Wool

I am an enrolled member of the Meskwaki Nation from Tama Iowa. Born and raised in Denver, I now live in Iowa. I am self-taught in all manners of beadwork and traditional garment construction and I have been actively producing beadwork for 45 years. I am also a doll maker, painter and printmaker. I have shown my work all over the United States. I currently work as a Conservationist for the Meskwaki Nation at the Meskaki Cultural Center and Museum in Tama Iowa.

I represent the culture of the Khanty people. I want to preserve and pass on to my children the rich heritage of our ancestors. I was born in the working village of Panino, Paninsky district of the Voronezh region in the family of Alexander Fedorovich and Natalia Alexandrovna Gorshkovs (Rebas). In 2008, with the birth of my eldest son, I started beading, sewing and began to gradually remember the skills instilled by my mother. While developing in the skill of sewing and weaving of beads, I learned the techniques of ancient weaving with two needles and sewing appliques on fabric.

I am highly engaged in social activities:
- member of the organization of masters and artists "Chepes Sam",
- Member of the international organization "Sami Women's Forum" ("Sami nisson forum"),
- Member of the board of directors of the "Public organization for the promotion of legal education and preservation of the cultural heritage of the Saami of the Murmansk region (OOSMO)"