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John Guthrie
Native American
Artist
John Guthrie is a full-time Cherokee artist working in hand made cast paper sculpture.
Along with sculpting he is also very prolific in various paint mediums. Internationally
recognized John’s work hangs in palaces and presidential libraries around the world.
Living in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, capital of the Cherokee Nation, he draws from the history
and mythology of the Cherokee people for inspiration. John enjoys producing his art and is
successful in marketing his works through Art Festivals, Galleries, and what is now
becoming a booming Web Based business.
Schooling:
Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa, OK.
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts, Chickasha,
OK.
Awards:
2nd Place Kituwah, Asheville, N.C. 2000
1st Place Jackson Hole Indian Art Festival, Jackson Hole, WY. 2000
Best of Show Kituwah,
Asheville, N.C. 1998
1st Place Kituwah, Asheville, N.C.
1998
1st Place Red Earth, Okla. City, OK. 1993
1st Place Kituwah, Asheville , NC. 1992
Equal Merit Award, Lawrence Indian Market 1992
2nd Place Twin-Cities Indian Market,
Minneapolis 1992
People's Choice Award Kituwah, Asheville, NC.
1991
Equal Merit Award, Lawrence Indian
Market 1991
1st Place Indian Summer, Tulsa, OK. 1991
1st Place Tulsa Indian Art Festival, Tulsa, OK. 1990
Special Theme Award, Museum of the Cherokee 1990
1st Place Gallup Intertribal, Gallup, NM. 1989
1st Place Colorado Indian Market, Denver, CO 1989
1st Place Five Tribes Museum, Muskogee, OK 1989
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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
activities. |
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