Eric Hansen on sat 22 aug 09
Steve: I can understand that - I haven't heard about Mic Mac - until now!
There are some items that are not Hollywood there however, like the obscure
Ecuador tribe that makes bronze castings of sun, moon, and stars one of
which my uncle gave me when I was in Jr. high.
I think it was a tough job they ended up with and not entirely satisfactory=
.
Maybe someday
h a n s e n
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:05 PM, steve graber wrote:
> i was never
> small comment on the National American Indian Museum...
>
>
> i was never there, but my mom went several years back. we're Mic Mac
> indians and she said they had nothing reflecting the existance of us! on=
ly
> the "hollywood" indians. ~ the ones we see on TV or in movies.
>
> along those lines, IF anyone is near mount rushmoore, you MUST see the
> Chief Crazy Horse monument about 25 minutes from mt rushmoore! it's
> fantastic and has displays of ALL indians, not just the hollywood ones...
>
> we made a mistake in a way of seeing chief crazy horse before mount
> rushmoore. the crasy horse musium was fantastic, artwork was exceptional=
,
> we spent hours there. mount rushmoore i thought might be a monument to
> american sculptural art - HELL no it ain't!
>
> i even went so far as to write congressman and senators about WHY isn't
> mount rushmoore used as a way to also showcase great american art? seems
> like a fitting place since it is itself a "great american" sculture.
> certainly we as a country can use a site like this as a better showcase f=
or
> all american art?
>
> ~ not everyone can go to DC...
>
>
>
>
> Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
> Claremont, California USA
> The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
> www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
>
>
> On Laguna Clay's website
> http://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Dale Marhanka
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:43:14 AM
> Subject: D.C. Area Galleries
>
> Cross/Mackenzie-Georgetown DC
>
> Freer Gallery-DC
>
> Hirshhorn-DC
>
> National American Indian Museum-DC
>
> African Art Museum-DC
>
> Sackler-DC
>
> Renwick-DC
>
> Torpedo Factory-Alex. Virginia
>
> Workhouse Arts Center-Lorton Virginia
>
>
>
>
>
> Dale Marhanka
>
> Ceramics Director
>
> Lorton Arts Foundation
>
> Workhouse Arts Center
>
> 9504 Workhouse Way-Bldg. 8
>
> Lorton Virginia 22079
>
> Workhouse Arts Center...escape to arts and entertainment!
>
> www.lortonarts.org
>
> www.workhousearts.org
>
> dalemarhanka@lortonarts.org
>
> 703-584-2982-Office
>
> 703-690-1880-Fax
>
>
>
>
Frances Howard on sat 22 aug 09
Steve, as I expect you know your ancestors came from the Canadian maritime
provinces, principally Nova Scotia where many still live. And they still
make beautiful baskets. I have seen them made from rattan, but
traditionally they would have been made I think from split maple and they
were renowned for porcupine quill work. I believe their pottery making was
pretty rudimentary, I can't remember a Micmac pot in the museum. I think
most of the pots they used were obtained by trade.
They have a long and complicated history too. If you are a status Indian
you might be interested in knowing that the Jay treaty of 1794 between Grea=
t
Britain and the United States gave Micmac Indians the right to move freely
across the border. Which I believe they still do. And I know that when
they enter Canada they don't pay customs duties either. Something to think
about!
Frances Howard
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve graber"
To:
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: D.C. Area Galleries
being Mic Mac or even indian was a family secret to me until about 1995. at
that time i figured i'd check to see what kind of pottery they made and see
how well i might try that style. after research it turned out they were not
known for their pottery, but their baskets. they made baskets that could
hold water! ~ quite an accomplishment. so that was part of what got me into
trying weaver pots. combinations of clay and weaving elements. (along with
seeing jacquie stevens' pots online somewhere).
Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
Claremont, California USA
The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
On Laguna Clay's website
http://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/
________________________________
From: Eric Hansen
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 2:28:44 AM
Subject: Re: D.C. Area Galleries
Steve: I can understand that - I haven't heard about Mic Mac - until now!
There are some items that are not Hollywood there however, like the obscure
Ecuador tribe that makes bronze castings of sun, moon, and stars one of
which my uncle gave me when I was in Jr. high.
I think it was a tough job they ended up with and not entirely satisfactory=
.
Maybe someday
h a n s e n
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:05 PM, steve graber wrote:
> i was never
> small comment on the National American Indian Museum...
>
>
> i was never there, but my mom went several years back. we're Mic Mac
> indians and she said they had nothing reflecting the existance of us! onl=
y
> the "hollywood" indians. ~ the ones we see on TV or in movies.
>
> along those lines, IF anyone is near mount rushmoore, you MUST see the
> Chief Crazy Horse monument about 25 minutes from mt rushmoore! it's
> fantastic and has displays of ALL indians, not just the hollywood ones...
>
> we made a mistake in a way of seeing chief crazy horse before mount
> rushmoore. the crasy horse musium was fantastic, artwork was exceptional,
> we spent hours there. mount rushmoore i thought might be a monument to
> american sculptural art - HELL no it ain't!
>
> i even went so far as to write congressman and senators about WHY isn't
> mount rushmoore used as a way to also showcase great american art? seems
> like a fitting place since it is itself a "great american" sculture.
> certainly we as a country can use a site like this as a better showcase
> for
> all american art?
>
> ~ not everyone can go to DC...
