At that time I didn't know I could carve, but by watching my father, Toonoo, I learned. I loved my father's carvings. At one time, when I was younger, I was shy, almost embarrassed to carve. If a woman was a carver it was a very unusual thing. People would see it as man's work, but today the woman has to be recognized more.
Women are homemakers and mothers, but also women are carvers now.
I want women to be strong, to try and use their talents.