Iowa Artist Spotlight: Nadine Big Bear

[@doriweishaar4901]

As a 21 year US Navy wife stationed in Virginia, I'm very happy to find this channel, having spent my childhood in Cedar Rapids, lowa City and Davenport ... it's awesome to see how many cities and cultures are represented and shared so that the old ways are not forgotten. Thank you to the contributors and historians !!

[@DeborahBergenbeaderreader]

Loved the video. I learned from Natives from California, Hoopa Reservation. What a blessing this video was, you are very honored to do what you do, keeping all the tradition alive. Keep up the good work. Deborah

[@AmyStOnge]

What beauty she has left behind in the beadings from her heart. I am so sorry to have not met her in person or held her beading in my hands, but I feel so very grateful to have seen this video honoring her and her gifts. Thank to her, and the gifts she carried from her ancestors. xoxo

[@Kathwan1]

Bless her heart-may she rest in peace. I have such respect for a fellow beader. Truly humbled by her work. She beaded beautiful pieces from what it looks like.

[@lc237]

I love your work, I love the pow wows and the dancing and drumming, and I love your laugh. Keep up the beautiful work. Lois

[@BabyVet67]

Namaste Nadine Big Bear. It is truly a blessing for all that we were able to see this video, if felt your spirit and wished that I was able to have met you in person. What a joyous meeting it would have been. Til we get to meet on the other side. I will be thinking of your creative spirit as well as your precious spirit. :-) Namaste my sister.

[@concopcai]

I am sorry that she passed away but very thankful for this video ! Mitakuye Oyasin ! Sincere concopcai

[@alicjafurtak44]

Beautiful, thank you. Greetings from Poland ❤🌞🇵🇱

[@JennRyden700]

What a beautiful talent ... and what a beautiful lady!!!! I could watch this for hours ... she has such beauty and peace in her voice... heaven gained an angel for sure!!!!

[@33Trud]

i love this lady... I would love to learn from her. I loved the "I got these from Ben Franklin" line... lol talented, so much knowledge, and a sense of humor to boot.

[@gloriafugate2298]

Myself and grand children go to are pow wow every year. We love watching them dance.

[@ellislasley8013]

She was the best grandma I ever had I miss her so much

[@vanessabourque2181]

Sorry, to hear that she passed. She is an insperation to many beader. I would love to know if she did videos of her work. I have alot of respect for fellow beaders.

[@cowgirlway1960]

Oh I am so sorry she passed away. She truely did beautiful beadwork and am thankful I seen this video!

Your talent takes my breath away it's so beautiful

[@dn2ze]

Native Beadwork is the best....I miss watching my Grandma doing her beadwork and telling me stories of the old days....

[@t.j.dehose8281]

Like i tell all younger generations.. GO TO YOUR ELDERS AND TALK TO THEM, SPEND TIME WITH THEM, LEARN ALL YOU CAN FROM THEM, THEY WILL NOT BE HERE FOREVER!!! Keep Native culture alive my native relatives from all over turtle island..

[@irenekeahna6304]

My grandmother she passed away a couple of years ago I miss her and I love her

[@Monon8ive]

Wow I would love to bead like that. Awesome work Nadine

[@Rk-co8xl]

hermoso! Saludos desde COLOMBIA.

[@xbrand884]

She looks just like my grandma rest in spirit love the video

[@Susan-ms1wm]

Oh and I love your work truly you are amazing keep the videos coming because people learn from you, you truly are a knowledgeable.

[@DeborahBergenbeaderreader]

As I read some of the comments the beader has passed. Sad for us hope she is dancing in glory.

[@cassanperez5789]

Wow....I wish I could've met her....

[@ElizabethGlam77]

Such a talented woman. Would have loved to be able to learn some thing from her.

[@TheSmokedancer]

will say a prayer

[@leahmcginley4057]

I love to know more about the cultures and meaning behind the symbols of beading!

[@Susan-ms1wm]

Dear Nadine do you have any videos showing how to take loom work and sewing it on to leather and then putting that on to a barrette also how to totally finish a loom beaded bracelet on to leather with a leather drawstring clasp? I so need help with it I have so much loom work done gorgeous pieces I just don't know the right way to finish my pieces like I mentioned above, so want to learn techniques. If you don't have videos do you know of some or even book that may help me out, thank you.

[@Glitchoone]

OH MY GOSHH I WISH this was my grandma

[@mmmgdl]

Beautiful work, does anybody know of a book, video tutorials or patterns to learn how to do rossetes and other stuff, I live in Mexico and is really hard to find any tutorials? Thank you!

[@alicemarshall8564]

mmmgdl PrarieEdgeTrading has many tutorials on beading and a lot of other cool things.

[@jang.2133]

What beautiful work

[@susanbrown8340]

They're beautiful

[@stevenm73]

the little boy @ 3:00 looks so much like my nephew Jon that they could almost pass for twins. my nephew is 1/2 Northern Cheyenne. I don't know what tribe the boy in the video is; it doesn't say.

[@Listens2Spirits]

I K that feeling she talks about. I am new to beading. The creator placed it all in my lap. But when I bead, it is a feeling unlike anything else I have ever done before. I can sit and do it for hours but it would only feel like minutes.

[@ChiefThundermoon]

Awsome rosette necklace!!

[@ndnRUPAUL]

Very talented in making necklases

[@firey62]

absolutely stunning

[@ChiefThundermoon]

I want one!!

[@jesseolivares7333]

How can she be reached ? Awesome WOMAN.

[@YakubibnEsau]

Jesse Olivares, by a seance.

[@KWEKOSHKUKI12]

Dopeeee..........

[@artesaniasenmostacilla3557]

tengo un material para compartir con ustedes como me comunico gracias me interesa mucho que lo conozcan

[@s.o.8267]

Awesome.

[@BibiN204]

BEAUTIFUL, WOWWWWWW

[@cavenerd]

thank you for this video :)

[@sdhandcrafts698]

Very nice

[@RubyStandingDEER]

show HOW to make the rosette from the beginning!

[@ballofwool1]

Beautiful. The beadwork will be a lasting memento of your Grandmother.

[@mgansworth78]

gimme bear claw.... ❤🐻💜🐻💚🐻💙

[@raquelvanhorn4203]

I want to make one so bad

[@rhaven50]

beautiful

[@zhoni2004]

cool i do bead work to im 14 and i just finsihed a meadlions

[@hannihofler6081]

super bin hin und weg