Tribal members place at Cherokee Homecoming art show

SUBMITTED By LISA RUTHERFORD

 

     TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Three EBCI tribal members won at the 16^th Annual Cherokee Homecoming art show held at the Cherokee Heritage Center.  The show runs through Oct. 2.

     Antonio Grant won first place in the Jewelry category with “The Union”, a carved shell set including a necklace, earrings, and bracelet. His brother, Ernest Grant, won a Judge’s Choice award for “Red Clay Reunion”, a bandolier bag that commemorates the 2009 Red Clay Reunion/Joint Council Meeting. Joel Queen received an Honorable Mention for his pottery, “Winds of Change”. Tara McCoy had some very nice entries, but did not place this year.

 Winner’s list:

Contemporary Basketry: 1^st place – Shawna Cain, “Squisidi Agasga”; honorable mention – Sandra Pallie and Joann Richmond

 

Contemporary Pottery: 1^st place – Troy Jackson, “One Man’s Legacy”; honorable mention – David Pruitt, Joel Queen and Janet Smith

 

Jewelry and Beadwork: 1^st place – Antonio Grant, “The Union”; honorable mention – Abraham Locust and Teri Lee Rhoades

 

Sculpture: 1^st place – Jane Osti, “Selu”; honorable mention – Karen Berry and Janet Smith

 

Textiles: 1^st place – Bessie Russell, “Dogwood Quilt”; Judge’s Choice – Ernest Grant, “Red Clay Reunion”; Tonia Hogner-Weavel, “Stripes”; and Rene’ Hoover, “Winter Grays”; honorable mention – Dorothy Ice

 

 Traditional Basketry: 1^st place – Bessie Russell, untitled; Judge’s Choice – Lisa Forrest

 

Traditional Pottery:  1^st place – Joann Richmond, “Earth, Wind and Fire”

 

Traditional Arts: 1^st place – Rebecca Alice Wiltshire Whitwell, “Wenona’s Rattle”; honorable mention – Noel Grayson and Lisa Rutherford

 

Visual Arts: 1^st place – Joseph Erb, “After the Vote”; Judge’s Choice – Dan Horsechief, “Resurgence”; honorable mention – Hilary Glass and Lori Smiley