ROSEMARY APPLEBLOSSOM LONEWOLF Rosemary Apoleblossom Lonewolf, an irlisvceramist, Originally from New Mexico, was in Victoria for the Native Ars Studies Association Conference and spent Saturday, October 16, giving a lec- ture and slide presentation to the Acnowemuith Potters Guild. Lonewallis an infemational artast collected both privately and publicly. Same of her pieces are in museums throughout the United States including the Smithsonian Institute which also has works by her father, Joseph Lonewolf. She talked not only about her- self but also about other artists in her family, all world-renowned Pueblo artists. She stowed slides of mural-size person- ally expressive Work as well as many small pots beautifully incised. Pottery for hun- dreds of years was a family tradition in the Pueblos, the area known as the four cor- ners Where New Mexico, Arvona, Utah and Colorado meet. Everybody took part in the process even children. Rosemary learned the art of making pots, painting and incising them as partof her early daily aclivibes, She showed the first pot she had created from beginning to end. She was fifteen and by then had known the ttre. cies of clay for a long ime. In fact the notion of whe did this? was a perplexing one for these anists when the tourist and artalicionados Started taking an interest in Puebla work. Several people could have and often did work on one prece but io salisly this penchant for identity, they be- gan signing their work in the early nine- een hundreds. Rosemary Lonewolf has stretched her tal- ents tonclude very personal observations in her designs. She works with the tradi- ional shape of a pot but combines the representational, stylized designs handed down by her fanuly and incorporates mod- em cancepts. If the pot does nm seem to have enough space for the design, she turns it upside down! Her more recent pots are very small; three inches high is not unusual, When displayed upside down, the central focus is.a scene that Wraps itself around the shoulders of the piece, en- croaching on other designs, The design that reveals Ms. Lonewoll’s slance between her heritage and the non- Pucblo culture is Tie Garden State as Viewed from the Land of Enchantneent. [iwas inspired from herexperiences Living in New Jersey, the Ganden Staic. The land of eachantment refers to New Mexion. On ont side of this mot is * hyuro pole, a monument lo electricity; oexl to i is a Kachina figure, the icon that depicts the spirituality of all things for the southwest- em natives. The power pole mimics the Kachina, its annsakimbo. Rosemary com- mented that both images represent sources of power. Also on this pot is the New Jersey turnpike and a fernale figure, arms oulstretched toward a distant mesa and two stalks of com, which represent man and woman. In another work she carved coils of barbed wire in @ concentration camp style ground the centre of one piece after a dispuse with her brother-in-law overaccess lo her land; he had blocked the rod, aces dete! ofan a FMA, Chandler, Anmand Rasemary has just completed a yearlong project at the YMCA complex in Chan: dler, Anwona, where she now lives. This work consists of one large mural and smaller murals placed on columns, They are done on cement board and screwed in place allowing her to retneve the pieces in the future Uf necessary. Rasemary Lonewolf is a meer artist with strong links to her hentage. Her son, Adam Speckle Rock works with her and has become an accomplished. artist. She stil] returns to Santa Clara to perform in the seasonal Com Dance. She attended the Beijing Conference on Wornen’s Issues a few years ago and continues bo promate the well being of bah natives and women in her art work and lecture series. Anne Gilreyed freclance woter Michael Collins Wholesale Potters’ Accessories Paté and Butter Knives, Spoons, Pde Forks, Pesifes, Honey Dippers, Cane and Wire Handles, Od Lamp Burners and Chimneys, Cheese Domes, Corks, Shaving Brushes, Soap Pumps, Lamp Parts, Fiberglass Wick, Plate Stands, Clock Movements and MUCH MAORET. Si PitéKnives Hand Turned Hardwood Non-Toxic Oil Finish 4° long Please call or write for a FREE CATALOGUE Michael Collins 13 Helen Ave., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2P 2E7 (519) 653-2806 email mc? michaelcollinspottery.com