Hobbies... Other than obsessing over everything related to Joe :) (Page 3 of 5)

Not sure if it's a hobby, but I make Native American inspired "artifacts" with modern, available materials.  I am not Native American, but proceed on the premise that they made things of usefulness and beauty from the materials available to them.  I would in no way want to try and "copy" a true Native American artifact.
Tahoe Jo

Jane H. wrote:

that is awesome nmagcorn. i love the fact it was from a tree from your place makes it even more special

Not sure if it's a hobby, but I make Native American inspired "artifacts" with modern, available materials.  I am not Native American, but proceed on the premise that they made things of usefulness and beauty from the materials available to them.  I would in no way want to try and "copy" a true Native American artifact.

So I have made many medicine shields for family and friends that reflect my surroundings with materials that come from significant aspects of my life.  My personal shield is made from '66 Chevy auto body cloth that depicts a scene of the moonlit waters of Lake Tahoe.  It has a traditional Thunderbird icon in the full moon, but celebrates my life here at the Lake and the many wooden boats I have upholstered, including one called the Thunderbird. Entitled "Not All Thunderbirds Fly"

I have made many artifacts to celebrate the life and gifts of Black Elk, a Oglala Holy Man of the Lakota, who's book "Black Elk Speaks" both saved and changed my life many years ago.  These include a breast plate made of pipes that are dyed rolled paper.

A tee pee made of boat cover material and trimmed in leather scraps from a boat named "Stardust"  I also made a Lakota styled dress with scalp lock trims from horses that were close to my heart, mane and tail hair.

I have had the privilege of displaying them at  a few Pow-Wows here at Lake Tahoe, and they were well received, because I wasn't trying to copy, but to express gratitude for the traditions, reflecting my own experiences.

Beside that, I have an life long devotion to horses which I have been sharing with kids thru a 4-H program I began 25 years ago.

The local kids get a cost free, hands on, comprehensive mountain horsemanship education on the last horse property in our area.

Many of the kids go on to work and earn their college money and some even go further than that working with horses.

Right now I am working on saddle bags and pack bags.  I would like to see if I can find the right equipment to upholster speakers into the saddle bags and then be able to take Joe on the trail.  I would bet that some sort of I pad/phone powered speaker system would fit the requirements, but sadly I am not very well versed in any of the new technology.   Always ready to learn something new if I need to.   Any suggestions of what might work, greatly appreciated!

Tahoe Jo

tahoerimriders wrote:

Jane H. wrote:

that is awesome nmagcorn. i love the fact it was from a tree from your place makes it even more special

Not sure if it's a hobby, but I make Native American inspired "artifacts" with modern, available materials.  I am not Native American, but proceed on the premise that they made things of usefulness and beauty from the materials available to them.  I would in no way want to try and "copy" a true Native American artifact.

So I have made many medicine shields for family and friends that reflect my surroundings with materials that come from significant aspects of my life.  My personal shield is made from '66 Chevy auto body cloth that depicts a scene of the moonlit waters of Lake Tahoe.  It has a traditional Thunderbird icon in the full moon, but celebrates my life here at the Lake and the many wooden boats I have upholstered, including one called the Thunderbird. Entitled "Not All Thunderbirds Fly"

I have made many artifacts to celebrate the life and gifts of Black Elk, a Oglala Holy Man of the Lakota, who's book "Black Elk Speaks" both saved and changed my life many years ago.  These include a breast plate made of pipes that are dyed rolled paper.

A tee pee made of boat cover material and trimmed in leather scraps from a boat named "Stardust"  I also made a Lakota styled dress with scalp lock trims from horses that were close to my heart, mane and tail hair.

I have had the privilege of displaying them at  a few Pow-Wows here at Lake Tahoe, and they were well received, because I wasn't trying to copy, but to express gratitude for the traditions, reflecting my own experiences.

Beside that, I have an life long devotion to horses which I have been sharing with kids thru a 4-H program I began 25 years ago.

The local kids get a cost free, hands on, comprehensive mountain horsemanship education on the last horse property in our area.

Many of the kids go on to work and earn their college money and some even go further than that working with horses.

Right now I am working on saddle bags and pack bags.  I would like to see if I can find the right equipment to upholster speakers into the saddle bags and then be able to take Joe on the trail.  I would bet that some sort of I pad/phone powered speaker system would fit the requirements, but sadly I am not very well versed in any of the new technology.   Always ready to learn something new if I need to.   Any suggestions of what might work, greatly appreciated!

Tahoe Jo

Hi Tahoe Jo, if you've upholstered wood boats do you work @ Sierra Boatworks by any chance? Are you on the North Shore or South?

                                                                                    Think Gar Woods,

                                                                                    J Dawg

tahoerimriders wrote:

Jane H. wrote:

that is awesome nmagcorn. i love the fact it was from a tree from your place makes it even more special

Not sure if it's a hobby, but I make Native American inspired "artifacts" with modern, available materials.  I am not Native American, but proceed on the premise that they made things of usefulness and beauty from the materials available to them.  I would in no way want to try and "copy" a true Native American artifact.

