Turtle Clan Art

Turtle Clan Art I am a contemporary sculptor and member of the Oneida Nation of Green Bay, Turtle Clan. It is an honor to share these non-verbal messages through my art.

I was involved in Native American education at an administrative level for 12 years, and was instrumental in establishing several Native American scholarships for Wisconsin colleges. I continue to be an advocate of education by promoting the importance of Native American awareness through my sculpture, and by my interactive storytelling-style with perspective customers and young audiences. Many of

my designs are inspired by ancient Woodland petroglyphs and pictographs celebrating nature, gender and Native art and culture. The sculptures are created from copper as were decorative and functional items from the Great Lakes area tribes. Each sculpture is hand cut, welded in silver and then air brushed with a patina finish to enhance the copper’s natural aging process. To give some pieces even more life and a three dimensional form, I utilize an old expanded welding technique taught to me by my grandfather. Traditional Iroquois border designs, quill and beaded symbols and patterns created in copper complement my sculptures while visually teaching Native art history. Select sculptures are embellished with deer hide, antlers, traditionally wrapped antique trade beads and horsehair. Each sculpture’s descriptive tag includes a name written in English and in the Oneida language. A second tag tells an Oneida/Iroquois story, prayer, poem or cultural statement. I’ve recently added a line of functional art including tables, chairs, benches and tree lamps adorned with traditional Iroquois floral designs and ancient patterns. It is said that the ancient nations did not have a written language, but if you look, you will see they have left messages all over our nation. I am proud of my Native American heritage.

What a truly wonderful foundation!
07/08/2022

What a truly wonderful foundation!

Elevate97 talks with Annie Dart + Dennis Buehler of Greater Green Bay Community Foundation on the updates and move to their new home located in historic down...

10/26/2021

Did you know the very first paid football players in Green Bay were Oneida men who attended Carlisle Indian School and came back home to play professionally? Some of the pioneers of football in Green Bay were Oneida men.

10/07/2021

Great news Haudenosaunee artists! We have increased our prize money to $17,500! Third place prize has been updated to $500 for every division.

Art submission deadline is just 14 days away on October 20th so don't delay!



Image description: artwork from 2020 Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show with the text: Ganondagan 2021 Hodinöhsö:ni’ Art Show. Call for Artists, $17,500 in prizes. Basketry, Beadwork, 2D Fine Art, Fine Art Sculpture, Photography, Traditional Arts. Applications and photos due by Wednesday, 10/20/21. ganondagan.org

Great news this morning
04/16/2021

Great news this morning

/PRNewswire/ -- The Southwestern Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA), the non-profit organization that produces the annual Santa Fe Indian Market, is pleased to...

Follow link to see inside a beautiful magazine.
08/01/2020

Follow link to see inside a beautiful magazine.

Designed to provide collectors of historic American paintings, sculpture and drawings with all the necessary information they need to aquire new works of art.

My SWAIA website is near completed! This bison sculpture "American Legacy" will be on it.
07/22/2020

My SWAIA website is near completed! This bison sculpture "American Legacy" will be on it.

Mark Fischer: 2020 Virtual Indian Market participant! August 1-31 at swaia.org

06/09/2020

VIRTUAL INDIAN MARKET PARTICIPANTS AS OF JUNE 8!
Artists have until June 30 to sign up.

Victoria Adams

Richard Lee Aguilar

Renee K. Allen

Carlon P. Ami

Venancio Francis Aragon

Le’Ana Asher

Carlin Bear Don’t Walk

Nanibaa Beck

Victor Paul Beck, Sr.

Lester Berryhill

Wayne Beyale

Christian Bigwater

Michael Billie

Dante Biss-Grayson

Beverly Blacksheep

Christopher Bordeaux

Albert Steven Bowie

Debra Box

Karen Box Anderson

Shirley Maxine Brauker

Estefanita Lynne Calabaza

Ca’Win Jimmy Calabaza

Terrence Richard Campbell

Hubert Candelario

Avis Mary Charley

LeJeune Chavez

Joseph D. Chavez

Karen Clarkson

Calandra L Cook

Juanica Crespin

Osavio Crespin

Mariah C Cuch

Dawn Dark Mountain

Randolph J David

Anthony Warren Deiter

Ishkoten Dougi

Carlos Dougi

Debra Elaine Duwyenie

Preston Virgil Duwyenie

James Michael Ebelacker

Ruth Fallon

Erik Fender

Mark Fisher

Ronni-leigh Goeman

Raymond Goodluck

Jayden NiCole Hatfield

Yonavea Hawkins

Tyrone Headman

Karma Henry

Joshua D Hinson

Elizabeth James-Perry

Damian Jim

Heather M Johnston

Topaz Jones

Elizabeth M Kirk

Michael Kirk

Cynthia Susan Kuck

Dawn Wallace Kulberg

Brent Learned

Albert Lee

Wyatt Lee-Anderson

Trent Lee-Anderson

Gerald Lomaventema

Jonathan Loretto

Sheridan MacKnight

Dustin Mater

Glenda McKay

Ramona L Morrow

Sage Mountainflower

Madeline E Naranjo

Elias NotAfraid

Kim Obrzut

Ellouise Padilla

Summer Fairchild Peters

Gerald Quotskuyva

Tonya June Rafael

Rose Reano

Janie Reano

Jesse Robbins

Michael Rogers

Maria L Salvador

Lyle Secatero

Theresa Secord

Frances Veronica Soctomah

Mary Tafoya

Eugene Tapahe

Joe Toledo

Maxine Toya

Dominique Toya

James David Tsoodle

Michelle Tsosie Sisneros

Jane Semple Umsted

Kathleen Wall

Denise H Wallace

Deana Ward

Holly Wilson

Daniel Worcester

Tim E Yazzie

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