I was humbled and honored to be recognized by our community here on the Seneca Territory today, alongside my fellow artists, Pete B. Jones (pottery) and Carson Waterman (painting/illustration) I was nervous and had not thought of proper words to thank all my supporters in my endeavors as a Traditional Seneca Basket Maker. A more appropriate gift could not been given, a beautiful beaded medallion. The staff and board as well as volunteers made a nice day of hosting the grand opening event at our new Onohsagwe:de Cultural Center. I was pleased to be part of this historic event and I’m going to just keep doing my thing. Nya weh.

The cutest thing I heard was my great nephew, Archer asking his gramma G-Deb when we were sitting up in front of the crowd, “is Penny in time-out?!” He made me smile and laugh! ❤️❤️😆😂 he was also another model for my baskets. Thanks to my family for being there!