SUCCESSSTORIES Traditional Roots Modern Perspective: the Art of DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo av CINDY BROWN Oeana posing at the Taos Pueblo. The art of DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo brings a traditional tribal perspective into the modern world. Her stylized figures can be found on canvas, sheets of music and jeand jackets "T've been working developing my figures for more than 10 years says Suazo "They have progressed into- Southwest indigenous women wearing traditional attire from different pueblos and the Hopi and Dine cultures. They usually have their eyes closed or slanted as if they were smäng Artwork by DeAnna Autumn Leat Suano with whatever paper was avalable that seemed interesting to e. The paper could be scrap paet. pages from the phone book, even inspectio foees for diesel trocks and this progressed to msic sheets INDIAN MARKET INDIGENOUS HERITAGE or Ts Poeblo and Dee descent. Suano grew up in Taos She jut finished her second year at the Intitate of American Indun Arts, a place that has helped her stay connectol to an iedigenous ap peoach to creativity In the unmer, Suano is a tour goide at the Taos Pacble 1 learned about the Taos Parblo being The 98th anual Indiun Market is coming op Au gust 17-18 and Suaso wil be there at a new spo nLincoln Avenue in dowston Santa Fe. Right now, she is working on large-scale canvases "Tm trying so incorporate indipenous food in my a o show what wewe tradaionally eaten, she y Her mom gave her a dasical gaar and when Suano was no longer interested in playing she sed the hat many of the figares on the sheet masic are A PASSION FOR TEACHING Prblo dancen ao munc seem appropriaeas a As she looks to the future, Suo says she wants t that I share on the tours she says T bke to es plaie the original foods that we e Many prople backgnound Clasical music with no words is hereach art at the Taos Pucblo Dey School Her de- doet ealine for esample tut the Spanish intro e , that he finds at antique stores or the many talented kindergarten theough eighth orite and she has used vistage musk sheets e froa yand sales. People who by her priets and jack sire is to bring art into the community by teaching daced frybread te the Nealo people fint and i has now become a standand food wrking as a tour galde allows her to shane the grade stadents at the school For the moment, she says, "Everything is moving fonwand potively for me now both at school and wih ories of Taos Pablo and earn monry for ch es ohm send her music sheets that they are no at the same Sime Being a tour guide also provides longer using Suatos aloriginal art is featured on her webite and agam she does do prints ee repeod yartIant to esplonr sculpting caring in one and wood and welding metal. I'm push enough flexibdliy that she can continoc to work on her art tions She describes ing my perspective about whut is posuible for me gmeral pubc can aThe woed han goten ou doin the tere,perhaps citallation pies Asayoung gi Seo wiined by the pa bout her nige wearable at pieces-ech one is e in tw and three dmenisI wat to being the jean jackets an "art the ARTISTIC HERITAGE o pint on sheets of she wold go e ieneed in nd a ibe people our ppectives as Native American women i cuhural ideetities and in the modern wod at the acustom deign. Tak people whie ings of her parents When asked how she began art-howing how we can lve in our tradicional favorite colors to nonotype print cdasses with my parents If wesolcan make each jacket personalined Suso wold run ot of hand made paper. I woukd woek explains sane time y T ty etn M S P yM ww SUCCESSSTORIES Traditional Roots Modern Perspective: the Art of DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo av CINDY BROWN Oeana posing at the Taos Pueblo. The art of DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo brings a traditional tribal perspective into the modern world. Her stylized figures can be found on canvas, sheets of music and jeand jackets "T've been working developing my figures for more than 10 years says Suazo "They have progressed into- Southwest indigenous women wearing traditional attire from different pueblos and the Hopi and Dine cultures. They usually have their eyes closed or slanted as if they were smäng Artwork by DeAnna Autumn Leat Suano with whatever paper was avalable that seemed interesting to e. The paper could be scrap paet. pages from the phone book, even inspectio foees for diesel trocks and this progressed to msic sheets INDIAN MARKET INDIGENOUS HERITAGE or Ts Poeblo and Dee descent. Suano grew up in Taos She jut finished her second year at the Intitate of American Indun Arts, a place that has helped her stay connectol to an iedigenous ap peoach to creativity In the unmer, Suano is a tour goide at the Taos Pacble 1 learned about the Taos Parblo being The 98th anual Indiun Market is coming op Au gust 17-18 and Suaso wil be there at a new spo nLincoln Avenue in dowston Santa Fe. Right now, she is working on large-scale canvases "Tm trying so incorporate indipenous food in my a o show what wewe tradaionally eaten, she y Her mom gave her a dasical gaar and when Suano was no longer interested in playing she sed the hat many of the figares on the sheet masic are A PASSION FOR TEACHING Prblo dancen ao munc seem appropriaeas a As she looks to the future, Suo says she wants t that I share on the tours she says T bke to es plaie the original foods that we e Many prople backgnound Clasical music with no words is hereach art at the Taos Pucblo Dey School Her de- doet ealine for esample tut the Spanish intro e , that he finds at antique stores or the many talented kindergarten theough eighth orite and she has used vistage musk sheets e froa yand sales. People who by her priets and jack sire is to bring art into the community by teaching daced frybread te the Nealo people fint and i has now become a standand food wrking as a tour galde allows her to shane the grade stadents at the school For the moment, she says, "Everything is moving fonwand potively for me now both at school and wih ories of Taos Pablo and earn monry for ch es ohm send her music sheets that they are no at the same Sime Being a tour guide also provides longer using Suatos aloriginal art is featured on her webite and agam she does do prints ee repeod yartIant to esplonr sculpting caring in one and wood and welding metal. I'm push enough flexibdliy that she can continoc to work on her art tions She describes ing my perspective about whut is posuible for me gmeral pubc can aThe woed han goten ou doin the tere,perhaps citallation pies Asayoung gi Seo wiined by the pa bout her nige wearable at pieces-ech one is e in tw and three dmenisI wat to being the jean jackets an "art the ARTISTIC HERITAGE o pint on sheets of she wold go e ieneed in nd a ibe people our ppectives as Native American women i cuhural ideetities and in the modern wod at the acustom deign. Tak people whie ings of her parents When asked how she began art-howing how we can lve in our tradicional favorite colors to nonotype print cdasses with my parents If wesolcan make each jacket personalined Suso wold run ot of hand made paper. I woukd woek explains sane time y T ty etn M S P yM ww