SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Kathryn Kooyahoema

Name
Kathy Kooyahoema
Tribe
Pueblo of Hopi
Main Classification
Basketry
Classification #2
Classification #3
Website

SWAIA Booth History

Summer 2024
FR N 336
Winter 2024
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement
Kathryn Kooyahoema

The materials I used is yucca plant and galleta grass which I harvest annually. The materials require numerous preparations before use. The yucca is stripped to workable strands; some are dyed. The yucca when ready to use are woven (wrapped) over a bundle of galleta grass and/or thinner yucca strands; this is done by continuously puncturing into the previous coil and attaching a new coil by stitching with the yucca strands around the bundled galleta grass and/or yucca strands. The dyed yucca is used to create designs. The puncturing is done with a sharp awl.

2024 Portfolio

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