Sunday, May 17, 2026

Artful Morning

 


Yesterday morning, I was at the Heard Museum for another Artful Morning lecture.  This time it was about artist Jamie Okuma.

Ms. Okuma has been working with beads since she was 4 years old and her artistic career has evolved into fashion and what is called 'soft sculpture'.  

She created the outfit and the beaded bag to the left.












Here is an example of a soft sculpture.  It also contains a lot of beaded work.


















She created this beaded bag for the 2025 Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market.  The whole thing is carefully beaded.















Here's a view of the other side.  More beading this time in a pretty floral design.  

You can see more of her incredible work and designs here.  She has some beautiful designs for both men and women.  


2 comments:

Travel said...

It hard to fathom the hours that go into those works.

Steve Reed said...

Amazing work!