My work does not include images or photography that I did not draw myself. Some techniques I draw directly onto the canvas or hide to bead on or I bead on felt or tracing paper that is easy to tear off of the hide so that ink or graphite does smudge and dirty the hide. I think of beadwork like painting with beads, as my practice led me to painting before beading. I have been beading over eight years now, mixing bead types and ages to be able to best suit the project and allow for interest and depth and texture. Hides are always sourced from Native businesses that I use in my projects.