After Teaching: Starting My Own Business

Margaret Roach Wheeler

Chickasaw weaver and clothing designer Margaret Roach Wheeler describes how she transitioned from being a teacher to starting her own business.

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Pottery: Evidence of Ancient Fabric

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Margaret Roach Wheeler says that evidence of ancient Chickasaw fibers and fabric have been found in pottery excavated from mound sites.

Breakthrough: Interpreting My Own Culture

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Margaret Roach Wheeler describes how she transitioned from being a teacher to starting her own business.

First Museum Work: Creating A Living Painting

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Margaret Roach Wheeler reflects on how her early museum projects fostered creativity and influenced her artistic style.

The Chickasaw Arts Academy: Teaching Future Weavers and Designers

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Margaret Roach Wheeler explains how her time as a high school teacher prepared her to teach at the Chickasaw Arts Academy.

My Teaching Draws on Our Heritage

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Margaret Roach Wheeler explains why teaching art and incorporating Chickasaw heritage is so rewarding.

Margaret Wheeler on Her Creative Process

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Sometimes a full night's sleep is the best way to overcome the intimidation of starting a new project.