Local CHamoru master creates wearable art
By Anne Wen
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All is not glitter, all is not gold at the house of Julie “Jill” Quichocho Benavente, 62, who carves handmade CHamoru jewelry. Instead, Benavente uses natural resources from Guam’s shores giant clams, thorny oysters and cone shells to craft her pieces. Even heirlooms are fashioned of natural materials.
For thousands of years, Guam’s CHamoru ancestors have made artwork out of natural resources like coconut leaves and seashells. Benavente said that her nana, a suruhana, used to let her try local medicines and weave baskets, but as a young girl, she refused to learn ancient traditions.
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Inetnon Gefpå’go marks 20 years, works to survive pandemic
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Inetnon Gefpå’go has spent 20 years promoting Guam s arts and culture and is making sure the program continues to educate, perpetuate and promote it through the performing arts.
As part of its 20th anniversary commemoration, the award-winning group and Independent Guåhan had a special virtual reunion and YouTube premiere of the 2010 theatrical production, Guåhan: Fanhasso, Fanhita, Fanacho.
Inetnon Gefpå’go also began production of its new eight part “Minagof Minute” series in partnership with Humanities Guåhan. The first episode is streaming on instagram’s IGTV platform,m according to a news release.