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Just a few of many images from the Wolftown Community Stickball Demonstration at the 2022 Western Carolina University Heritage Day on September 24th, 2022. . . . #cherokeenc #cherokeephotographer #stickball #ebci #gwy #cullowheenc #cherokee (at Cullowhee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj5z0T0rzai/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The radio silence is because I have been beading. A lot. I'm honored to say I made these rope necklaces for Steve Youngdeer Post 143 as gifts for them to pass along during tomorrow's Veteran's Day ceremonies. While I won't be able to come attend, having these images of the work is enough to remind me on how far I've come on my beading journey. . . . #ebci #cherokee #cherokeenc #supportnativeartists #supportcherokeeartists #peyotestitch #peyoterope #beadwork #beading (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYWwJEpzNJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

'Firekeeper' - tentative 2022 - 8.5x11 - Digital Sometimes I do things in Illustrator. . . . #digitalart #graphicart #ebci #cherokeenc #cherokeeartist (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjDxDCIu7Lk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I have finished my first rope necklace, made entirely with size 11 Delica beads. This piece was to teach myself how to make rope necklaces with the peyote stitch method, which I feel more comfortable with over bead wrapping. I plan on keeping this one, but hopefully I'll have more that I can sell here soon. (I've started on another one using size 11 round seed beads from Miyuki and Toho). . . #beading #beadwork #delica #beginnerbeader #beadingisart (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZHdA_4umpM/?utm_medium=tumblr

She's liveliest in the snow.... ☃️❄️☃️ . . #cherokeenc #cherokeephotographer #rezdog #snowpocalypse #snowpocalypse2022 #quallaboundary #snow #snowday #dogsofinstagram #unatsi #ᎤᎾᏥ #canon #canonphotography #canonphotographer (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYzBzY4OX5w/?utm_medium=tumblr

Although I acquired a Cricut Joy back on Christmas, I've not played with it much until this past month. I was learning what I could do with the tiny machine and today I decided to test out heat transfer materials on cotton masks. I'd say these came out pretty well. . . #mine #cricut #madewithcricut #wearyourmask #ebci #cherokee #heattransfervinyl #craftyn8v (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSVHu6Tpt-P/?utm_medium=tumblr

Rain drops on day lillies 🥰 . . . Find this and more on my Smugmug: https://kaylawright.smugmug.com/ . #flowerphotography #flowers #daylily #nc #wnc #ncphotography #raindrops #rainyflowers #floralphotography (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1f6tGJtA6/?utm_medium=tumblr

I've been inactive because I been working. While I've been working I decided to bring a longstanding idea I had to life. The hummingbird (walela - ᏩᎴᎳ) and the colors used are a nod to my community's stickball team. The basket pattern seen in the bird is the Star on the Mountain/Chief's Daughters pattern. Magnets were produced via @stickermule I have a handful of extras as well, message if you're interested in buying one! . . . . #myart #mygraphicdesign #mywork #cherokeenc #ebci #hummingbird #carmagnets #carmagnetdesign #ncartists #nc #wnc #cherokee (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPty7w_Ji2T/?utm_medium=tumblr

Working Digital Photo March 2020 . . Alternative title: "Damn it Kyrie I'm busy." This image is part of my snapshot series currently titled "Public Indians Private Cherokees." Dad is an enrolled member of the EBCI. He doesn't speak the language, nor does he participate in the community other than his job, but he still lives on the Qualla Boundary. My childhood home is his childhood home. My father's workplace temporarily shut down during the early months of lock down. This didn't bother him in the slightest: Dad saw it as more time to dedicate to his side hobby of automotive work. He's able to keep an entire building dedicated to his hobby. Here's a shot of him in the shop - I had stopped in to see him before I went to go try to take photos of the boundary and decided to do some warming up around him. . . #snapshotphotography #shotwithcanon #quallaboundary #ebci #cherokeenc #mysnapshot (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2vFBepq2x/?igshid=vlbzbjthjpno

Took a break from uploading this week, mostly because I want to get a new batch of photos from around the boundary. In the meantime I've been resting, taking Cherokee language classes, and today my favorite frybread vendor was in town. Here's a photo to make you jealous 😜 (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNxwW3SpatO/?igshid=clfdr9ypramg

You're Disgusting Airbrush and Stencil Print April 2020 . . Coming to the end of my time at WCU I was in a printmaking class. Our final assignment was to make a print series in response to the pandemic. I chose to address my feeling of disgust: the pandemic made me realize how little we think to wash our hands, how many people touch surfaces and doorknobs, etc. This is one of the better copies out of a series of 20 that I did. I designed four different stencils and used and airbrush to lay down each color individually. . . #airbrush #prints #printmaking #airbrushprints #stencilprints #stencils #artistsoninstagram #printart #printartists #mywork #myart #myprints https://www.instagram.com/p/CNkzqZipwd9/?igshid=w0ixdtagioj5

No Longer a Warrior Motel September 2019 Digital photograph . . We want to be in control of our image. But what do you do when you have to modify your image to make a living? What do you do when that modified image only helps for a short period of time? The Warrior Motel is just one example of many in Cherokee where our image was modified to help our tourism economy. While it may seem like a harmless, rotting building on the side of the road on Highway 19, it is one of many reminders of what became of the Cherokee homeland and how quickly it was chewed up and spat back out by a changing tourism economy. The use of the "savage warrior" imagr to advertise a place to sleep, to "experience the smokies," giving any visitor the expectation that they are in a "new and unexplored" area - this and more give outsiders a very skewed view on what Cherokee actually is. . . Find this and more on my Smugmug: kaylawright.smugmug.com . . #cherokeenc #shotwithcanon #canon #cherokee #ebci #easternbandofcherokeeindians #northcarolina #nc #ncphotography #northcarolinaphotography #streetphotography (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNX9WZMJzME/?igshid=1qd1r13spqfrt

