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    Gathering Seeds 2.1: Northeast Woodlands Pottery Making with Brenda Hill

    Join us for a fun, introductory virtual workshop focused on Northeast Woodlands pottery making! Award-winning potter Brenda Hill will instruct participants on her method of hand building pottery and design applications.

    All skill levels welcome!
    You can find the material list here.

    Saturday, February 27, 2021 • 3p-5p EST
    Free | Open to all | Ages 16+ 
    Space is limited
    Brenda Hill, First Nations Tuscarora, Mohawk, Mississippi Choctaw & Cape Verdean, is a contemporary Native American potter practicing traditional techniques in order to create clay forms influenced by the past and present. Inspired by her late mother and grandfather respectively; Diosa Summers and Stan Hill Sr., she uses pottery to continue the legacy and to teach others the traditions of her Native culture. Brenda is an award-winning potter who honors her family and culture with her simply, elegant art.  Her current work incorporates aspects from historic Haudenosaunee wampum belts, beadwork, and pottery. While utilizing more contemporary shapes and forms evolved from Brenda's own creative style. A complimentary juxtaposition of old and new. Her interaction with the clay of the Earth reflects a strong spiritual connection to her ancestors, Native traditions, and the natural world. She uses wampum in her clay work, a way to pay homage to the centuries old form of communication for the Haudenosaunee. It also speaks of the talent and skill of her ancestors to create intricate beads from one of the hardest shells known. It reflects the understanding of our relationship with the natural world, there was no waste when harvesting from the earth & waters, the food of the clam was eaten, the shells used as tools or temper for pottery. And the beads made of the quahog speaks of many beliefs of her culture.  As a teacher, she shares these elements with students as well as the basic methods in pottery making. Brenda's goal in the art is to maintain and continue cultural survival and continuity. She has been recognized as a successful potter and teacher by receiving several rewards, grants, and fellowships from her peers in the Native Arts field on a local & national level. Over the years, she has also established a strong clientele of collectors and customers who continue to show support as her art evolves.
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    www.brendahillpottery.com

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