Meet the feature artists for the Seminole Experience Art Sale

Saturday August 20, 2022 meet the Seminole Artists that will bring this event to life at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village in Hollywood, Florida. Enjoy the sights, sounds and foods in a real South Florida Native setting. The event is 11am – 4pm locate across the street from the Seminole Hollywood Classic Casino at 3551 N State Road 7.

Soaps Maker Justine Osceola

My Name Is Justine Osceola. I Am The Soap Maker and Founder Of Made By Justine O Inc. I am called to create Artisan Soap Bars with Mother Earth’s plant based ingredients. I love to encourage self-love actions beginning with our cleansing routine. Combined with affirmations and prayers written by me…I’m taking self-love and self-care back to our roots. Aromas with intention and soap bases that help heal help to guide us along our self-love journey.

Contemporary Artist Wilson Bowers

As a Florida indigenous contemporary artist, from the Big Cypress reservation, I now reside in Hollywood, Florida. I’m a self-taught artist with works in the digital, acrylic and spray paint mediums. I find interests in many different aspects of life and inspiration can range from my own culture to “Pop” culture. Pieces I put up in and around my communities, give me a sense of pride in who I am and although not always appreciated, it does not stop the creative process and outlet. If you are interested in seeing more of my works, go to my website www.witcartifakts.com.

Elgin Jumper Poet and Artist

As an Artist, Elgin Jumper has two centers of interest - Writing and Painting, Painting and Writing. He is of the Otter Clan and he resides on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation. Elgin is the founder of "The Florida Indigenous Writer's Group" and "The Seminole Artist's Experience Art Sale." Elgin writes Poetry and Short Stories and is presently working on his first novel, Nightfall, a novelization of his first Poetry collection, by the same name. Elgin paints in Acrylics and in Oils, working in many styles and genres. He has been a published poet since 2006. He is also very much interested in Experimental Soundscapes, Theatre, Performance Art, and Live Painting. Elgin has been a full-time painter since 2004 and even worked for a time as a freelance reporter with The Seminole Tribune, where to this day, he still shares his artwork, articles, short stories, and poems.

Tyler Tigertail Art Honoring Ancestors

So I started doing art in elementary school but really started to focus on it when I was about 16. I get my inspiration from the swamps I grew up in. I’m from Big Cypress born and raised. My grandfather Little Tigertail got me into wood working. So I just want to honor my ancestors and continue the traditions they had. The Seminoles fought and defeated the US government so I come from a warrior people so that’s where I get my inspiration for my knives and axes. At the end of the day I just want to honor those who came before me. Stay classy soflo, Tylor D. Tigertail Sr.

The Seminole Artist Experience Art Sale will be the second event of the series. The first event kicked off at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in Big Cypress in July. The August event will be held at our satellite location in Hollywood at the Seminole Okalee Indian Village.