In this episode, we hear from Luck Salway, Muralist and Owner of Arrowhead Ink and True Descendants Trading Company Est. b.c.. Luck shares stories about his experience painting two murals this summer, celebrating his ancestral lands in Tucson, AZ, and Pine Ridge, SD. We learn how he entered the Tucson mural scene by connecting with fellow artists and asking to paint on a wall in Downtown Tucson. He shares stories about the iconography in his work, including the story of his Rufus design which is featured on his very first mural titled, You Are On O’Odham Land EST. BC. We learn how stories of the past influence Luck’s work and how signs lead him to the answers he seeks as an artist.
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Luck Salway. Image courtesy of the artist
Cukson Mural at Splinter Collective in Tucson, AZ. Image courtesy of the artist
EST BC Mural n Pine Ridge, SD. Image courtesy of the artist
Where White Men Fear to Tread book cover. Image courtesy of the artistWhere White Men Fear to Tread excerpt. Image courtesy of the ar
You Are On O’odham Land Mural in Tucson, AZ. Image courtesy of the artist
Man in the Maze. Image courtesy of the artist
Sweat Lodge Squash Blossom graphic. Image courtesy of the artist
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