Native American artist Evans Flammond Sr. at work in the Whiteclay Makerspace in Whiteclay, Neb., applies paint to a buffalo robe that will eventually contain an elaborate encampment scene. Flammond is an established artist whose work appears in the South Dakota Capitol and who is now helping other artists explore their creativity and find a greater audience for their work. (Photo: Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch)
WHITECLAY, Neb. – Within concrete walls that once housed a beer store that fueled alcoholism and death among residents of the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, renowned Native American artist Evans Flammond Sr. deftly draws lines on a huge buffalo hide.
Sitting at a table in the building in this small village on the South Dakota border, Flammond uses a tool called a chisel brush to lay out straight borders on the hide. The animal skin would eventually…
