About Barking Red Wolf
Waya picked up Stained Glass at the age of around 12-13; his father showed him the process and Waya was immediately hooked, making and planning a whole bunch of projects. However, he had to eventually drop the medium due to his father being unable to purchase the items used for the medium.
Waya would continue to make designs and plans for when he eventually picked it up again, and that time would come in 2020 in the form of a stimulus check. Waya immediately used his check to buy all the basic supplies needed for Stained Glass as well as the glass itself and instantly got back to work.
Beadwork, however, is fairly new in Waya's life; only picking it up 3 years ago, he took to it very quickly, and began to improve fast.
Starting with rings and earrings, he worked on his beadwork every single day to improve his skills and abilities.
The goal and purpose of Barking Red Wolf is very simple; to connect with customers one on one and make dreams and ideas/concepts come to life through glass and beads.
About Waya
I have always been creating with my hands, picking up watercolors very early on in life as well as attempting to do traditional 2D animation in the hopes that I would one day work for Disney and make 2D animated films.
I think I get my love of working with my hands and creating things from my ancestors, as the men usually did a lot of farming and artwork and the women sewed and did artwork as well.
Now a days, I spend most of my time working on beadwork or stained glass pieces, and if I'm not doing that, I'm out taking a walk or doing volunteer work at Wolf Haven International in Tenino, WA.
I am also a furry, and have been calling myself a furry since the age of around 7.
My fursona is a Great Plains Wolf x Kenai Wolf mix named, like me, Waya.
Something I love more than making artwork is making connections to people! I love attending powwows and raves to meet new people and strike up nice conversation.
