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Cheyenne (Diane Lynn) Jim
Navajo 

Despite Cheyenne’s cultural influence, her sculptures do not reflect Navajo or Indian traditions. For instance, her recent masks and clay sculptures possess partial cubism (Pablo Picasso), another strong influence from her college years at Bacone, where she studied art. Cheyenne attended College at Bacone College in Muskogee, OK. Cubism absolutely fascinated her. For years it stayed in her mind, but she wasn’t confident enough to incorporate it into her work until recently. She is a self-taught artisan from observation. Her schooling did not alter her initial influence from her grandmother (Aasdzaan Doo’al hoshii), whose knowledge on Navajo healing ceremonies and herbology gave her prominent status among her people. She tried not to be analytical on pottery, but that’s what it boiled down to. Eventually, Cheyenne took what she thought were the best techniques to construct her masterpieces, but finding the right clay to work with was tough, that’s where she ran into a lot of difficulty. Although, she works predominately with mica clay, her subjects and themes are varied. Cheyenne’s unique style of art is far from traditional. She is not, nor does she want to be limited by tradition. She was quoted as saying: “A true artist has no tradition to follow, only the freedom to create and be innovative.” All of Cheyenne’s art is handmade and hand painted from start to finish. She signs her art as: Cheyenne Jim.

Publications:

-Storytellers & Other Figurative Pottery

Awards:

-1999 New Mexico State Fair 1st Place
-Too many to list

Andy Juanico
Acoma

Andy Juanico is a full blooded Native American Indian. Hewas born into the Pueblo of the Acoma in 1954. He has been making art since he was 30 years old. He inspired himself to make his art. The lucrative aspect of the business also encouraged him to be creative with his work.

Andy specializes in making artifacts. He uses gem beads, raw hide, artificial senu, leather straps, duck feathers, horse hair, his creative imagination and the results are very rewarding to him. He turns all of those materials into different artifacts like: dream catchers, spears, dance sticks, cou sticks, and anything his mind can possibly imagine.

Andy attaches his own certificate of authenticity with every piece of art that he creates. It lists his name Andy Juanico, census number and tribe affiliation.

Andy is related to the following artists: Marcus Garcia (brother), and Virginia Garcia (sister-in-law), both make pottery.

Awards:

-None to date

Publications:

-Southern Pueblo Pottery 2,000 Artist Biographies