The Heard Museum

Last Friday, I visited The Heard Museum in downtown Phoenix, it contains exhibits of Native American art and culture. I never knew that Arizona had so much Native American history. I went through one exhibit that described Manifest Destiny and how it affected the Native Americans. It was quite sad to learn about how they were basically forced to lose their identities and to accept American culture. Yes, we brushed passed the topic when we read American history textbooks in grade school, but I never really put much thought into the history from the perspective of the Native Americans.

On a lighter note, I did see a few pieces of 'art' that were unique and interesting, and a couple reminded me of my friends and family in NYC. Here are a few that stood out to me.

Medium is sandpainting. Sounded cool. Not sure how it's actually done. Sof?


















Navajo hogan. A structure where ceremonies are held.














Saw a few pieces of art that reminded me of Sof and Colin. It's part of the Canadian Indian collection.




























Awww... it's Sof and Colin on their honeymoon in Alaska :)














These reminded me of you mommies and mommy-to-be's in NYC! What colorful and artistic cradles!
































Hats.














Old Bering Sea chief's kayak hunter hat (?!)














Courtyard of museum.














After walking around the museum for awhile, I got hungry and decided to grab a bite at the museum restaurant. It had a really unique menu, I went with the strawberry chicken salad. It was delicious, really light and a bit sweet, and beautiful!



The restaurant was pretty packed, mostly with an older crowd, and I think I kind of stood out as an Asian teenager (see previous blog entry) eating by herself at a museum. The manager of the restaurant struck up a conversation with me, and I told him that I was in Phoenix just for a few months. He mentioned that they really needed people to help out at the restaurant and that if I'd be interested, that I could work there. It kind of caught me off guard. What's really cool about this situation is that before I came down to Phoenix, I had decided that if I were to get a part-time job, it would either be at a coffee shop or at a restaurant. Both seemed to be fun jobs that I have no experience in and think that I would enjoy doing. But I had also decided that I was not going to actively seek it, but only consider it if something 'jumped out at me'. It hadn't for the past 3 weeks, and so I didn't give much more thought to it. So I was just roaming around a museum, grabbing lunch, and was offered a job at a restaurant even though I said upfront that I worked in finance. Well, I prayed about it and I have peace about giving it a try! So my training starts this Thursday and I officially start serving next week! This should be an interesting adventure, haha! Please pray that I don't physically hurt anyone or myself in this process :)