The previous posting (below) has a short video about the final eye-sculpting. Pics click to enlarge.










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Random resources, news and stuff:

Not all "primitivists" are closet "new-agers".

"A guy called me yesterday with questions about our Summer Survival Weekend Course. We spoke for several minutes about what the course covers, what he could expect, and other related topics for about five minutes. Then said he had a question about religion. He asked if we incorporated spiritual teachings or Native American ceremonies in the course. I immediately told him no, but it’s telling that he asked."

An alert from "Gathering of Nations" powwow: "stolen regalia", be on the lookout down there.

Leadership Seminar in Duncan, BC

"The Warrior In Me"
Leadership Seminar 2007
June 27th, 28th & 29th
Cowichan Theatre
Duncan, British Columbia"

A Nick Coleman (MPLS Star Tribune) article about the HBO version of "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee".

NCFNG homepage.
Article.

"The National Centre for First Nations Governance develops programs and services that are culturally enriched and empowered by First Nations traditions, customs, laws and inherent governing powers.

The Centre has a two-pronged mandate. First, it is designed to support First Nations as they seek to implement their inherent rights of self-government and secondly, it assists First Nations in the further development of their day-to-day government operations."

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