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C.Lei's
Biography
C. Lei Guthrie
C. Lei Guthrie was born
in 1974 in Montgomery, Alabama. Growing up in an art family with two
brothers and a sister for playmates and little people that most adults
think are make believe.
As a little girl C. Lei was first a
Brownie, Bluebird and then a Girl Scout. Participation in Girl Scouts gave
C. Lei an appreciation for her heritage. In Junior High and High School, she
entered several Native American student art competitions. In September 1998
she entered her first adult competition and won third place in sculpture.
With a number of student awards, her work has been widely excepted by
galleries across the United States.
Most notably is her piece the "Great
Blue Heron," which illustrates the story of a race of little people and
their challenge in nature.
A long time ago, there was a race of
Little People. They were very tiny, maybe 5 or 6 inches tall. Life was good
for the Little People except for the occasional attacks from visiting birds.
One day a Cherokee hunter, we don’t remember his name, showed them how they
could make little bows and arrows to defend themselves against the birds.
Now, for a hundred years the Little
People live by the marsh in harmony with the world. When one day a flock of
Blue Herons came and with their long legs, the Little Peoples arrows fell
short.
The women and children went screaming
into their homes in the sides of the marsh. They were fearful of the long
beaks of the Great Blue Heron.
The tiny warriors stood their ground
against their enormous foes. As a punishment today for terrorizing these
Little People, the Blue Heron has to feed alone and is never seen in flocks.
Currently C. Lei goes to school and
works in horticulture. While doing her artwork, the house minders often hide
her tools, as they play their pranks on their favorite sculptor.
Subject of Specialty:
Native American Mythology
Medium:
Polymer Clay
Schooling:
Northeastern State University
Awards:
Third Place Kituwah, Asheville, N.C. 1998
Achievement Red Earth, OK. City, OK. 1992
Achievement Trail of Tears, Tahlequah, OK. 1992
Merit Award Red Earth, OK. City, OK 1991
First Place Intertribal Ceremonial, Gallup, NM. 1990
First Place Five Civilized Tribes Museum Muskogee OK
1989
First Place, Three Rivers Artist, Tahlequah, OK 1989
First Place, Intertribal Ceremonial, Gallup, NM. 1989
Honorable Mention, Five Civilized Museum Muskogee OK 1988
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How to Make a Living
as an Artist
Author: Colin Ruffell
The real bonus of this lifestyle is experiencing the excitement and buzz
that you get from being creative and free thinking. You will find that the
ability to make art every day, whenever, however, and where-ever you want,
is a mind blowing experience. Creative juices will flow and all your
artistic ideas can be tried out. The spill over into your everyday life will
astonish you. You will be thinking for yourself about your work, and you
will find new ways of thinking about every other aspect of your life. You
probably already know that artists are often philosophers, poets, musicians,
designers, inventors, and writers as well as being artists. Being an artist
encourages these other activities.-ever you want, is a mind blowing
experience. Creative juices will flow and all your artistic ideas can be
tried out. The spill over into your everyday life will astonish you. You
will be thinking for yourself about your work, and you will find new ways of
thinking about every other aspect of your life. You probably already know
that artists are often philosophers, poets, musicians, designers, inventors,
and writers as well as being artists. Being an artist encourages these other
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