| Rustic decor combines the primal beauty of Native | | | | in balance. Native American artist Evans Flammond, Sr., |
| American art with the stylish lines of a contemporary | | | | mixes contemporary style and color with traditional |
| home to create a warm, expressive atmosphere. | | | | techniques in his buffalo hide paintings. His expressive, |
| Practical but enchanting, rustic decor blends simplicity, | | | | stylized subjects capture the greatness of Indian |
| functionality and charm, and is typically defined by its | | | | legends and ceremonial performances with powerful |
| use of natural, raw materials. Traditional handmade | | | | symbolism. |
| star quilts and painted animal hides often define this | | | | Ledger Drawings |
| type of decor. The addition of American Indian ledger | | | | Using ink, colored pencils, and years of talent, Don |
| drawings or native-inspired sculptures also enhances | | | | Montileaux, a famous ledger-drawing artist of the |
| the effect of the rustic theme. | | | | Oglala Lakota tribe, tells stories of Native American life |
| Star Quilts | | | | through his unique artistic expression. His stylized, |
| These quilted Native American blankets are created | | | | colorful drawings on antique ledger paper from the |
| from small colorful pieces of diamond-shaped fabric | | | | earlier 1900s are vibrant and passionate. |
| stitched together to create a perfect 8-point star. The | | | | Paper Sculpture |
| spectacular use of color in these quilts is also | | | | Cast paper sculptors, Allen and Patty Eckman, create |
| meaningful, as they often depict elements of nature | | | | world-renowned paper sculptures depicting Native |
| and environmental symbols - storms, the seasons and | | | | American life. The realistic treatment of their subject |
| the heavens. | | | | matter, along with the animated, fluid movement |
| Animal Hides | | | | captured in their work is contrasted by the primitive |
| Painted animal hides are another example where the | | | | nature of the paper medium. |
| beauty of the art and raw texture of the medium are | | | | |