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Workshop: Sculpt Your Own Water Beetle

with Karen Sixkiller

Thursday, April 23  |  4 – 5pm

Many of our oldest Cherokee stories feature small, humble creatures who accomplish the most important things!  Learn a little more about the Grandmother Spider bringing fire and Water Beetle creating earth stories while we celebrate spiders and insects by learning how to sculpt your own Water Beetle.

All necessary supplies will be provided except a rock (about the size of two fists or bigger) so be sure to bring your own for the class! Students will go home with an air-dry clay Water Beetle mounted to their rock.

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Artist Talk : Cherokee Water Beetle Brings Sacred Earth to North Carolina

Friday, April 24  |  4:30 - 5:30 pm

Learn about how one of the oldest Cherokee stories inspired Artist Karen Sixkiller. to create the new 'Sacred Earth' sculptural installation at The North Carolina Arboretum.  Sixkiller explores the aspects of magical realism and symbolism that combine her larger-than-life water beetle with the faceted geometric "mud" he perches on. Follow the technical journey of Karen Sixkiller's simple clay maquette through the process of becoming a large bronze piece of public art. (Emphasis on artists developing their own public art practice.)