Outdoor Art Celebrations

The Bear Lodge Meditation and Healing Tipi

The Bear Lodge is an animal spirit tipi (teepee). This is the front view. This intimate dream lodge (teepee) focuses the energy of the Bear which is the power of introspection. It is introspection which allows us to accomplish our goals and dreams. Enter the tipi and spend quiet time, sleep, read, play, and regain strength like a bear in hibernation.

The Bear Lodge tipi is 12 feet in diameter, 12 tall and sets up using 15 foot bamboo poles. It can be set up inside or out. It comes with directions for set up, poles, a narrow liner for the inside and "flags" for the tops of the poles. The tipi takes 11 poles to set it up. The fabric is light reactive and the colors within will change according to the lighting outside and the time of day. Even moonlight lilluminates the fabric.

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Sky Art

Festivals and Celebrations are the perfect venue for Mettje's imaginative collection of flags and banners, palapas, umbrellas, and canopies. Mettje maintains an artist's collection available for short term lease to adorn special events, celebrations, festivals and conferences. Contact us for information and pricing.

Patio Umbrellas - Playhouses - Sun Shades

Courtyards: Patio Covers and Umbrellas

Courtyards are an exceptional opportunity to decorate with beautiful banners. They create an intimate and humanized atmosphere. Banners and garden adornments can be seasonal for holidays or installed for year around use, fitting into existing or new architecture of public and corporate spaces. Courtyard banners can provide privacy, cover patios like canopies and awnings, become curtains, portico banners and inserts. Create outdoor environments for family and friends, quiet time and private space. We make festive "palapas" to shade your patio tables, wedding or graduation party. We supply colorful awnings, canopies and garden curtains. All works shown are available from the original patterns. Contact us for pricing.

Children's Playhouses and Furniture

This playful tipi, called the "Legend Lodge," is a storytelling tipi. Storytellers gather the children into the tipi in the Buell Children's Museum to tell native american stories that relate to animals. Mettje Swift created the tipi in 2000. In 2001 she was commissioned by the Museum to create ten animal costumes and five huge stuffed lizards to complete the exhibit.

Palapas - Sun Umbrellas and Canopies

The translucent nylon makes beautiful canopies. Each installation is custom designed. Canopy tapestry is suitable for many installations; new, free standing structures or covering structures that already exist. The nylon is ultra violet protected and fire retardant. All of the works have patterns and are available by order. Contact us for pricing.