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Native american art, indian art, hopi, indian jewelry, indian pottery, native art
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Hopi katsina dolls, pueblo pottery and other native american art became Charlie's obsession many years ago. After graduating from the University of Texas in Austin in 1978 with a B.S. degree in Radio, Television and Film, Charlie moved to Los Angeles, California, where, for about twenty years, he worked as an editor and assistant editor on various films and television shows. While driving from Los Angeles to Austin to visit friends and family between film projects, he began to explore the numerous Indian reservations along the way.
Charlie began buying every book on Native American art and culture that he could find. He discovered the great bookstore at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Arizona, as well as, the bookstore at the Southwest Museum in Pasadena, California.
After studying the Hopi, it soon became apparent to Charlie how interrelated the Katsina religion and Hopi arts and culture are. In the mid 1980’s, Charlie began collecting Katsina dolls for their artistic value, the spiritual feeling they convey, and for what they reveal about Hopi culture, history, and the various katsina ceremonies.
