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Store Events
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Two very fun things coming up.... one AT our Southern Exposure stores and one WITH our Southern Exposure stores.... our Zuni Fetish Carving Show & Sale is scheduled for Columbus Day Weekend October 9th & 10th.... it will be one day in Mystic and one day in Westbrook so everyone gets a chance to see the amazing collection of Zuni Fetishes brought to us this weekend only from Zuni Pueblo. We are very excited to share with you Zuni arts trader Donald "Doc" Sharpe from Ramah, New Mexico. He is a delightful man with lots of history at Zuni and we are looking forward to his collection of Zuni Fetishes and his company in October. But first we'll be joining our friends at High Hopes Therapeutic Riding for a good ol' family Hoedown on Saturday, September 11th from 3:00 to 8:00 pm at High Hopes in Old Lyme, Connecticut! This organization is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with cognitive, physical and emotional disabilities through the benefit of therapeutic horseback riding. Southern Exposure is extremely proud to have again been named the "Official Outfitter for the High Hopes Hoedown". We hope you'll join us on Saturday, September 11th at High Hopes and get your "hoedown gear" first at either of our Westbrook, CT or Mystic, CT stores to help us support our good friends at High Hopes. Fun stuff in the "hoedown gear" department would be boots, belts, hats, bandanas... you name it we got it pardner! Here is a link to the High Hopes website to enlighten you about the amazing work they do in our regional community for so many... and you can check out the Hoedown details too: http://www.highhopestr.org... live music, great food from Outback Steak House and much much more! We had a terrific show June 4th-6th with David Rosales! David brought his exquisite design of Navajo Inlay Jewelry to both Southern Exposure stores… this is bar none the finest Navajo Inlay work we offer and these artists pride themselves on intricate fine line inlay with great stones. Very unusual about the Navajo inlay jewelry pieces that are borne from David's design, is the additional of semi-precious faceted gemstones to the some of the work. It was a pleasure to again have David Rosales with us at our Southern Exposure stores and we bought two baskets full of his beautiful work for both stores after the show so be sure to take a peek next time you are in Mystic or Westbrook. We celebrated Dia de los Muertos in both the Westbrook and Mystic stores. This festive holiday in Mexico is a time for remembering loved ones who have passed on. In keeping with the Mexican tradition, we will decorate both stores for the festivities and have an Ofrenda (altar) as well. You are welcome to bring photos or momentos of loved ones you have lost (human or animal) to add to the altar. We also exhibit Sugar Skulls, Pan de Muerto and other Crafts related to the celebration. On October 3rd and 4th we participated in the Native American Festival at Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Connecticut... there were all kinds of great activities for young and old alike... live concerts by Joseph Firecrow and Nicole Frechette, demonstrations, artistic exhibits and drumming. It was a rainy Saturday and glorious Fall Sunday and we thoroughly enjoyed being at the festival and seeing our current customers and meeting some new ones!
Karen Wilkinson from Santa Fe again sent us some exceptional garments made from Vintage Mexican Serapes.... coats and vests and purses.... the collection of her recent creations comes to us twice a year so if you need to be noted on the mailing list as a Karen Wilkinson "art on a hanger" admirer, please let us know and it shall be done!
Evalena Boone & Lena Boone work on their fetish carvings.
Native American Jewelry Show & Sale with Artists, Mary Coriz Lovato and Anthony Lovato
Friday, March 30th and Saturday, March 31st were special days for us at Southern Exposure!
Mary and Anthony’s work has been featured in Arizona Highways magazine, Native Peoples Magazine and New Mexico Magazine. They exhibit their fine jewelry at the Santa Fe Indian Market, the Red Earth Show, the Eight Northern Pueblos Show and the Heard Museum Show. For more information about Mary C. Lovato and Anthony Lovato, please see their biography pages within our website. The links for same are just to the right of this section. Fun Things are Always Happening! We always like to offer a learning experience for our customers in addition to being a retail shop. We host special shows, demonstrations, and visits from Native artists so that we are able to bring you new & unique collections and share some education as well! Stay tuned for new events at Southern Exposure. |
Event Links
Dia de Los Muertos Celebration at Southern Exposure
Zuni Fetish Show & Sale with Trader Tony Eriacho & Carver Lorandina Sheche Artist Biographies
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Cheyenne Fluteplayer Joseph Firecrow performed live at both of our stores on Sunday, December 7th...it was wonderful! We are very grateful to Joseph and Joann for joining us on that special day for Southern Exposure.
On August 2nd -3rd, we hosted a very special show with Zuni fetish carvers Lena Boone and Evalena Boone.... it was a terrific show with this mother and daughter who are so well known for their exceptional work. They made two beautiful Fetish Necklaces while they were with us... an Amber Hummingbird Necklace and a Turquoise Necklace with a variety of animal Fetishes.
On September 29th and 30th, 2007, we hosted Zuni Carver Todd Westika and Zuni Arts Trader Tony Eriacho for our Zuni Fetish Show and Sale. Todd was wonderful in sharing with us how he makes his fetishes, the material he uses and a bit of history about how and when he learned to carve fetishes.
Mary works in the Mosaic Inlay on Shell method and her son Anthony does Tufa Sandcast work. They are both from Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico which is north of Albuquerque. Anthony's son Cordel will also join us this year which is very special to have three generations of this very talented family with us at Southern Exposure.
