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Michelle Tsosie Sisneros

Cultural Background: Navajo and Laguna Pueblo, USA
Michelle Tsosie Sisneros is a highly regarded contemporary artist of Santa Clara, Navajo and Laguna descent. She is primarily a painter but she also creates innovative hand painted shoes and wearable art. Her painting style is abstract with some surrealist influences, yet her subjects are drawn from traditional Native American themes and include Pueblo women, Yeis, clowns, deer and landscapes. Sisneros’ painting process is extremely slow and deliberate. She begins with a sponge and acrylics, giving her work its signature mottled background, then carefully sketches and paints each figure with great detail. Finally, she embellishes each painting with additional elements, such as handprints, spirals, planets and a speckled finish that she creates with a toothbrush. In her life Sisneros has overcome great adversity, including alcoholism, and she says of her work, “I paint now from my soul. The images I paint are from the people who touch my life in a profound way and the Mother Earth I live on.” Sisneros is also the illustrator of a children’s book, Kokopelli’s Gift, and has a line of greeting cards, bookmarks, magnets and Christmas ornaments, many of which are hand painted. She grew up in Window Rock, Arizona in the Navajo Nation but now lives in Santa Clara Pueblo.
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Arrière-plan culturel : Originaire de la nation Navajo et de Laguna Pueblo aux États-unis
Michelle Tsosie Sisneros est une artiste contemporaine très réputée de Santa Clara, d’origine Navajo et Laguna. Elle est principalement peintre, mais elle crée également des bijoux et de la poterie artisanaux innovants. Son style de peinture est abstrait avec des influences surréalistes, mais ses sujets sont inspirés des thèmes traditionnels amérindiens et incluent les femmes Pueblo, les Yeis, les clowns, les cerfs et les paysages. Le processus de peinture de Sisneros est extrêmement lent et délibéré. Elle commence avec une éponge et de l’acrylique, donnant à son travail son fond marbré, puis dessine avec soin et peint chaque figure avec beaucoup de détail. Enfin, elle embellit chaque tableau d’éléments supplémentaires, tels que des empreintes de main, des spirales, des planètes et un fini moucheté qu’elle crée avec une brosse à dents. Dans sa vie, Sisneros a surmonté de grandes difficultés, dont l’alcoolisme et un mari violent, et elle dit de son travail : « Je peins maintenant de mon âme. Les images que je peins proviennent des personnes qui touchent ma vie de manière profonde et de la Terre nourricière sur laquelle je vis. » Sisneros est également l’illustratrice d’un livre pour enfants, Kokopelli’s Gift, et propose une gamme de cartes de souhaits, de signets, d’aimants et de décorations de Noël, dont beaucoup sont peints à la main. Elle a grandi à Window Rock, en Arizona, dans la nation Navajo, mais vit maintenant à Santa Clara Pueblo.
Portfolio
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Item Code: POD1808
Winter Quails
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 6 x 9 in -
Item Code: POD1807
All Alone
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 6 x 9 in -
Item Code: POD1806
In Late Fall
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 6 x 9 in -
Item Code: POD1805
My Trick Pony
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 6 x 9 in -
Item Code: POD1804
A Journey Home
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 9 x 6 in -
Item Code: POD1803
My Summertime Friends
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 9 x 6 in -
Item Code: POD1802
Hummingbirds
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 6 x 9 in -
Item Code: POD1801
Okuu – Turtle
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 6 x 9 in -
Item Code: POD1800
Ko’
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 9 x 6 in -
Item Code: POD1799
Run Rabbit Run
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 9 x 6 in -
Item Code: POD1798
Spotted Ponies
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 9 x 6 in -
Item Code: POD1797
Jumping the Canyon Walls
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichelleArt Cards/Matted/Framed/Canvas; IndigenousSize: 9 x 6 in -
Item Code: POD1801POP
Okuu – Turtle
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichellePosters and CanvasClick here for sizes -
Item Code: POD1800POP
Ko’
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichellePosters and CanvasClick here for sizes -
Item Code: POD1799POP
Run Rabbit Run
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichellePosters and CanvasClick here for sizes -
Item Code: POD1798POP
Spotted Ponies
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichellePosters and CanvasClick here for sizes -
Item Code: POD1797POP
Jumping the Canyon Walls
by: Tsosie Sisneros, MichellePosters and CanvasClick here for sizes