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2022 Santa Fe Indian Market artwork submission piece titled "Iskwewahk - Anointing of Heart and Fire."
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"The Witch's Sisters" Halloween art based on 3 sisters; the eldest is the ghost, the middle sister is a zombie, and the youngest is the witch.
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"The Children Called Us Tricksters" Halloween art based on historic vampires saving Indian children from boarding schools.
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"Woodlands Wizard" artwork created for Indigenous Comic Con III.
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"Blue Shell Hawk" artwork created for Indigenous Comic Con III.
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"Space Ranger & the First Moon's Keeper" artwork created for Indigenous Comic Con III.
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"New World Border Patrol" artwork created for Indigenous Comic Con III.
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Linework and texture artwork depicting the weight of the moon.
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Linework and texture artwork depicting the weight of a storm (external and internal)
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Kay Big Knife floral design (blackberry with buffalo berries)
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Kay Big Knife floral design (strawberry with juneberries)
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Originally a commission, this artwork depicts an old style and contemporary grass dancer.
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Ojibwe blossoms and turtle design
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"Summer Nights in Arbor Lights" depicts the shaded arbor of Rocky Boy's Annual Celebration with lights turning on and the moon rising.
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Kay Big Knife floral pattern with strawberries, buffalo berries, chokecherries, and juneberries.
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"Heatwaves and Horsemint in the Mountains" artwork depicts a horse with Chippewa Cree floral designs, and the purple flowers are horsemint (medicinal and rich in color).
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Hand-drawn and painted figures based on Montana's eight tribes