December Was a Tough Month...Visiting My Mother's Resting Place at Indian Canyon (Hollister California)

By Ramon Shiloh

This was a visit I needed to take in 2022. 

My mother's final resting place. 

She died in 1992.

Indian Canyon is where my mother passed.

Indian Canyon is nestled in the Gavilan mountain range, 15miles south of Hollister, CA.  During the 1700-1800’s, Indian Canyon served as a safe haven for local indigenous peoples who were being abducted/recruited/bribed/transported to the Missions by Spaniard missionaries.  

Ohlone peoples were able to traverse the territory into the secluded valley of Indian Canyon and thrived.  

Today, Ann-Marie Sayers and her daughter Kanyon Roods-Sayers, offers a safe haven for all Indigenous Peoples in need of land for ceremonial practices, and education at Indian Canyon. 

For more information about Indian Canyon Life, click the link below

IndianCanyonLife.org

Ann Marie Sayers shares thoughts about my mother.

These two clips are part of a five part interview that I'll share in due time. 

Thank you💓

 

BOOK LAUNCH AT POWELL'S BOOKSTORE (Portland Oregon)

Josephine Woolington and Ramon Shiloh in Conversation with Michelle Nijhuis at Powell's Bookstore in Portland Oregon. 

The book-launch was magical 💓

Click the link to see our launch👇

(OUR BOOK LAUNCH)

Book Reveal at Ooligan Press (Portland Oregon)

 Josephine Woolington and I came to our publishers office to get a first look at our new book, "WHERE WE CALL HOME"

Available November 15th everywhere!!

Click the link to see our reactions 😀👇

OUR REACTIONS

Tiffany Wallace and Jane Goodall

Words from Tiffany Wallace.

For more information about Tiffany Wallace, click HERE. 

   

 

University of Oregon (Reception)

    

I'm honored

 to be part of this powerful exhibition, ending in September 23rd at the University of Oregon/ UO Knight Library Browsing Room (Eugene, Oregon).

Titled: “Unceded Kinship: Land, Place and People”. This exhibition explores ‘how we can restore our relationships to one another and to the natural world while holding kinship, solidarity, and community as sacred’. 

“Unceded Kinship is guided and organized by UO alum @melaninmvskoke enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and of Shawnee, Yuchi, Quapaw, and Cherokee descent. 

Amber is a nationally-recognized community organizer, artist, and stylist.

The project intersects with UO Common Reading's selection—Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.”

For more information about this exhibition go to University of Oregon

RECEPTION:

When: Aug 30th from 3-5pm

Where: UO Knight Library Browsing Room. 

Hope to see you there.

Commemorative Poster for the Skagit Eagle Interpretive Center

It’s an honor to be asked to produce Art for the “Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center” @ Howard Miller Steelhead Park in Rockport, Washington.

The center offers opportunities to better understand the Skagit River ecosystem with an emphasis on the winter migration of bald eagles, salmon, and the vital role each play in our environment.

In all my work. If there’s water involved. I start with water before I focus the main subjects.

To be honest. It’s good practice to flesh out technique, and color application. I consider this my “Artistic Mise En Place”.

After a few hours working the back, and foreground environments, then I’m ready to go in heavy-subject-mode.

Also, I use “Drawing Gum” for most of my projects.

It’s a “peelable rubber solution used to keep areas colour free when using ink, watercolour or gouache. It can be applied using a brush or a pen on the surfaces of the drawing that require to be masked.”

Each Eagle is an original, that will ultimately be transferred digitally to my poster for this great organization.

This poster will be sold to the public as an awareness campaign From September 1st 2022- September 1st 2023.

I drew inspiration from two fabulous nature photographers. Stephen Ennis and Sam Wilder.

Titled: “Arrival Of The Messenger, Past, Present, and Future”

Project Mediums: Prismacolor Premier Color Pencils, koh-I-noor Rapidograph Pens, Sakura Koi Watercolor, Iwata Airbrush, Copic Sketch Markers, on FABRIANO Paper.

©Ramon Shiloh/SRBEIC 2022/2023

To know more about this organization, go to: Skagit Eagle Interpretive Center

Ive Been Invited To Illustrate Maps For Raven Makes Gallery

By Ramon Shiloh

I have been invited to contribute three colored pencil illustrated stories on archival atlas maps for Chris Morin of Raven Makes Gallery located in Sister’s Oregon (three hours southeast of Portland). 

 

The gallery represents over thirty Indigenous Artists with impressive growth trajectories over the next year.  Chris is embarking on numerous scaled projects representing Native creators from around the world.  This initiative is titled “The Homelands Collection” which focuses on illustrated stories on antique atlas, regional, and territorial maps and was a revelation that came by accident.  According to his website:

 

“On occasion during the past 30 years, some artists have used a few antique maps rather than ledger paper, with these works occurring in the spirit of contemporary ledger art. However, a show or exhibition featuring antique maps as the singular medium has not occurred.

Last year’s pandemic caused many of us to come to a halt. As the crisis unfolded, there wasn’t much we could do except restrict our activities. Hunkered down, opportunities for more thorough reflection occurred. For the owners of Raven Makes Gallery, a number of those moments concerned contemplating the suddenly unforeseeable future of Native American art.

In early May 2020, while surfing the Internet as our gallery stood closed by order of the Governor, we happened upon a fascinating 1860’s map of the Upper Great Plains that identified several tribes. The thought occurred, “Wouldn’t it be great if a ledger artist could make a work on this?” With more time to reflect, the notion wasn’t pushed aside as it might normally have been.”

 

As a result, Chris has developed a profound collection of unique world maps, giving living Indigenous Artists a placeholder and platform to be seen and heard.  Chris Morin and his wife, LaRita Chapman have lived in Chinle, Arizona and Alaska since 2016 and have developed lasting relationships with many Indigenous Artists, their families, and communities of people.  

Their appreciation of First Nations Peoples’ awareness and deep cultural connections are represented with respect through Raven Makes Gallery.  The space is intended to provide opportunities, support for Artists, as well as cultural, spiritual, and natural expressions.  

To know more about Raven Makes Gallery and to see their extensive collection. Go to their Website