From the 2019 Teen Miss Cherokee Pageant October 2019 Digital photograph . . In 2019, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted their 107th annual Cherokee Indian Fair.  As always, one of the biggest draws of the fair was the annual Miss Cherokee Pageants. I greatly enjoy going to these events to practice my photography, as I find it a perfect practice in timing, lighting, and framing. My images from the 2019 Pageant are my strongest and possibly my most treasured. 2019 was the last time I got to attend any Miss Cherokee Pageants due to the 2020 fair and Pageant being canceled due to Covid-19. Because of that cancelation, the misses who were crowned in 2019 are allowed to hold their reign for one more year.  2019 Teen Miss contestants stand together as the Pageant results are announced. Haley, seen in the blue wool set, is caught in a moment of pride as she is announced the winner. . . View this and more on my Smugmug: https://kaylawright.smugmug.com/Miss-Cherokee-2019 #photographersoninstagram #photography #107thannualcherokeeindianfair #digitalphotography #cherokeenc #cherokee #cherokeencevents #cherokeephotographer #ebci #easternbandcherokee #teenmisscherokee2019 #eventphotography #canonphotographer #northcarolina #nc #ncphotography #shotwithcanon #shotwithcanon #canon #quallaboundary #teenmisscherokee (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSg6NmJa8q/?igshid=d4ruf2cmdd93

From the 2019 Teen Miss Cherokee Pageant October 2019 Digital photograph . . In 2019, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted their 107th annual Cherokee Indian Fair.  As always, one of the biggest draws of the fair was the annual Miss Cherokee Pageants. I greatly enjoy going to these events to practice my photography, as I find it a perfect practice in timing, lighting, and framing. My images from the 2019 Pageant are my strongest and possibly my most treasured. 2019 was the last time I got to attend any Miss Cherokee Pageants due to the 2020 fair and Pageant being canceled due to Covid-19. Because of that cancelation, the misses who were crowned in 2019 are allowed to hold their reign for one more year.  2018 Teen Miss Destiny reflects on her time with the crown at the 2019 Teen Miss Pageant. She was given items such as this farewell bouquet.  . . View this and more on my Smugmug: https://kaylawright.smugmug.com/Miss-Cherokee-2018 #photographersoninstagram #photography #107thannualcherokeeindianfair #digitalphotography #cherokeenc #cherokee #cherokeencevents #cherokeephotographer #ebci #easternbandcherokee #teenmisscherokee2019 #eventphotography #canonphotographer #northcarolina #nc #ncphotography #shotwithcanon #shotwithcanon #canon #quallaboundary #teenmisscherokee (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNLEEEnph42/?igshid=su88n0kynsja

From the 2018 Teen Miss Cherokee Pageant October 2018 Digital photograph . . The 2018 Miss Cherokee Pageants were the first pageants I attempted shooting at. I used this time to teach myself a little of what to look for when shooting at live events, which camera settings worked best, etc. Contestant Destiny tells a story while demonstrating traditional attire at the talent portion of the pageant . . View this and more on my Smugmug: https://kaylawright.smugmug.com/Miss-Cherokee-2018 #photographersoninstagram #photography #digitalphotography #cherokeenc #cherokee #cherokeencevents #cherokeephotographer #ebci #easternbandcherokee #teenmisscherokee2018 #eventphotography #canonphotographer #northcarolina #nc #ncphotography #shotwithcanon #shotwithcanon #canon #quallaboundary #teenmisscherokee (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFunpZJSFb/?igshid=7m8qmruo1d6m

From the 2018 Teen Miss Cherokee Pageant October 2018 Digital photograph . . The 2018 Miss Cherokee Pageants were the first pageants I attempted shooting at. I used this time to teach myself a little of what to look for when shooting at live events, which camera settings worked best, etc. Aaliyah, Juakina, and Destiny anxiously hold hands as they await the results of the pageant. . . View this and more on my Smugmug: https://kaylawright.smugmug.com/Miss-Cherokee-2018 #photographersoninstagram #photography #digitalphotography #cherokeenc #cherokee #cherokeencevents #cherokeephotographer #ebci #easternbandcherokee #teenmisscherokee2018 #eventphotography #canonphotographer #northcarolina #nc #ncphotography #shotwithcanon #shotwithcanon #canon #quallaboundary #teenmisscherokee (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAg6ApJKev/?igshid=kwnv41og3qa9

From the 2018 Teen Miss Cherokee Pageant October 2018 Digital photograph . . The 2018 Miss Cherokee Pageants were the first pageants I attempted shooting at. I used this time to teach myself a little of what to look for when shooting at live events, which camera settings worked best, etc. 2017 Teen Miss Raylen adjusts her basket during an intermission at the 2018 Pageant. . . View this and more on my Smugmug: https://kaylawright.smugmug.com/Miss-Cherokee-2018 #photographersoninstagram #photography #digitalphotography #cherokeenc #cherokee #cherokeencevents #cherokeephotographer #ebci #easternbandcherokee #teenmisscherokee2018 #2018teenmisscherokee #teenmisscherokee2017 #2017teenmisscherokee #eventphotography #canonphotographer #northcarolina #nc #ncphotography #shotwithcanon #canon #quallaboundary #teenmisscherokee (at Cherokee, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5Gs_KpgGn/?igshid=68uz3xpygsvn