J.D. Challenger was born in Oklahoma with a creative fire that first began to smolder when he was a child. After moving to Taos, New Mexico, Challenger enjoyed success as an artist painting landscapes. Privately, he continued to draw and paint as he was learning about Native Americans. Working in oils and acrylics on canvas, as well as watercolor, his style of capturing the heritage of a proud people continued to emerge and his passion grew. Upon witnessing a Ghost Dance ceremony being filmed for a movie, Challenger came face to face with his mission in life. His gorgeous Native American themed paintings have now been reproduced in dramatic three dimensional art form in these finely crafted figurines by Westland Giftware.