Annette Fourbears art is inspired by both her Native American (Kansas Delaware) and European heritage using themes of culture and the natural world. She studied art in college and learned basketry and beadwork from friends in the Native community in both California and the Northwest. She is best known for her 17-foot sculpture Wheel Totem Pole done as a commission for the City of Ventura, California and for her story baskets which use intricate peyote beadwork to illustrate themes from Native stories.