So I have made many medicine shields for family and friends that reflect my surroundings with materials that come from significant aspects of my life.  My personal shield is made from '66 Chevy auto body cloth that depicts a scene of the moonlit waters of Lake Tahoe.  It has a traditional Thunderbird icon in the full moon, but celebrates my life here at the Lake and the many wooden boats I have upholstered, including one called the Thunderbird. Entitled "Not All Thunderbirds Fly"

I have made many artifacts to celebrate the life and gifts of Black Elk, a Oglala Holy Man of the Lakota, who's book "Black Elk Speaks" both saved and changed my life many years ago.  These include a breast plate made of pipes that are dyed rolled paper.

A tee pee made of boat cover material and trimmed in leather scraps from a boat named "Stardust"  I also made a Lakota styled dress with scalp lock trims from horses that were close to my heart, mane and tail hair.

I have had the privilege of displaying them at  a few Pow-Wows here at Lake Tahoe, and they were well received, because I wasn't trying to copy, but to express gratitude for the traditions, reflecting my own experiences.

Beside that, I have an life long devotion to horses which I have been sharing with kids thru a 4-H program I began 25 years ago.

The local kids get a cost free, hands on, comprehensive mountain horsemanship education on the last horse property in our area.

Many of the kids go on to work and earn their college money and some even go further than that working with horses.

Right now I am working on saddle bags and pack bags.  I would like to see if I can find the right equipment to upholster speakers into the saddle bags and then be able to take Joe on the trail.  I would bet that some sort of I pad/phone powered speaker system would fit the requirements, but sadly I am not very well versed in any of the new technology.   Always ready to learn something new if I need to.   Any suggestions of what might work, greatly appreciated!

Tahoe Jo

Tahoe Jo, it is really interesting what you are doing with Native American inspired artifacts. I have had the pleasure of meeting some local Native Americans (being from Virginia they are part of the tribes that Pocohantas belonged to) when doing the archaeology work I've done and also had the pleasure of getting one gentleman to help me out on the site I have been working on for the last 12 years. He really was amazed to see how things turned up in the ground and learn things he never knew and learn things from thousands of years ago. It turned into a great friendship and was great to learn Native American traditions from him. I will definately check out the book you mentioned also.

tahoerimriders wrote:

Tim S wrote:

Tahoe Jo, it is really interesting what you are doing with Native American inspired artifacts. I have had the pleasure of meeting some local Native Americans (being from Virginia they are part of the tribes that Pocohantas belonged to) when doing the archaeology work I've done and also had the pleasure of getting one gentleman to help me out on the site I have been working on for the last 12 years. He really was amazed to see how things turned up in the ground and learn things he never knew and learn things from thousands of years ago. It turned into a great friendship and was great to learn Native American traditions from him. I will definately check out the book you mentioned also.

Black Elk saved and changed my life back in 1989, when I found the book in a used book store.   A completely different perspective from the Eastern tribes you have been working with in Virginia, but well worth the read.

I was given a wild born Chincoteague Pony, born on Assateague Island Virginia last year.
GG was bought as a foal @ the 2007 pony swim, shipped to Reno and allowed to become a spoiled barn baby.        5 years old when I got her with very little training, we have her going quite well.       Growing up with such close human contact has left her with a real need on people's attention.        Since we have started to ride her she acts like that is just another way for getting attention and has been easy to ride.      GG is on the Joe Bonamassa Street Team as well.   

As I understand it, the ponies have been on the island since about 1650 AD.
Have you ever run across any evidence that the Native Americans you have been researching made use of them?

Isn't it amazing how when a passion drives you, the hard work seems insignificant?   Look at all that Joe B has put in to his music and yet it is his joy and ours because he shares his gift.

Keep up the good work, I hope you have some more amazing discoveries and adventures!

Tahoe Jo

Definately plan on looking into the book. I have met one gentleman doing the archaeology work that is Chickahominy Indian and that is part of the Powhatan tribe of which Pocohantas belonged. Learned alot of the beliefs and traditions of the tribe which was so interesting and he in turn was interested in what I was doing to learn more about his history as the stuff I was unearthing was thousands of years old and it wasn't written in the history books. From talking to him the beliefs didn't seem to differ to much from the Indians from the west. Just seems like that the devastation the eastern tribes of Indians were subject to their stories didn't get out as much.

Great to hear you have one of the ponies. If you ever get a chance to see the roundup it is well worth it. As for the Indians using the horses I haven't heard of them using the ponies at that time. Because of so many woodlands here the Indians moved on land on foot and used canoes on the rivers for transportation. I heard the horses probably came from Spanish boats that either landed on shore or from shipwrecks in the 1500's. Little known fact is Spain had a mission not that far from Jamestown around 1575 that didn't survive hence the reason for the English settling at Jamestown.

Great work you are doing and have to say that Tahoe is one beautiful place and has to be awesome to be on horseback and riding it. I'm sure the horses and the kids will love Joe's music also.

Tim