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RAFFLE CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT THURSDAY 10TH FEBRUARY
The proceeds of this raffle will go toward chopping and delivering firewood to Diné families and Elders in Northern Arizona. Andy Dann, a Diné Elder, craftsman, silversmith, and humanitarian, leads this work with the help of his extended family. His friend Hilary Giovale and I are collaborating to raise funds in support of Andy's essential work.
A history of oppression by the United States government, as well as ongoing settler colonialism, make for a complex set of circumstances in Andy's community. Traditional Diné lifeways, economies and governance were interrupted. Many in Andy's community are now Elders who live alone in remote areas without running water or electricity. In most homes, firewood is the only heat source. It is important to ensure that the Elders have enough firewood as winter continues.We aim to raise $3,000 for Andy’s community.
Raffle Tickets are $20 each. Use the PayPal button to purchase as many tickets as you wish, the raffle ends on THURSDAY 10TH FEBRUARY and the winners will be notified on via my newsletter and Facebook Groups with the total amount of money raised. All money raised, outwit PayPal fees and postage of raffle items will be donated to Andy Dann.
RAFFLE PRIZES
Silver bracelet by Diné Artist Andy Dann
In Mothers Hood. Polar Bear Doll
She Who Runs With the Herd. Doll by Jude Lally
One Year Online Course Voucher
Portal Tomb - Felted Art by Jude Lally
First prize - Silver Cheyenne Turquoise Bracelet
Silver Cheyenne Turquoise adjustable unisex bracelet by Diné silversmith Andy Dann. Value $550
2. Second Prize. In Mothers Hood. Inuit Packing Doll of Taloyoak
The packing polar bear was designed by Peeteekootee Ugyuk of Taloyoak. This doll is signed by the artist with an embroidery stitch on the bears paw. The packing doll wears a hand embroidered parka (amauti), and comes with a bear cub tucked in the pouch. The hood is for covering the cub.
This doll carries her young in her parkas. This mimics the way a child is “packed” in a mother’s amauti— a parka devised with a baby pouch (amaut) that is tailored as part of the garment’s main body but is hidden under a large hood.
This doll had been donated to the raffle from a private collection. Prices for these collector item dolls range from $350 - $600.
Click here to read an article on the traditional uses of this doll - which the above information was taken from.
3. Third Prize. She Who Runs With the Herds. Felted Doll by Jude Lally.
From the stories of the Ancestral Mothers of Scotland She Who Runs With the Herd is among early peoples who followed herds of reindeer in the summer tundra. They travelled from mainland Europe to the UK, which at that time was connected to the continent.
The women of the clan performed rituals where, to the sound of the drum and chanting would shapeshift into reindeer and run out and run with the herd.
She wears a fringed mask for journeying between the worlds, decorated by a fly agaric mushroom, a staff and a dark moon drum. Her bag can be used to hold scared objects or scrolls of paper which you can add prayers etc. her drum is a dark moon druShe is marked with cup and rings markings, which can be found etched onto Scottish rocks as well as symbols which are found throughout the world.
18 Inches tall. Value $175
4. Fourth Prize. Voucher for One Year of Online Courses Run by Jude Lally.
Take as many of my online courses as you want to. Registration for all courses are announced via my newsletter, so you can get in touch for any courses you wish to take for free. Examples of courses which ran last year:
Cailleach Circle. A six month course exploring the folklore of the Cailleach with art, ritual and Zoom gatherings
The Antlered Mother
Celtic Soul Prayer Beads
A Keening Circle
Courses will be added to the website throughout the year, possible voucher value up to $600
5. Fifth Prize. Felted Portal Tomb by Jude Lally.
Portal Tomb
This portal tomb, which are also referred to as passage graves or womb tombs is inspired by Newgrange. The string of electric lights sewn into the piece are inspired by the Winter Solstice sunrise which illuminate the inner chamber fo Newgrange.
Such sites are places of transformation where rituals, ceremonies and sacred songs accompanied the dead into that liminal place. Often these portals were aligned to the sunrise of a particular festival - so when the sun rose the light illuminated the chamber and gave the blessing of transformation and renewal - the dead reborn, taking their place as an ancestor.
The lights offer that aspect of renewal and rebirth - lighting up the inner chamber. This piece is made in a needle felting process using a single needle.
Value: $125
Raffle Ticket Purchase
Raffle tickets are $20 each. Just type in the amount equal to the amount of raffle tickets you wish to purchase.
The raffle ends on Friday 11th February
Raffle Tickets are $20 each. Use the PayPal button to purchase as many tickets as you wish, the raffle ends on and the winners will be notified on via my newsletter and Facebook Groups with the total amount of money raised. All money raised, aside of PayPal fees and postage of raffle items will be donated to Andy Dann.
TO PURCHASE USE THE BUTTON BELOW AND TYPE IN THE AMOUNT YOU WISH TO PURCHASE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU WISH TO BUY 2 TICKETS, TYPE IN $40