SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Justin Lomatewama

Name
Justin Lomatewama
Tribe
Pueblo of Hopi
Juried Classification(s)
Pueblo Wooden Carvings

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
PAL S 251
WIM24
SFIM24
PAL S 251

2024 Award History

N/A
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Justin Lomatewama

I do a archaic style of Katsina dolls. Representing how they looked prior to Spanish contact. They looked primitive due to the limited tools available. All made from Cottonwood root, natural mineral paints, natural bird feathers, no glue is involved, all attachments are pegged in using a awl and desert plant twig. Since the physical wasn't the focus. It's the spiritual side the detail went into. So the faces were the important aspect.

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