About the Artist
- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
- Award winning artist- beading for over 35 year
- Educator- documentary films, corporate lecturer, elementary, secondary and university level educational programs
Katrina is a member of the Miami tribe of Oklahoma, born and raised in Indiana-her tribal homelands. Inspired at the age of 12 to pursue an art traditional to the great lakes people, she began learning the art of embroidery style native beadwork.
“My teachers are the beadworkers of the past.”
Katrina has learned the art through study of family heirlooms, museum collections and practice. The imagery she creates is inspired by the world around her-texture, form and color. Many of the forms depicted in her beadwork are representative of her people.
“My teachers are the beadworkers of the past.”
Katrina has learned the art through study of family heirlooms, museum collections and practice. The imagery she creates is inspired by the world around her-texture, form and color. Many of the forms depicted in her beadwork are representative of her people.
