Bethany Fackrell (Snoqualmie)

Bethany Fackrell is a Snoqualmie Tribe member, a veteran, and an artist. Her passion for art started at a young grade-school age when she started making cartoon sketches, cars, and animals.

Bethany modeling her Moon Carver Wool Blanket

Bethany grew up in Kent, WA, and lived in a multi-generational family apartment with two beds and a single bathroom among eight people—when things in her life felt difficult, art and sports were always an escape for her as a young person.

Later, Bethany joined the Navy as a jet engine mechanic, and after serving, she reconnected with her native roots through art. It was then that she went from sketching to painting on animal hide drums, each of which she has gifted. "Gifting is a huge part of our culture, and I love to carry on this tradition even since I was a little girl. As my experiences and teachings grow, so does my art," Bethany explains.

Bethany uses traditional Salish patterns in a contemporary way to bring her culture to light. Her art pieces offer this by spreading teachings, stories, and real experiences. Much of Bethany's work is intended to give a voice to the voiceless—especially to animals and other living relatives and creatures that cannot speak for themselves.

"Native art and their stories, are important to be told by native voices, with respect to each's own unique tribal community, because of the medicine, the energy it brings, the inter-connectedness it brings, and the honor it is for me to be able to create and share my art as indigenous person, especially for my Tribe."  

Bethany's Deer and Transformer Fine Art Print

 In 2021, Bethany decided to take a chance and open her own business, which is now called Tradish-ish LLC. Currently, Bethany is looking forward to new collaborations as an artist, connections with other artists, and raising her hands to continue doing community work. "I want to continue to support others as they have supported me, and to use funds to continue to do restoration, and positively contribute to culture," she says. 

You can view Bethany's growing number of Eighth Generation products HERE.