Today, stones speak to Larry before he ever picks up his chisel, but he knows that inspiration also comes from his culture and ancestors. But when I stared at the stone, I suddenly saw a face and flowing hair.” He added an eagle’s face within those fluid locks, and a sculptor was born. “I carried that pad around for three days,” he recalls. However, it wasn’t until he was an honors student at New Mexico’s Institute of American Indian Arts that he discovered his aptitude for the three dimensional-when his sculpting teacher told the class to sketch their design before they began carving. Showing early talent with pencils and paintbrushes, Larry was first drawn to stone sculpture on a school trip to a museum. Thunderbird Artists’ Festival’s Featured Artist for Scottsdale Waterfront: Stone Sculptor Larry Yazzieīorn in 1958 on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona and raised among the tribes in the Pacific Northwest, Larry Yazzie has turned his love of spirituality into stunning sculptures that grace homes, galleries, and esteemed spaces such as the Heard Museum, the Eiteljorg Museum, and the Museum of Northern Arizona, among others. Mark your calendars to ensure you don’t miss the Waterfront Fine Art Festival this February! The event is located just south of Camelback Road along the Waterfront canal banks and is handicap accessible with free parking. The Waterfront is located minutes away from 500 specialty shops, boutiques, over 75 contemporary, upscale restaurants and outdoor cafés, high-rise residential buildings and the Scottsdale Art District. The waterfront has banks landscaped with festive palm trees, dramatic flowers, spectacular public art sculptures and fountains, plus open air courtyards that give the area a European flair. The newest 1.1 million square foot development revitalization project of downtown has become the place to visit, be seen and shop. The Scottsdale Waterfront truly is the most sophisticated and stylish community in Old Town Scottsdale. The Scottsdale Waterfront is a superb backdrop, which adds romance to the event with reflections across the waters. Patrons love strolling throughout spectacular paintings, bronzes, glass, stone, copper, clay sculptures, photography and jewelry. Thunderbird Artists, producer of award-winning fine art and wine festivals, lines the banks of the Scottsdale Waterfront with the greatest selection of juried fine arts, delectable chocolates and musicians in the Southwest for the Waterfront Fine Art & Wine Festival.
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