Judy Dow’s Tapestry Exhibition and Storytelling
The stories collected here are the artists’ life stories. Some of the stories have inspired the imagery you see woven into the tapestries, others stand alone on their own. Each are rich in language and cultural nuance. We hope they bring you insights into the worldview of the storyteller, Judy Dow, a teacher, scholar, writer, activist, basketweaver and textile artist .
The Great Beaver.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Melting Pot.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Fishing.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
White Monsters.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Bonfire.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Sturgeon.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Backyard Counting.
When my grandchildren were little they always ran about the woods and fields of our yard counting and learning to name the new things they saw. As they got older we began to enter an art contest on a regular basis. Their art was beautiful, the backyard tapestry was my attempt to enter the art contest the same time they did. On one particular year our theme was the backyard. We saw one partridge in the tall grasses, two crows under the flowers, three swallows flying above the ferns, four wrens siting in the tree with a full moon above them, five geese flying north and six turkey tracks in the mud. Our trips in nature always revolved around observations and giving a name to everything we saw. To this day they love walking among the trees, birds and plants. The backyard is ones’ first moment where you begin to learn how to read the land.
Grace Potter.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
The People.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
The Three Sisters.
The Three sisters garden represents the traditional way of farming. First you plant the corn after, the corn has popped through the ground and is a few inches tall, plant the beans in a circle around the corn. The corn stalk will become the stake that will allow the beans to wind her way up the stalk. The beans are a legume, this means that they are a nitrogen fixer and will put nitrogen into the ground for others to grow healthy. A few days to a week after you plant the beans it’s time to plant the squash. The squash will grow long vines that will cover the land with large picky leaves. They will shade the ground to preserve water, and their picky leaves will stop raccoons and others from getting to the corn that they so love, simply because they do not like to touch the picky leaves. If you plant a fourth sister sunflower on the predominately windy side of the garden they will act a windy break to stop the wind from knocking over the corn over with the weight of the beans. The sunflowers also draws the heavy metals out of the ground creating a healthy ecosystem that lives in a symbiotic way.
Industrial Agriculture.
The Industrial Agriculture corn – represents a modified plant, one that has been genetically engineered to grow corn that is sterile. Modified to prevent a healthy ecosystem from being grown. Row after row of modified seeds grow straight and tall modified to control pest and weeds there is no balance here, there is an incomplete ecosystem built for an economy and greed only.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
In 1918 the Migratory Bird Act was passed. The Migratory Bird Act administers to four different international conservation Treaties that the US entered into with Canada in 1916, Mexico in 1936, Japan in 1972, and Russia in 1976. It intended to ensure the sustainability of populations of all protected migratory bird species (1100) that had been over hunted by wealthy sport hunters. The unexpected consequences were disastrous for Indigenous peoples. The law and its amendments impacted hunting laws for Indigenous Peoples, and laws pertaining to Eagle feathers etc. used in religious ceremonies. Indigenous Peoples were now told when they could hunt duck, geese, loons and various other migratory birds. The law stated when it was out of season to hunt, this extremely limited survival for Indigenous people who have hunted in a sustainable way for generations. In addition, Eagle feathers were now determined to be illegal to have for ceremonies. However, after a 1940 amendment it was determined only “Enrolled members of federally recognized tribes may apply for an eagle permit for use in bona fide tribal religious ceremonies."
