Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers

Do you know about these women?  Have you seen the film "For the Next Seven Generations?"

 here's their mission statement...

"We, the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, represent a global alliance of prayer, education and healing for our Mother Earth, all her inhabitants, all the children, and for the next seven generations to come. We are deeply concerned with the unprecedented destruction of our Mother Earth and the destruction of indigenous ways of life. We believe the teachings of our ancestors will light the way through an uncertain future. We look to further our vision through the realization of projects that protect our diverse cultures: lands, medicines, language and ceremonial ways of prayer and through projects that educate and nurture our children."

http://www.grandmotherscouncil.org/

Do see the film (and fall in love with them and their mission) ...elder women are powerful forces worldwide!
here's the film's trailer...

http://www.forthenext7generations.com/trailer.php

OK, back to sculpting clay!

I like Patrick Johnson's work...here...

http://www.abstractfigurativesculpture.com/html/turtle-2.html

www.eckerd.edu/academics/visualarts 800-456-9009

EC@NCECA

Eckerd College Ceramics

Works by Alumni, Faculty, and Faculty Emeriti

MARCH 6 - APRIL 8, 2011

RECEPTION

NCECA shuttle from the historic St. Pete train station

Thursday, March 31, 6:30-9:30 pm

The New Cobb Gallery at Eckerd College

4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33711

Conference Exhibition hours: March 29 - April 2, 10:30-4:30

Joy Brown

Bede Clarke

Susan DeMay

John Eckert

Robert Hodgell

Stanton Hunter

Tom Judge

Jan Kimball

Alix Knipe

Mary Law

Jere Lykins

Melinda Marino

Devin McDonald

Casey McDonough

Ian Meares

Brian Ransom

Tai Rogers

Scott Ross

Matt Schiemann

Nick Schwartz

Annette Sidner

Jessica Wilson

Adam Yungbluth

Brian Ransom, Tai Rogers ’01, Alix Knipe ’00,

Bede Clarke ’83, Robert Hodgell