In 1999 Loates entered an agreement with Aboriginal Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau also known as Copper Thunderbird, and the "Picasso of the North", to produce a folio of serigraphics based upon thirty of his original works of art.
Inspired by the Woodlands Style of painting created by Norval Morrisseau, Kelly paints characters from her tribes' oral histories, such as Nanabozho, or the wildlife native to Michigan, such as Sandhill Cranes.