Ed Kabotie is from the Tewa village of Santa Clara in northern New Mexico and the Hopi village of Shungopavi in Northern Arizona. As Ed says, “On the day I was born, snow clouds hung over the mountains surrounding the village of Santa Clara, so my grandfather’s sister named me “Okhuwa P’ing” or Cloud Mountain.” Ed is a multi-media artist; a musician, carver, silversmith and watercolorist. He sings in three languages, English, Tewa and Hopi. His primary …
Ed Kabotie is from the Tewa village of Santa Clara in northern New Mexico and the Hopi village of Shungopavi in Northern Arizona. As Ed says, “On the day I was born, snow clouds hung over the mountains surrounding the village of Santa Clara, so my grandfather’s sister named me “Okhuwa P’ing” or Cloud Mountain.” Ed is a multi-media artist; a musician, carver, silversmith and watercolorist. He sings in three languages, English, Tewa and Hopi. His primary influences are his father, Michael Kabotie, his clan brother Lawrence Saufkie, his grandfather Fred Kabotie and his cousin Alvin Baca.