SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Ramona Morrow

Name
Ramona Morrow
Tribe
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe
Classification(s)
Beadwork / Quillwork

SWAIA Booth History

SFIM25
CP 08
SFIM24
WIM25

2025 Best of Show Awards

First Place
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Second Place
Viiia: Category 2904 - Jewelry; Bracelets, Earrings, Headbands Etc. in Bead Work & Quill Work
Honorable Mentions
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2024 Best of Show Awards

First Place
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Second Place
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Honorable Mentions
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Portfolio Example & Materials Statement
Ramona Morrow

I create handmade Native American Art using porcupine quills, seed beads, buckskin both brain tan and commercial hides. I incorporate both traditional designs and contemporary into my work.I am inspired by historical type designs of my ancestors.I create Native American dolls, incorporating traditional Ojibwe floral and woodland designs and those of the plains Nakota designs both of my ancestry. I use traditional filling for my dolls of cattail fluff, harvested seasonally during the winter when the ground is frozen. I adorn my dolls in different fashions depending on how I envision them. Ojibwe style beadwork in applique styles. Items created include medallions with a mix of quillwrap and beadwork, moccasins, bandolier bags, pipe bags, tobacco pouches, and regalia. Much of artwork includes Ojibwe floral designs as we are a woodland tribe. I also create ledger art using vintage ledgers from the 1800's/