Yonavea Hawkins, Native American Artist
Native American bead work for moccasins, beaded belts, hatbands, and bracelets. Traditional and contemporary combined.
About the Artist
“Naawihi” ( "Welcome" in Caddo)
Yonavea Hawkins is an Native American bead work artist who creates unique bead work designs using a beading loom with size 13 cut beads. She also creates Native American cultural items such as moccasins using a 2-needle applique stitch for the bead work. Her favorite bead size are size 13's because there are more color choices than in the smaller size beads.
Yonavea is Caddo (Hasinay), but also Delaware and Kickapoo. She loves Caddo dances and attending powwows when not getting ready for art markets.
My other website yonavea.com displays bead work for sale.
And more examples of my Native American bead work and Native American art can be found at
Pictured below is the Turkey Dance, one of the many traditional dances of the Caddo Nation. Notice the women's dushtous and silver combs worn on the back of their heads.
Award Winning Native American Bead Work Artist
Yonavea has won awards for her bead work at juried art markets such as the Red Earth Festival, Artesian Arts Festival, South Eastern Art Show and Market, and the Cherokee Art Market in the bead work and cultural categories.
Currently Yonavea's bead work is on display and for sale at: the Red Earth Museum and Gallery in Oklahoma City, OK, Chokma'si Gallery in Ada, OK, Artesian Gallery in Sulphur, OK, Jacobson House in Norman, OK, Caddoan Mounds in Alto, TX and online at: http://www.coyotesgame.com/beadbelt3.html