Native American Art

ELLE, GWENDOLYN AND RAYNE CLAW (NAVAJO)

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Art runs in the blood for sisters Elle, Gwendolyn and Rayne Claw, who each have their own distinct styles and art forms. Currently represente­d by the True West Gallery in Santa Fe, 16-year-old Elle is a painter, a jewelry artist and a metalsmith, crafting whimsical bracelets and silver rings (pictured). “Painting is therapy to me. I tell my story through my paintings, and that’s what helps me calm my nerves,” says Elle. Gwendolyn, 13, enjoys photograph­ing comical and unexpected situations, as well as highly detailed shots that teeter on the mystical. She shoots her photos using a Canon digital camera. The youngest of the artists in the family, Rayne, 12, began painting at just four years old and loves creating artwork involving animals and people.

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