“We’ve been beading like our ancestors did. Beading just to bead. They went through the worst of the worst, and yet they still made the most beautiful things.”
’s booth, serious shoppers have been known to line up early, in the hopes of scoring one of their intricate beadwork pieces that blend cultural heritage with colorful motifs and modern finishings.
The indigenous mother-daughter duo, who are Luiseño and Shoshone-Bannock, have been showing at the market together every year since 1998, and have since become one of the market’s hottest attractions. It’s an annual tradition that continues to strengthen their creative bond. “The shows have been my life since I was 15-years-old,” says Jamie, whose own pieces, including hand-beaded Christian Louboutins, have appeared in top museums.
, while Sandra produces one-of-a-kind bags and accessories. But on special occasions, Jamie and Sandra will also partner up on special joint pieces, too. Over the years, the duo have entered a variety of pieces together into Santa Fe’s best-of-show competitions—from handmade dolls, to full-on fashion ensembles made of beads, quills, and other traditional materials. While the two artists have their own distinct beadwork styles, they enjoy the process of coming together artistically.
Most recently, the Okumas have been enjoying teaming up in new, unexpected ways outside of just beadwork. Their latest piece is in one of Jamie’s new ready-to-wear collections. On. “It’s an older piece that was an entry for a show,” Sandra says. In previous collections, Jamie has also used Sandra’s beadwork patterns and printed them onto her silk scarves.
Given how the COVID-19 pandemic has cancelled many of their upcoming summer markets, the Okumas plan on continuing these experimentations—and they aren’t planning on slowing down their collaborations anytime soon. “We’ve still been beading almost every day, with no specific goal,” says Sandra, who is currently working on a beaded bag. “It’s freeing.” Like Sandra, Jamie is finding hope and solace in these uncertain times by creating, too. “We’ve been beading like our ancestors did,” she says.
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