Why is Native Art from Native Artists Important?
Now there is an alternative to buying "native inspired" art like Pendleton and similar brands. As the first Native company to bring you wool blankets, our partnership with Eighth Generation has changed the conversation around why is Native Art Important and Why should Native artists be a part of business by creating the Inspired Natives Project which has lifted Heart Berry and other artists such as John Pepion up into bringing our own businesses and art to the market.
From our first blanket the Wool Renewal
To the Woodland Throws Made in the US
Read the Dwell article "The Pendleton Problem"
at https://www.dwell.com/article/cultural-appropriation-home-decor-pendleton-60491a02#:~:text=The%20Pendleton%20Problem%3A%20When%20Does%20Cultural%20Appreciation%20Tip%20Into%20Appropriation%3F&text=Designers%20weigh%20in%20on%20the,you%20could%20give%20or%20receive.
Heart Berry's artist Howes spent much of 2020 early on working with the architecture team from DSGW and the Turtle Mountain Band to create a series of a large scale murals for their new water park. We are so excited to reveal them alongside the team! Ground has been broken on the facility and we cannot wait to see these in action.
More reveals to come. Miigwech to Kim Kroeker for her design assistance on this project and for DSGW Architecture's Michael Lavendure for bringing us into the team.
Nookomis and her girl also part of the largest mural yet to be revealed! Stay Tuned!
Our new pin celebrates the next generation. The cradleboard is the original baby carrier. It comes from a time when our children were a part of daily life and the family moved, worked, and thrived together. In most families these are a prized piece of the family's art and handwork. This design reminds us that we are are always carrying forward the next generation, the future, and truly the next seven. Whether a gift for a family member, teacher, or local leaders, we All carry this future with us. https://www.heartberry.com/products/cradleboard-pin About this design: Heart Berry Artist Agaton Howes "My fondest memories are of my babies in their cradleboards. The look on those old ladies’ faces when they pass them...
Why does art even matter anyway? Shouldn't we be doing more? The power of an image can hit you in the stomach and lodge itself in our heart. We are all carrying parts of the MMIW epidemic in our stomach and our hearts as well. Art makes us VISIBLE. When we as Indigenous people are SEEN, we cannot be denied. The Movement to address the MMIW epidemic is gaining ground. We need powerful imaging of ourselves as strong, fierce, and resilient. We need to be reminded that we are not only survivors but victors. The art of the MMIW movement is an incredible example of how we as Indigenous people wrap ourselves around a concept and make it beautiful. Any search of...