Sculpture

White Hawk's sculptures incorporate materials with deep ties to Native arts—glass beads, porcupine quills, buckskin—into configurations that refute conventional divisions between art and craft. These works argue against the arbitrary separation of fine art from Indigenous making practices, forwarding the aesthetic and conceptual complexity of Native techniques. Unlike Euro-centric sculptural traditions that emphasize individual authorship, White Hawk's works emerge through collaboration with family members, friends, and community partners, reflecting Indigenous values of collective creation that have persisted across generations. Every bead, quill, and strand of fringe operates as both material element and cultural signifier, contributing to sculptures that communicate in visual languages the contemporary art world is still learning to comprehend.