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designs and interpretations by kate

Decorated Elk skull with antlers.

Collectible art with Native American inspiration + primitive and aboriginal technique + eclectic contemporary approach = an online display of unique  gift ideas from mask weaving to turtle mojo.

Each creation, whether rawhide rattle, Lewis and Clark souvenir, leather medicine bag, rendezvous buckskin pouch, totem painted purse, or petroglyph adorned accessory is an exclusive one-of-a-kind handmade design.

 

 

A lifelong passion for painting and drawing, fascination with North American Indian lore, committment to primitive technology,and intense study of historical collections and museum pieces culminates in wearable fiber artwork or wall hangings.

Beaded Bone Rattle

knitted wool bag, multi-colored.

 

rawhide shield with totemic beaver faceDancing stick, close-up of pyro bear face.hand woven nek wefan w/beadsFree Spirit wall hanging with skull cap and feathershand knitted bag , blue colorcustom hand made kufi hat, black and white

beaver shield

dancing stick

nek wefan

free spirit

selflap bag

kufi

Note: Thru-out the site, when the arrow changes to a hand click on image to enlarge.  

Detailed custom finishing includes painted by hand or burned in motifs in many genres  - petroglyph, pictograph, quill and pen, totemic, and more. The biggest challenge here is showing all the choices possible, but we're working on it.  

Primitive jewelry, antler branch necklace with buffalo design.nek wefan in bright oranges and off whites.small leather mojo pouchBlue wool bagamufin, knitted or crochetedpolished stone and leather bezil necklacesknitted handbag with self-flap

antler necklace

nek wefan

leather mojo

bagamuffin

stones in bezils

selflap bag

Primitive replica, boutique accessory, or artist's interpretation, all work is characterized by: kate's aboriginal style and

  • Quality craftsmanship and natural materials of top grade.

  • Original designs and interpretations.

  • Hand-made accoutrements: beads and buttons (clay, bone, antler, wood, leather), cordage, findings, rawhide lacing, home-tanned hide and fur accents, hand painted feathers and bones.

  • Embellishments: prim scrim (primitive scrimshandy), burned-in art, beadwork, embroidery, herb dying and painting on fabrics, rawhide, buckskin, and leather.

  • Method: small buckskin items hand stitched, pieced fabric, mixed media, knit and/or crochet (unusual fiber blends from silk boucle' to wool and wire), weaving, beading or plaiting, or whittled and burned bear claw.

  • A preference for preserving the Old Ways and keeping tradition alive over the use  of machines when possible.

 

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Ab-originals by kate 

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a division of 

SpireArtworks diversified

est. 1988

on-line since 2001

antler crown with turtle design

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This page was last updated on 11/12/08