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The Art of Rudy TwoMoon

Pushing his creative limits, Rudy combines primitive designs with new thinking, creating an extraordinary art for making Turtle Shell Rattles, Porcupine and Pipestone stone Jewelry, Turtle Medicine Pouches, Painting Hand Drums, Beaded Feathers and Leather work for Native ceremonies.

Rudy’s Turtle Shell Rattles have been given the highest praise for their beauty and functionality. These pieces are not to be placed on a shelf, but to be used for ceremony and praise, to be danced and sweated with.

Rudy TwoMoon is quite a remarkable family man with an amazing wife, Julie, and three beautiful children. Much of Rudy's energy is devoted to teaching his little ones those earth based lessons that we were never taught in school. (Mind-blowing to see children accurately identifying things in nature that most adults don't know!) When he is not working with his children, he is enthralled in art.

A California native, Rudy is of Dine Mescalero descent, also known as Apache Indian. He chooses not to call himself Apache because the word “Apache” means “Enemy of the Zuni.”

“It’s been also 20 years since I started making Turtle Shell Medicine Pouches and the designs have come a long way. These Turtles showed me what they want. They trained me to keep the integrity of the turtle and never waste any part. I have always been offended that people throw away the breast plate to put the bag in. I always thought that was so dumb. This is how you pay respect to something that gave you its body. The turtle showed me how to properly create a hinged lid, so it opens, closes and locks. Because I listened, they shared many other secrets like turtle webbing. That’s the stitching you see on the bottom that looks kinda like a web. They also showed me the proper way to attach the handle when making a rattle. I only use turtles that have been used for food. It’s a shame to waste any part of the turtle. I am so humbled and honored to have the turtle’s presence and teaching in my life.”

~Rudy TwoMoon,

Interview used by permission from Mad World Radio

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