Turtle Island Mohawk

Turtle Island Mohawk

About

Sam Hill is Turtle Clan Kanien'keha:ka of Six Nations of the Grand River & Mixed Roma-European descendant. Artist, sculptor, painter, stop-motion animator, student of the arts. Always learning and experimenting!

I use my patreon like my blog! Here are my works in progress and me sharing my process of how I make things. There are currently FREE posts to view. But the support is always appreciated, as all goes into me affording materials.

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Clay, Ceramics

Here is my clay works, sculptures, and ceramics and my experimenting with them.

Ceramics and Clay

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NDNArtober Challenge: Corn Husk Doll

Materials: Super Sculpey, CosClay, Sculpey Ultralite, Foil, Armature Wire, Floral Wire, Wood Slice, Miniwax Varnish (water based), ModPodge, Flocking, Acrylic Paint

Corn Husk Doll 1

Corn Husk Doll 2

Corn Husk Doll 3

Corn Husk Doll 4

Corn Husk Doll 5

Corn Husk Doll 6

Corn Husk Doll 7

Medicine Box

Materials: CosClay, Blue Glow CosClay, SuperSculpey, Liquitex and Golden Acrylic Paint, Satin Varnish, Miniwax Polyurethane Finish (for the wood parts)

Medicine Box 1

Medicine Box 2

Medicine Box 3

Medicine Box 4

Medicine Box 5

Medicine Box: The Making of Video

Rogue Dice Box: DnD

Materials: Wooden Box, CosClay, Blue Glow CosClay, Super Sculpey, Liquitex and Golden Acrylic Paints, Satin Varnish, Green Felt (for the inside)

Rogue Dice Box 1

Rogue Dice Box 2

Rogue Dice Box 3

Rogue Dice Box 4

Rogue Dice Box 5

Stop Motion: Aubin's Collection (with music by Me!)

The Mountain Protector and the Sluggorax

Materials: I used Super Sculpey, CosClay, Blue Glow CosClay and glass cabochons (for the eyes of the Sluggorax), Crystals (rose quartz in The Mountain Protector's hand, crystals on his armor and his staff), a wood slice for the base, a wooden base, and a glass dome (not pictured). Finished with both Matte and Satin varnishes.

The Mountain Protector and the Sluggorax. 1

The Mountain Protector and the Sluggorax 2

The Mountain Protector and the Sluggorax 3

Sluggorax 1

Sluggorax 2

Sluggorax 3

Ohkwá:ri's First Snowfall (2024), Snow Bear Sculpture (2024) Ornaments

Materials: This little buddy was made from CosClay and painted with acrylics, the snowflake is a crackle quartz bead, and the snow is fake snow that came in a jar.

Bear in the Snow, Sculpture Ornament

Bear in the Snow, Sculpture Ornament

Bear in the Snow, Sculpture Ornament

Bear in the Snow, Sculpture Ornament

Bear in the Snow, Sculpture Ornament

Snow Bear Sculpture Ornament

Snow Bear Sculpture Ornament

Snow Bear Sculpture Ornament

Snow Bear Sculpture Ornament

Masks of Shadow (2025)

Mask 1

Mask 2

Mask 3

Mask 4

Mask 4

Whale, Hello Theerree

Whale 1

Whale 2

Whale 3

Whale 4

Whale 4

Sage Ceramic Wall Piece

This is a ceramic ornament I found a few years ago in Michael's. It sat tucked away in a drawer in my art room until last year when I finally thought of what I wanted to paint on it! The design idea, like most of my ideas, hit me while I was in the shower. It's a sage plant, used for cleansing in this instance, with gold to represent the smoke. This is a ceramic ornament painted with acrylic paint and varnished with a satin finish.