Blue Glass Wire Wrapped Pendant Necklace

Always evolving, the newest creations to come from Southwest Native American Artist Fernando Padilla, Jr. are the wire wrapped pendants and wire wrap jewelry collection. This necklace features a light blue glass wire wrap pendant and double strand necklace made from light blue glass beads and silvertone beads with a toggle clasp.

Ancient Beauty

If you know Fernando, then you know that he is always trying new techniques, gaining new skills, and creating new and exciting works of art. The latest venture is stained glass. Stained glass pendants, like Ancient Beauty above, are each created by hand. Fernando and his wife, Stefani collaborate on each final piece as Stefani creates the beaded necklace or chain for each one. To see the list of available pieces and prices, please visit KatishtyaTrails.com and click on the jewelry link.

Custom Matting and Framing – Map

Pueblo Portal

“Pueblo Portal/Portico” is a New Mexico inspired photo/mirror framed accessory designed with the love of Pueblo architecture. Made from cedar, pine, MDF boards and includes stains, paints, glass, mirrors, fabric, and clays. Can be used as a free standing feature or mounted on the wall with a photo opening of 8 ½” x 11”, or an 11” x 14” mirror. It stands 18” high, 16” wide, and 3 ½” deep. Additional accessories include luminaries, chili ristras and simulated snow which are removable.

Seeker Collection

“Seekers” are collections of Bears, Buffaloes, and Birds done in fetish fashion. Storylines and meanings may be found here. These wonderful creations are made from cedar, pine and other woods stained or painted, leather, beads, alabaster, feathers, glass, and clay. They stand on a base of wood, stone, tile or metal with a height of 4”, a length of 8” (including feathers or sticks), and 2 ½” – 3” wide.

Art Bio

Public Art Works

“Spirit of the People” – Denver International Airport (Permanent Exhibit)
Selected as one of ten artists by Western American Indian Chamber to create site-specific work for the Denver International Airport. Chosen to illustrate Native American life during the Anasazi Period, Padilla’s mural shows a panoramic view of a cliff dwelling community.

Featured Artist/Demonstrator

Black Kettle Museum; Cheyenne, OK (One Man Show, 2007)
Pathfinders National BIA Special Arts Festival; Oklahoma City, OK (2000, 2001)
Red Earth Museum, Conversation with an Artist; Oklahoma City, OK (January 2000)
Ronald McDonald House Charity Fundraiser; Oklahoma City, OK (2000)
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM (Featured Artist October 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Atlanta Spirit of America; Atlanta, GA (Demonstrator, March 1997, March 1998)
Designed Poster for National Native American Month, Rod Enterprises 1997
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History – Native American Fair (Demonstrator, March 1996)
Oklahoma Arts Council, Kids Summer Camp instructor, June 1996
Kiva Fine Arts – Santa Fe, NM (One man show, July 1995)
Tulsa Indian Art Festival – Tulsa, OK (Featured Artist 1995)
Inter-Tribal Arts Experience; Dayton, OH (Demonstrator 1993, 1994)
Kituwah; Asheville, NC (Demonstrator 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)
Indian Summer; Bartlesville, OK (Demonstrator 1994)
Designed Poster for Native American Children with Disabilities and donated original (1994)
Festival of the Arts; Oklahoma City, OK (Workshop Artist 1993, 1994)
Discover Native America; Orlando, FL (Featured Artist/Demonstrator, 1993)
Good Shepherd Episcopal School; Dallas TX (3 day and 5 day workshop 1994, 1995)
Schmitzen Show; Ledyard, CT (Featured Artist/Demonstrator)
American Indian Festival; Houston, TX (Featured Artist, 1992)
Native American Fair; Red Earth Museum; Oklahoma City, OK (Featured Artist)
Gallery of the Plains Indian; Colony, OK (Two Man Show)

Museums/Exhibits

Red Earth Master’s Show, Oklahoma City, OK
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Story of the Sacred Hoop Exhibit, Stuttgart, Germany
Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM
Institute of the Franco American Exhibit, Renes, France
Red Earth Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, CA
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Museum of the Great Plains, Woodward, OK
Denver International Airport, Denver, CO
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM
Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, OK
Cherokee National Museum, Tahlequah, OK

Films/Publications

OKLAHOMA CITY CHANNEL 9; news interview, June 2000
NATIVE AMERICAN ART CALENDAR (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999)
ARTISTIC TASTES: Native American Artists and their favorite recipes, 1998
INSIDE NATIVE AMERICA: Talkshow guest, February 1995
DRUMBEATS: Talkshow guest; February 1995
INSIGHT: Talkshow guest, February 1995
TULSA CHANNEL 2: news interview, February 1995; news documentary, February 1995
TULSA CHANNEL 6; news interview, February 1995
FX: talkshow guest, January 1995 (cable breakfast show)
HELUTA – THE FATHER OF THE DEER: Storytelling video for Red Earth Indian Center
THE NATIVE AMERICANS: An Illustrated History; Turner Publishing Company, Atlanta, GA
OKLAHOMA CITY CHANNEL 4 – Interview with Linda Cavagaugh (Denver Int’l Airport Mural)
SURVIVING COLUMBUS: The Story of th Pueblo Indian; Public Broadcasting System (PBS)
GALLERY OF THE SOUTHWEST VIDEO; Investment Arts International, Inc.
TRIBES; Voices of the Land; OETA (Oklahoma City)

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