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Ramson
Lomatewama is a multi-talented artist from Hoatvela, Arizona.
He is a member of the Hopi tribe who speaks his native language and is an
active participant in his religion. 
Ramson
is a successful jeweler, glass blower, stained glass artist, poet and
traditional style Katsina doll carver. He
lectures all over the country.
Currently he is doing an assortment of jewelry depicting the split twig animals
found in the caves of the Grand Canyon and petroglyph/pictrograph figures of
significance to the Hopi people
His
books of poetry include Silent Winds, Poetry of One Hopi, Ascending the
Reed and Drifting Through Ancestor Dreams.
A book of his selected poems was published in France in early 2001.
Ramson
is what those in the trading business call a “hard-core” traditional katsina
doll carver. He is featured in the Johnathon Day book
Traditional
Hopi Kachinas.
Ramson
carves his Kachinas the old way using obsidian as tool to work the cottonwood
root. He uses natural pigments in all of his painting.
Listen To A River Trading Post Podcast Featuring Ramson
Lomatewama
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