We are artists and educators. As artists, we make things. Our crafts and artwork incorporate traditional Lakota designs, materials, and techniques. Inspired by the natural beauty of our homelands, just like our ancestors, we find new ways to express that beauty through beading, painting, and sewing.

The items we make are similar to what our ancestors used in their daily lives.

As educators, we teach and share the practical wisdom of our traditional ways and demonstrate how our traditions can shape a better future for families and communities, reflecting a core Lakota value: that we are all related, Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ. 

Kelly and Suzanne LookingHorse

South Dakota