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Often times many of us carry a shared love for adornment and art, but how many of us adorn ourselves while we create? We wear jewelry to feel empowered, protected, and sometimes because it inspires us. Other times it just becomes part of who we are and our everyday and we would feel naked without our favorite earrings or necklace on while we work. This photo is the first of a new series I’m working on where I profile an artist who carries a shared love of adornment, and the values that come with the creative process that forms the foundation of our artistic integrity and livelihood. Featured here to kick off this series is Wakeah Jhane, a Comanche and Kiowa Ledger artist known for her depictions of Indigenous life, motherhood, birth, family and womanhood. She is wearing caribou tufted vintage beaded studs with a dentalium shell drop along with a vintage Italian pink opal beaded necklace with silver beads and chain that will be available in my coming jewellery release. I got a chance to visit Wakeah in her home and exchange our love for smoked hide and what it means to uplift community. I had the privilege to step into her studio as she painted her new body of work for the Santa Fe Indian Market this August. She states “I wear jewelry while I work to adorn my body in a way that uplifts my spirit. It helps my soul feel good and provides me with the good energy I need to create and breathe life into my heart work.” #wakeahjhane #gwichinfinejewellery #indigenousart #vintagebeads #ledgerart #dentalium #swaia2023