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In the past, Oneta has worked closely with many different Native American tribes in Virginia, Florida, North Carolina and Maryland including work done for UIV (United Indians of Virginia) and VITAL (Virginia Indians Tribal Alliance for Life). Her commissions have included portraits of the current chiefs of all the Virginia tribes (these portraits were also used in the VITAL scholarship posters), portraits of the past and present Chickahominy tribal chiefs whichwere on display during the opening ceremonies of The National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC and many brochures, programs, logos and publicity works for various tribes and pow-wows.One of her designs was used for the 2004 Native American car tag for the state of Virginia.
Oneta works in many different mediums including oil, pastels, watercolor, acrylic and pencil. Her acrylic paintings on feathers have been very popular for the past 13 years. These and many other paintings have become highly sought after by collectors the world over.
Currently most of her work is sold at pow-wows, cultural events, stores and gift shops from Florida to Tokyo, Japan. She has been an E-Bay power-seller (user name “theartofoneta”) and markets her work through her website, www.oneta.com.
Oneta’s company SECOND MOON is responsible for all the extra work of matting, framing, preparing and marketing her artwork and prints. Her older children Dee (head librarian at the George E. Allen Library in Booneville) and Nathan (a graduate student at Mississippi State University) have also worked closely with their mother through the years in producing and selling her work. Oneta home-schools her youngest son Rayne (age 11).
Oneta considers her love of family, animals and the natural world as the largest inspirations for her artwork.
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