Title: Blackfoot Masked Dancer

Artist: Chad "Little Coyote" Yellowjohn

Tribal Affiliation: Shoshone Bannock/Spokaneancestral

Year Completed: 2022

Medium: Copic, Micron, Sharpies, Unframed

After drafting an idea, and picking my subjects, I outline lightly with a pencil of the creation, and outline with a Micron Pen. After the Micron Pen outline has been dried, I erase the pencil outline. I start coloring the base color, then begin the shadowing with a darker tone, to light tone, the process must be quickly done to get the smooth fade. The finishing process are final details on facial features, the hair strands, and any small details that would give viewers the time to appreciate.

Dimensions (HxWxD): 12x9

Description/Inspiration:

Inspired by fellow and participating artist Mikayla Martin (Itsooaakii). Each of my Masked Dancers has a different background, but has the same value, culture. When the pandemic first began, ceremonies, cultural events, were being cancelled worldwide. For some of us, that is out lively hood, for some of us, its our only connection to the culture. My masked dancers started off with a self-motivation to continue grass dancing. Later it grew to 25 Masked Dancers to help motivate other cultures, and other nationalities to adapt to current and future pandemics, and preserving their culture at the same time.

Artist Bio/Statement:

Chad "Little Coyote" Yellowjohn comes from Shoshone Bannock/Spokaneancestral line. Chad was raised in Ione, Washington and at a young age was mute. Over the years, his imagination began to extensively blossom on paper, thus gaining a heavy interest in free hand illustration.

After graduating High School, Yellowjohn went straight to the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico to advance in his talents on becoming a professional illustrator, taking media classes and building relationships with other like minded Indigenous artists.

After having dropped out, he decided after two years to reenroll. Coming back to the school was the greatest choice he made. Yellowjohn earned his Associates in Cinematic Arts, along with a Minor in Studio Arts. Yellowjohn has plans and goals to travel and show the world his art, tell his story, and spread inspiration and awareness of the issues Indigenous people face today. He has the motive for children to feel included in the world, which is why he creates for all Indigenous People, especially for the Indigenous Children.

Currently he is motivated to discover the means to promote optimistic activism or "protecting" through his creative talents and collaborations with organizations, musical artists, and just awesome individual's. Chad "Little Coyote" Yellowjohn has the admiration to spread happiness through art, and hopes to give YOU laughter with his skill, and he thanks you for taking the time reading his biography! and he hopes to give YOU laughter with his gift.

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