>
>
>
>
> Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
> Claremont, California USA
> The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
> www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
>
>
> On Laguna Clay's website
> http://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Dale Marhanka
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:43:14 AM
> Subject: D.C. Area Galleries
>
> Cross/Mackenzie-Georgetown DC
>
> Freer Gallery-DC
>
> Hirshhorn-DC
>
> National American Indian Museum-DC
>
> African Art Museum-DC
>
> Sackler-DC
>
> Renwick-DC
>
> Torpedo Factory-Alex. Virginia
>
> Workhouse Arts Center-Lorton Virginia
>
>
>
>
>
> Dale Marhanka
>
> Ceramics Director
>
> Lorton Arts Foundation
>
> Workhouse Arts Center
>
> 9504 Workhouse Way-Bldg. 8
>
> Lorton Virginia 22079
>
> Workhouse Arts Center...escape to arts and entertainment!
>
> www.lortonarts.org
>
> www.workhousearts.org
>
> dalemarhanka@lortonarts.org
>
> 703-584-2982-Office
>
> 703-690-1880-Fax
>
>
>
>
Eric Hansen on sat 22 aug 09
Steve: Wow - that must have come as a revelation! Reading about the Micmacs
is very interesting, have not yet finished the longish article on "history"
yet.
Our family kept a secret, or I should say, was in denial, concerning the
Volga Germans who were caught up in ethnic cleansing in Russia during WWII.
I never mention this to anyone, as our bunch emigrated to the states in the
1870's. So it is not exactly relevant to what we know of "our" family per
se. It was a huge personal shock to me to learn of this, however. However
roughly half of our Volga German Republic, e.g. those who stayed after the
1914 revolution, was wiped out. The rest have been in Siberia - and some 1.=
5
million migrated again to Germany after the wall came down.
p e a c e
e r i c
On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 1:24 PM, steve graber wrote:
> being Mic Mac or even indian was a family secret to me until about 1995.
> at that time i figured i'd check to see what kind of pottery they made an=
d
> see how well i might try that style. after research it turned out they w=
ere
> not known for their pottery, but their baskets. they made baskets that
> could hold water! ~ quite an accomplishment. so that was part of what g=
ot
> me into trying weaver pots. combinations of clay and weaving elements.
> (along with seeing jacquie stevens' pots online somewhere).
>
> Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
> Claremont, California USA
> The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
> www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
>
>
> On Laguna Clay's website
> http://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Eric Hansen
> *To:* Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 22, 2009 2:28:44 AM
> *Subject:* Re: D.C. Area Galleries
>
> Steve: I can understand that - I haven't heard about Mic Mac - until now!
> There are some items that are not Hollywood there however, like the obscu=
re
> Ecuador tribe that makes bronze castings of sun, moon, and stars one of
> which my uncle gave me when I was in Jr. high.
>
> I think it was a tough job they ended up with and not entirely
> satisfactory.
>
> Maybe someday
>
> h a n s e n
>
> On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:05 PM, steve graber wrote:
>
> > i was never
> > small comment on the National American Indian Museum...
> >
> >
> > i was never there, but my mom went several years back. we're Mic Mac
> > indians and she said they had nothing reflecting the existance of us!
> only
> > the "hollywood" indians. ~ the ones we see on TV or in movies.
> >
> > along those lines, IF anyone is near mount rushmoore, you MUST see the
> > Chief Crazy Horse monument about 25 minutes from mt rushmoore! it's
> > fantastic and has displays of ALL indians, not just the hollywood ones.=
..
> >
> > we made a mistake in a way of seeing chief crazy horse before mount
> > rushmoore. the crasy horse musium was fantastic, artwork was
> exceptional,
> > we spent hours there. mount rushmoore i thought might be a monument to
> > american sculptural art - HELL no it ain't!
> >
> > i even went so far as to write congressman and senators about WHY isn't
> > mount rushmoore used as a way to also showcase great american art? see=
ms
> > like a fitting place since it is itself a "great american" sculture.
> > certainly we as a country can use a site like this as a better showcase
> for
> > all american art?
> >
> > ~ not everyone can go to DC...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Steve Graber, Graber's Pottery, Inc
> > Claremont, California USA
> > The Steve Tool - for awesum texture on pots!
> > www.graberspottery.com steve@graberspottery.com
> >
> >
> > On Laguna Clay's website
> > http://www.lagunaclay.com/blogs/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Dale Marhanka
> > To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:43:14 AM
> > Subject: D.C. Area Galleries
> >
> > Cross/Mackenzie-Georgetown DC
> >
> > Freer Gallery-DC
> >
> > Hirshhorn-DC
> >
> > National American Indian Museum-DC
> >
> > African Art Museum-DC
> >
> > Sackler-DC
> >
> > Renwick-DC
> >
> > Torpedo Factory-Alex. Virginia
> >
> > Workhouse Arts Center-Lorton Virginia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dale Marhanka
> >
> > Ceramics Director
> >
> > Lorton Arts Foundation
> >
> > Workhouse Arts Center
> >
> > 9504 Workhouse Way-Bldg. 8
> >
> > Lorton Virginia 22079
> >
> > Workhouse Arts Center...escape to arts and entertainment!
> >
> > www.lortonarts.org
> >
> > www.workhousearts.org
> >
> > dalemarhanka@lortonarts.org
> >
> > 703-584-2982-Office
> >
> > 703-690-1880-Fax
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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