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Sandra
Okuma - Shoshone/Bannock and Luiseno
"I generally paint contemporary Indian themes, powwow or Indian festivals and fair images. I chose this subject because of the beautiful attire that powwow participants create and wear. From the colorful and flashy fancy dance, to the beautiful and dignified traditional dress. I try to capture the beauty of this clothing and the dignity of the individuals that wear it." - Sandra Okuma |
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Matted Prints are $9.95 each. |
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"Now the Swallow begins its singing,
Now the Swallow begins its singing. And the poor women who are with me, The poor women commence to sing. The Swallows met in the standing cliffs, The Swallows met in the standing cliffs. And the rainbows arched above me, there the blue rainbow arches met." - Swallow Song, Pima |
 on star's trail Carrying a cradleboard; Inside a precious gift - a baby girl." |
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 #2403 - CRADLE BABY BOY "Wearing his Grandfather's spirit
Like a robe comes a little boy, He brings hope brighter than sunrise."
- Valerie Henderson, Comanch
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 #2404 -THREE YOUNG DANCERS "She shyly glances at you From beneath dark eyelashes. Her bronze fingers unsteady As she ties abalone discs onto her braids. A young woman, she wants to give her heart. Watch her dance gracefully by fire's light. She is so beautiful to see." - Valerie Allen Henderson Nez Perce/Umatilla |
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 #2405 -BRIGHT ARE THE STARS Ancestral homes shining bright in a midnight sky, Stars shooting north, south. east, west, Grandfather and Grandmother watching over us, protecting. - Valerie Henderson, Comanche |
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 For more of Sandra's images see "Open Edition Prints" |
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