Today we would like to introduce you to the amazing American artist Judy Tallwing, who has recently joined our ever growing artist community.

Apache elder Judy Tallwing was born Judy Browning in Glendale, Arizona, the daughter of Ruby Browning and Archer Donoho. Judy holds vivid childhood memories of living in the desert with her parents and seven half brothers and sisters, helping to hunt rattlesnakes, and selling rocks by the roadside.

In her youth, Judy did a little bit of everything, from running her own construction and leather production companies to being the executive director of a domestic violence victims program and running an animal rescue for 13 years. “I think an ‘aha moment’ for me was realizing I could go to college, even without much other schooling.” Starting college at age 32 changed her life; she now holds both an AA and BA degree. Judy always painted or created some form of art. “I love trying to bring the stories I’ve heard to life and to add the spiritual aspects of the stories through the medicine of different elements of nature. Each thing that lives on the earth has its own energy and I try to put those energies together to create a healing.”

Judy believes that stories are the most important way we pass on our histories and they’re our most powerful teaching tools. “Stories can be used to guide us; to help us heal; to make us laugh. I’ve been telling stories all my life, whether it was from a stage, in front of a campfire, on canvas or to a room of kids… I want to do as my grandfather said–make the world a bit better because Creator let me be here for a while.”

We are very much looking forward to see how Judy gets on with Cuní’s Water Soluble Encaustics. This recently rediscovered ancient medium, with its incredibly powerful colours, should in theory suit her down to a T ?