Blogs from Raven Makes Gallery

  • A New Year

    A New Year
    Some of the most beautiful and powerful worldviews in American Indian art and jewelry are reminiscent and reflective of a time when we paid closer attention to the earthly materials that are the basis for our adornment and aesthetic appreciation. American Indian, Native American, and Indigenous art of today preserves a unique heritage and connects to a larger narrative concerning history of humanity, and of the Earth itself.
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  • The Meaning of Art in 2018

    In our society today, we get to determine our own meaning and the meaning of the things we own. We don’t require philosophers, art experts, or even politicians imposing upon us their understanding of art. It is ours, just like our lives, and its meaning is whatever we choose.
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  • Terresa White, Award Winning Yu'pik Sculptor

    Terresa White, Award Winning Yu'pik Sculptor
    Raven Makes Gallery is honored to have award winning artist Terresa White's works in Sisters, Oregon. Terresa was recently awarded "Best in Classification and Division: Sculpture" at the 97th Annual Santa Fe Indian Art Market for her bronze sculpture, Sedna. "I hope my masks and figures reveal to viewers something of their meanings, reminding them at the very least of their resilient animal bodies, their inborn abilities to greet the sweet moments in life with full guiltless pleasure and the dark moments with courage and transformation."
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