The Vessel and The Voice

Journeys, Hand Built Pots, Drums & Apache Sweat Lodge

Dates:

July 11-19 2009

July 10-18 2010 (to be confirmed)

Venue: River Spirit, 1858, HWY 68, Embudo, NM & La Madera NM

Cost: $1,400 (includes Room & Board; 10in x 10in drum; materials and studio time for pottery; Journeys & Sweatlodge)

Larger Drums available:
$1600 includes all above with a 12in x12in drum
rather than a 10in.
$1750 includes all above with a 15in x15in drum
rather than a 10in.

Deposit (to secure place):$250usd

Journey with Steve Gallegos, create a micaceous clay pot from your journeys with Apache Medicine Man Felipe Ortega, who will also read your pot, create a drum with Jimmy Ortega & attend an Apache Two-Spirit sweat lodge

Take time to visit the Eight Northern Pueblos' Annual Art & Craft Show that takes place each year on the 3rd weekend of July with dances, music, traditional food. For information, call 747-1593

The Vessel and The Voice begins on the evening of July 11th, 4pm. The workshop ends at noon on the 19th.

It includes:

20hrs instruction with Felipe Ortega plus studio time
8 hrs instruction with Jimmy Ortega.
Minimum 4 days with E.S. Gallegos, Ph.D
Sweat Lodge

Pottery The theme we work with is that we are made of earth clay and have come here to develop the voice of our expression while alive. We will spend time with Steve Gallegos working through the magnificent element of the imagination, bringing our awareness to the vessel that we are and the unique events that have fired and hardened it, and developing the voice of our expression here, to bring ourselves to the unified depth of the vessel giving voice, standing in full support of our presence and our expression.

We also have the unique opportunity of working with two Apache brothers, Felipe and Jimmy Ortega. Felipe is a master potter and Jimmy is a master drum maker. We will make one or two pots, forming, polishing, and firing, and inviting the pot to help us come into our own form. We will make a drum, hollowing and shaping the aspen trunk, stretching the rawhide, letting it dry, and sounding it. We will drum during the firing of the pots and then have them read by Felipe. And we will feast on Mary Diggin's fine cuisine. What a wonderful life!