Bryan Tom
Ethnicity: Native American Dine
Hello, my name is Bryan Tom. I am of Navajo decent and my clans are San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa) clan and Second Towering House clan (Navajo.) I was born and raised here in Gallup, New Mexico. I consider myself an artist on the rise.
I started painting three years ago out of curiosity. I was raised traditionally with my grandparent’s stories of my culture. Those stories influenced me and my art. My other influences are other artist like Helen Hardin and R.C. Gorman. My favorite art comes in the form of silversmithing and stone inlaying. I can also create art with clay, weavings, water color, oils, charcoals, and paint.
My teachers for silver work are Hope and Douglas Etsitty. Douglas is an old style and contemporary silversmith. Hope specializes in stone cutting and pieces together the stones (known as inlaying.) The silverworks I have tried making are Concho belts and rings. One of the rings I made was made by Tufa casting (also known as Sand casting.) The other ring was inlayed with stones.
My pottery was influenced by my aunts. I lived with an Acoma friend who introduced me to white clay pottery. I learned how to make black wares on my own. I have various friends and family up and down the Rio Grand Pueblos. I gather my own materials for pottery.
I started painting on pieces of dry wall and doodling sketches in class. I used to watch people work like my friends and cousins dad work on their art. In high school, I learned from various people and their families to expand my knowledge with art.
Everchanging Women
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Snow Kachina
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