Becoming, Jamie Okuma

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Becoming, Jamie Okuma
Becoming, Jamie Okuma
Jamie Okuma
Becoming
2022
Jamie Okuma, artist
Cultural affiliations: Luiseno, Shoshone-Bannock, Wailaki, Okinawan, La Jolla band of Indians in Southern California
born 1977
Becoming, 2022
Material/technique: deer leather; nails; beading; twenty-four-carat gold; chain; walnut wood
Credit line: Museum purchase: Helen Foresman Spencer Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2023.0097.a-d
Not on display
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Jamie Okuma is known for her couture high fashion line and use of micro-beads to create exquisitely detailed beadwork on brands like Louboutin. Many of her designs incorporate flowers, animals, and other traditional imagery inspired by her culture. She displays both her passion for horror and skill as a beadworker on this photorealistic backpack inspired by the 1987 cult classic movie Hellraiser. Okuma is an avid horror fan and has made multiple works that showcase her love of the genre.

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Native Fashion
Sydney Pursel, curator
2024–2025

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