Surviving the apocalypse

Ch’ééná, is the Navajo word for a longing and homesickness for a way of life that is gone forever. Ch’ééná only exists post-apocalypse.

Navajo on the goLeah Thomason BrombergDecember 1, 2014apocalypse, monuments, Stronger than Stone, N. Scott Momaday, Navajo on the go, stars, survival, The Way to Rainy Mountain, Arnold Joseph Kemp, Jeffrey Gibson

Bits of home

This weekend I took two buses, one taxi, and five airplanes. It’s been a week full of mini-adventures amid this larger adventure at Banff. Even as I develop my paintings, I find myself setting out on adventure hikes for ideas.

Navajo on the goLeah Thomason BrombergNovember 25, 2014adventures, home, In Kind Negotiations, Navajo on the go, painting, cyanotype, palette, planes, Stronger than Stone, travel

Powwow step

Navajo on the goLeah Thomason BrombergNovember 15, 2014A Tribe Called Red, Banff Centre, Banff, Christianity, Hero Twins, indigenous, Navajo on the go, powwow step, Stelin Harjo, This May Be The Last Time

Arriving for "In Kind" Negotiations at the Banff Centre

This is the end of my first week in residence here at the Banff Centre.

Navajo on the goLeah Thomason BrombergNovember 8, 2014adventures, In Kind Negotiations, mountains, Navajo on the go, painting, Raymond Boisjoly, residency, Banff Centre, travel

The Big Monster finally has himself a home

After seeing my paintings, a friend’s child re-wrote the story for his school project.

Leah Thomason BrombergSeptember 30, 2014bones and all, home, Monster Slayer, Hero Twins, storytelling

Visiting the studio of Jillian Piccirilli

In my latest article for The Coastal Post, I talk about my visit with Jillian Piccirilli in her Oakland studio.

WritingLeah Thomason BrombergSeptember 18, 2014cyanotype, Jillian Piccirilli, memory, painting, photography, studio visit, The Coastal Post

New American Paintings #115

New American Paintings has just contacted me to inform me that my work will be included in the Pacific Coast Issue, No. 115.

PublicationsLeah Thomason BrombergAugust 10, 2014magazine, New American Paintings, Pacific Coast

Banff residency

I will be attending a residency titled “In Kind” Negotiations at the Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada from November 3 to December 12, 2014.

Navajo on the goLeah Thomason BrombergAugust 6, 2014Banff, Banff Centre, homesick, Navajo on the go, Raymond Boisjoly, Joar Nango, Arnold Joseph Kemp, residency

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