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02 Mar

Posted at 06:00h in Artists, Collection, Culture, Featured Artist

Fil is one of our featured artists at Tsor’ovi Gallery., his artwork is very popular with locals and guests alike.

Filmer served in the U.S. Army Infantry from 1976 -1997 retiring with the rank of First Sergeant. Before retiring, Fil was a First Sergeant of an Infantry Rifle Company with the 35th Infantry Division. He also taught Military Science at UC Davis and SSU Sacramento. Upon retiring, he moved to Phoenix to work as a Federal Security Police Officer.

He later moved to Prescott AZ and enrolled part time at Yavapai College to earn an Associate Degree in graphic design. During his time as a student, Fil was also hired by the Art Department faculty to manage the Yavapai College art gallery for 3 years.

Today, Fil is an active artist, having won awards for his Hopi art works collect locally and around the country. “Everything I make has a story behind it. The best part of my art is telling people what it means. It is how I teach non-Hopi people about who we are int today’s world”.

Fil conducts presentations on Hopi history and about his artwork in the Prescott area. He also works seasonally for hte Boston Road Scholar Program as a guide leading tours through Hopi and Navajo lands. He is an advisor the the Board of Trustees for the Museum of Indigenous People, in Prescott and on the Board of Directors for Tis Art Gallery. He curates the “Journeys in Spirit” native art exhibition at the Tis Art Gallery ind is also very active in Vererans’ Affairs in Prescott and iwith the Hopi Tribe.

We are very honored to have Fil’s work at Tsor’ovi Gallery in Taawaki Inn!

12 Nov

Posted at 22:43h in Artists, Exhibitions, Kachina Carving

Patience shaped by lineage, rhythm learned from the land.
Each carving begins where memory and motion meet.

For nearly half a century, Keith Torres—known to many simply as Kisty—has been bringing spirit to form. A member of the Hopi Tribe from the Massaw-fire clan of Sichomovi, Keith learned by watching his uncles, VJ (Edward Poleahla) and Kee-ki (Nicholas Poleahla), each with their own distinct grace of line and gesture. His work carries both—precision from one, vitality from the other.

Best known for his kachina carvings, Keith moves easily between tradition and invention: full-figure sculptures, bow and arrow making, ornaments, paintings, and seasonal craftwork. His pieces reveal not only skill but the endurance of attention—a steady faith in the materials and the meanings they hold.

Forty-seven years of carving have taught him what cannot be hurried. The grain of the wood decides its own pace; the hands only follow.
Keith’s art reminds us that the sacred lives in repetition—the patient act of shaping, again and again, until it feels like breath.

Saturday November 15
1:00pm – 4:00pm

441 S. Broadway
Clarkdale  AZ  86324


EVENT FLYER

24 Oct

Posted at 02:13h in Artists & Events, Basket Weaving, Collections & Stories, Exhibitions

Love trains the eye; time grows the heart.
Eric Wyles shares what a lifetime of looking has taught.

For more than fifty years, Eric has collected Hopi art—baskets, pottery, katsinam, and woven works of quiet precision. Each piece holds a story not only of craftsmanship but of connection: the friendships, visits, and shared lessons gathered over decades between Cornville and the Hopi Mesas.

What began as admiration became a lifelong study in attention. Wood, clay, fiber, and paint—each material shaped by patience, each surface inviting care. For Eric, collecting is not about possession; it’s about listening. The art teaches by being itself.

Now retired from the construction world and devoted to community work, Eric continues to build in a different way—helping others see what endures. As co-founder of Low Income Student Aid (LISA), he brings the same belief to education that he brings to art: that every gift, when tended with care, can grow.

Join us for an afternoon of close looking and open conversation.
Eric will share selected works from his collection, reflections on what to notice, and why it still matters to pay attention.

21 Oct

Posted at 07:13h in Collection

This collection brings together the essence of Hopi artistry — clay, silver, stone, and beadwork — each shaped by hand and spirit. The pottery, with its warm terracotta surface and geometric patterning, echoes the land from which it was formed. Alongside it, silverwork and turquoise jewelry reflect the artistry of patience and precision, each piece made to endure and be worn with reverence.

Presented together, they speak not just of beauty, but of continuity — a conversation between generations of makers whose work holds both ceremony and daily life.

06 Oct

Posted at 16:30h in Artists & Events, Culture, Exhibitions

From the sacred cottonwood root, a benevolent spirit emerges.
Each cut, curve, and contour reveals something older than the hand that guides it.

For generations, Hopi carvers have shaped cottonwood into messengers of spirit—beings that connect earth and sky, ceremony and story. In that living tradition stands Troy Quimayoasie, an artist whose work honors both the ancestors and the land that sustains them.

Troy’s carvings are more than sculpture; they are conversations—between material and meaning, patience and devotion. Every form carries breath, every surface remembers touch. His process invites us to witness not only the making of an object, but the continuation of a lineage.

This demonstration and discussion open a window into the quiet discipline behind Hopi carving: respect, repetition, and the rhythm of knowing when to stop. Watching Troy work reminds us that art is not created in haste—it is revealed by attention.

Join us for an afternoon at the Taawaki Inn as Troy shares his craft, speaks about the cultural roots of his practice, and offers a rare glimpse into the spirit of Hopi artistry.
An experience in stillness, tradition, and the living pulse of the cottonwood.

WHEN
SATURDAY
OCTOBER 12

TIME
2:00 – 4:00PM

Tsor’ovi Gallery
441 s. Broadway
Clarkdale, AZ 86324