By blending modern and traditional art together, Teri Greeves passes on her maternal line’s work of beadwork with a twist.
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Greeves is a part of the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma. Interestingly, the women of this tribe originally invented beadwork! Her grandmother eventually passed down her knowledge to her aunt and mother and now her. This is how she learned her craft.
The artist wants to focus on themes of historical and modern-day Kiowa with her own life experiences and pop imagery. She explores her culture from a contemporary perspective.
Greeves uses many different techniques to make her art. Some of them are the lane stitch, the loom, or stitching into deer hide. Though her techniques aren’t limited to just one, her materials aren’t, either. She often puts beads onto umbrellas and sneakers.
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Just like her work, she’s also not limited to one role. Greeves is a writer, and she writes for the First American Art Magazine.
Today, the artist’s work can be found in many museums such as the British Museum, Museum of Arts and Design, Brooklyn Museum, etc. Through her intricate beadwork, Greeves weaves connections that remind us of the beauty in shared heritage and the unity in our diverse histories.
Find more of her works here: https://www.terigreevesbeadwork.com/.