David Roy, Kwahu (Eagle) Katsina carving

David Roy was born March 16, 1965 to the village of Moenkopi near Tuba City, Arizona. He is self-taught and looks at his own anatomy in order to understand the body structure of the Katsina carvings. He has been carving since he was in high school and, after graduating, he worked for the Hopi Tribe. At first, he used feathers and leather, but when he began all-wood carving, he found that he liked it and wanted to learn more about it.

"There is more detail to carve in," he says. "I always work on one doll at a time as I want to finish a doll and not put it away." He likes to do the Tewa and Eagle Katsinas most because they have more feathers on them. (Bassman, T., Hopi Kachina Dolls and Their Carvers: 140).