About Us
Our company Bush 7, hopes to honor Native American culture and provide information for those who would like to learn more about Native American traditions.
Bush 7 was started as a dedication to Gordon Bush, who lived his life carrying out the Seven Grandfather Teachings daily. He was a member of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Tribe. He was instrumental in the Tribe becoming federally recognized. His tribal enrollment number was seven, which was fitting for the way he lived his life.
About Our Artist
Native American Teaching Art - Smudging
C. Marcus Stone has painted professionally since 1985. Known for her realistic paintings of animals, she has been commissioned by such well-known groups as Anheuser Busch, Inc. The Belgian Horse Corporation of America, the Clydesdale Breeders of the United States, the Percheron Horse Corporation of America and the United States Horse Shows Association. Stone studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art in Philadelphia. Her work is generated from photographs and real-life sketches and she paints in oil, acrylic and pastel. A diversified painter, her depictions of animals, landscapes and scenes of everyday life are in the following museums: The International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park, in Lexington, Kentucky; the Michigan State Museum in Lansing; and the Van Andel museum of Grand Rapids.
Shannon Andrus is an artist based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has worked professionally as an artist for over 15 years in the areas of illustration, fine art painting, graphic design, and art education/therapy. By day, she is the proud owner of Hearts forth Arts, which she founded in 2008. Her studio specializes in helping individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities through art therapy, skill building and entrepreneurship. Shannon has a strong passion for all areas of art and loves experimenting with different mediums and techniques. In her work and classes she often uses an array of traditional materials including acrylic and oil paint, colored pencil, charcoal and ink. When she’s not creating you’ll find her in nature, exploring with her two little boys and husband.
Courtney Biggs is a Native American artist who resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For the past 30 years, Courtney has worked with oils and acrylics to create portraits and to explore and develop Native American inspired Woodland designs. His body of work is called “Voice in the Wood”. His canvas of choice is Beechwood bowls because the circular and concave structure of the bowl speaks to the balance and cycle of life, where creativity and ideas are born. Each layer of paint is thoughtfully chosen, especially when applying a wood burner to reveal what lies within the work and to create movement throughout the design. He continues to stretch his vision of traditional and contemporary Woodland art as seen in the variety of his designs where he displays and the diversity of relationships he has with community, family, self, and the Woodland areas of Michigan. 145
Beth Bush is a Native American artist living in Cleveland, Ohio. She is Potawatomi, Eagle clan. Her Native Nishnabe name is Zhawenkwe. Beth grew up on the Bradley Indian Settlement in southern Michigan. Because generations of her family attended the Mount Pleasant Industrial Boarding School, she often raises awareness about this piece of her history. She was introduced to beadwork by her father when she was eighteen. Beth is a mixed media artist specializing in woodland regalia and custom beadwork. She is still drawing inspiration from the beautiful lakes and woods of Bradley.
