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My History

Years before I crafted my first item and unaware of my relation to Native America,
I was drawn to the culture and had read every book I could find on the “People”.
By chance, while attending a Little League baseball game, I found an arrowhead.
This, of course, kindled my interest to a fever pitch. I saw an ad for a Powwow
close by and couldn't wait to attend.

I was overwhelmed by the music, the dancers and the traditions I saw come to life
in front of my eyes. At the same time, I was very disappointed to see so much
“mail-order” and “Made in China” items filling the vendor's booths around the circle.
I vowed that day to learn the ancestral crafts and to ultimately become a vendor of traditional crafts, which I have been doing for many years now.

I have successfully encouraged Powwow organizers to have crafts competitions among vendors, voted on those attending, for the sole purpose of getting back to the traditional ways of the “People”.

My goal is to provide you with items that you will want to pass on to your descendants
that actually honor the old ways. As you will see from photos of my beadwork items,
I am spiritually drawn to the styles of work done by the Plains Indians. My Silversmithing
is inspired by the early Navajo silversmiths with simple designs and decorations.
Curiously, there is little, if any, direction in my work that eminates from my bloodlines
of Choctaw and Cherokee! When I sit down at my workbench, the thing I do is light my smudge bowl. After smudging and sending prayers up with my pipe, I feel I have opened
my mind up to what the CREATOR leads me to make.

Thanks for taking the time to read and understand why I do what I do!

I welcome the opportunity to do custom work, repair items that have been damaged
or need restoration, or I will design a special piece for you.

Wopila! Wado!
Steve

You must feel free to e-mail me with any comments, criticisms, or suggestions
or if you like more personal contact, call me.