From etched glass to cultural healing, Hopi family’s art carries tradition forward
Special to the Times | Donovan Quintero
A tourist reaches for a piece of art at Lisa Namoki’s booth in Shongopavi, Ariz., on June 5. Namoki and her family share their culture through handmade crafts.
SHONGOPOVI, Ariz.
Inside the stillness of their parked pickup truck at the Hopi Cultural Center, the faint hum of a handheld rotary tool echoes against the leather seats.
Special to the Times | Donovan Quintero
Len’Mana Marjorie Honie focuses intently as she etches Hopi-inspired designs onto a handcrafted surface.
Len’Mana Marjorie Honie sits in quiet concentration, her body leaning into the glass bowl she cradles in one hand while etching Hopi-inspired patterns into its smooth surface. Her other hand controls the engraver with surgical precision, following the curves and grooves of a design that seems to flow naturally from her imagination.
Special to the Times | Donovan Quintero
Len’Mana Marjorie Honie etches Hopi-inspired patterns onto a bowl inside her makeshift studio in a parked vehicle in Shongopavi, Ariz.
It is June 5, and while most of the Hopi Cultural Center’s parking lot bustles with tourists and vendors, Len’Mana has created a makeshift studio in the front passenger seat of a pickup truck. A towel rests on her lap, catching stray flecks of glass and ink as she works with measured care. Every line she carves is deliberate, rooted in cultural symbolism, and shaped by personal intention.
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