This is the initial post on this new blog. It's lain quiet since I started it a few months ago, mainly for a lack of ideas and interest in what to post about. But since Nancy @ Smarty Pants has me blogrolled now I figure I better get something going here. Just what to get going though, I haven't a clue. And yes Catnip if you're reading, that means I'm clueless. Not so full of myself that I'm too big to admit my shortcomings.
I named this blog Ahni-Wodi because I have a fascination with my indigenous heritage and also because the paint clan suits my vocation as a custom painter/artist. I intend to research my family's history as best I can and see if I can determine what clan my Grandmother was born into so I don't continue to use the paint clan as my own, as it wasn't given to me. It makes me uncomfortable. The problem is that Grandma was adopted as a small girl and she knew little about her Mother, a full blood Cherokee or her immediate family before she was taken from Oklahoma. If there are any records of her birth I might get lucky.
Until then I want to share my work here and post music of course, the second best form of expression for me, and write here about my involvment in the anti-war and counter-recruitment efforts going on around the country. This Saturday I'll be down in Washington for another of the larger (I hope) Peace marches. In the leadup to this march the local police and federal forces, and the Interior Dept. have been harrassing and fining the A.N.S.W.R. Coalition for putting up flyers and posters on telephone poles aroung DC saying they violate the law that specifies what grade of glue you can use! Yeah, that's right, tens of thousands of dollars in fines for not using the proper glue. Meanwhile thousands of people, ours and not ours, are dying and being killed. Iraqis continue to flee their country and flee American and domestic torturers, and we here at home (riiight) continue to have our rights stripped away from us. We're talking glue here! What a fucked country, top to bottom!
Anyway, here's a song to get started with. It's too bad that there isn't a way to change the suicidal thinking in this country with music. But if it changes someone's hopeless outlook for just a few minutes then it's served it's purpose.
This first car is a '57 Chevy 210 that I flamed a couple of months ago. It's not bad, but it's nothing spectacular either :o)
The second picture is of a Chevy Duelly (duel rear wheels) pickup that I'm finishing up today. All that's left to do is to airbrush in some shadowing to give it a 3D effect, then to clear it and polish it.
The last is a '37-'38 ? Willys Coupe that's my next victim. This car is immaculate and represents a step up for me in the caliber of car and quality that I'll be working on.
Enjoy :o)
Oh, and one more car. This last one (I promise!) is a '34 Ford Coupe that I finished up maybe 2 months ago. No graphics or flames, just black, but properly done, there are few things more gorgeous than a deep, and shiny black paint job!
6 comments:
Your Grandmother was born in OK?! I guess I always just assumed you meant researching in the northeast. That's going to be quite a challenge, isn't it?
I'll be thinking about you this Saturday and watching what I can find on the tv.
Love seeing your artwork!!
Hiya,
Oklahoma, yup. Cherokee country there. But she was adopted at a young age and brought to NY. She knew very little. One thing she knew was that her Father was murdered by a drunk with a knife. She never seemed to want to talk about it much. As if to permanently leave it behind. Same thing with my Mom's Mother, who was from Ireland. We've always wondered what might have happened to her there in ireland before she came to manhattan when she was 17 that caused her to avoid talking about her life in Ireland.
I'mactually a little apprehensive about Saturday. it's the first time I've felt that way before a march. We'll see ;o)
And thanks for the compliment re. my work. It always feels good to be recognized :o)
Hey Super, I just wanted you to know that I'm thinking about you today. And I hope that you'll write about your experience when you've had a chance to let it settle in your brain.
Hey Super - hope you and yours are doing well.
Hi love,
It's been way too long. Glad that I remembered (finally) how to find you.
I hope your search is fruitful and that you will find the threads that will lead you where you wish to go.
The cars are beautiful! You do very lovely work. No surprise to me.
I've missed you. Been very busy myself, but that's no excuse. Just finished writing a book. Not the book I expected to write but a book.
Love to hear from you should you have time or the inclination.
Loves and hugs
Shirl
Just by dumb luck I managed to find this blog. I hope you are well. I miss you. If you ever feel the mood to drop by into blogtopia, my main blog is now Notes From Underground. Am also trying to get Everybody Comes From Somewhere off the ground again. Be well. Mahalo.
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