Bridging The Gap # 51: Hattie Lee Mendoza, a Cherokee artist, answers a question asked by Jim Bachor

Hattie Lee Mendoza, a member of the Cherokee Nation whose art is inspired by her native ancestry, but also by a rural Kansas upbringing, answers a question coming from Jim Bachor, a graphic designer and mosaic artist based in Chicago... ••• Hattie Lee Mendoza is a member of the Cherokee Nation whose art is inspired by her native ancestry, but also by a rural Kansas upbringing.She illustrates narratives by inventing compositions driven by a theme or experience, translating them through the lens of abstracted patterns she has built out of her cultural research of Cherokee and other native arts. She is one of the featured artists at the Center For Native Futures in Chicago, Illinois, which opened in September 2023. ••• https://hattieleeart.com/about https://mkt.artcloud.com/artist/hattie-lee https://www.instagram.com/hattieleeart/?hl=en https://cas.okstate.edu/department_of_art/about_us/art_facilities/gardiner_gallery_of_art/gallery_shows/hattie_lee_mendoza_gathering_joy.html https://www.centerfornativefutures.org/ ••• Jim Bachor is a graphic designer and mosaic artist based in Chicago. His artwork combines contemporary mosaics with traditional techniques. One of his most recent projects consists of installing mosaic art in potholes on the streets of Chicago and elsewhere. ••• https://www.bachor.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jimbachor/?hl=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bachor https://beacongallery.com/artist-works.php?artistId=356212&artist=Jim+Bachor••• In this series, Radio Aula Mundi tries to build bridges between people by having them ask questions for anyone, anytime, anywhere in the world… https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0J-iNFOJ5e6_Q2wdtTrDQ1w2Ehh-vzvK ••• Interviews conducted by Marco Rixecker https://www.amazon.com/author/marcorixecker ••• Radio Aula Mundi, January 2026 At the moment, Radio Aula Mundi is an evolving podcast station where no language and all languages are spoken… It’s a multilingual mix of music, poetry, lectures, languages, interviews, documentaries, recipes, and a lot more, co-produced with the students of the ‘Aula Mundi International Cultural Center’…••• Radio Aula MundiCentro Cultural & Turistico Aula MundiAula Mundi Cultural Travel Centerhttps://linktr.ee/radioaulamundi ••• .