I had dinner with my art-historian pal, Allan, last night and he told me about researching the use of porcupine quills in American Indian art.
Googling around, I found the fabulous custom shoe work of contemporary Native fashion artist Jamie Okuma (her site).
She sells them, but this pair of her beaded and quilled shoes is actually in the Mia art museum near me:
Googling around, I found the fabulous custom shoe work of contemporary Native fashion artist Jamie Okuma (her site).
She sells them, but this pair of her beaded and quilled shoes is actually in the Mia art museum near me:
