Kim Shuck counters the reductionist, colonizing notions of Euro peoples who have deemed basket-weaving to be primitive by teaching her invention, topological basketry, which weaves in a myriad of disciplines, including mathematics, engineering, biology, materials science, chemistry, sociology, and art.
Original artwork by Kim Shuck (view 1): ‘Funny Hop,’ bead artistry on hide on baseball, 3 inch diameter (2013), photographed by Doug Salin in 2025.
Kim Shuck talks about her unique Cherokee bead artistry, in which she uses very fine beadwork to embellish baseballs, sticks, and other objects, both to showcase her community’s knowledge and technology and also to participate in meaningful community giving.
