Harold Freeman is a Native of the Round Valley Indian Reservation. His tribal affiliation is Wintun and Nomalacki. He is well known throughout Round Valley as an outstanding Native American artist specializing in soap stone sculptures.

As far as formal training in art Harold had two years of commercial art at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. He worked for four years at Southwest Regional Laboratory doing line art, layouts, designs, and paste up for educational research.

Hal also was a graphic design artist for four years with State Printing in Sacramento. He has lived also in Newville, California from time to time.

Harold enjoys working with soap stone and drawings, using a variety of colors. He uses knives, an electric drummel drill, and olive oil when working with soap stone.

Concerning his art Hal says, "I don't create. I only bring out what is already put there by nature, meaning I design by the images I see already existing in the stone. My sculptures are not reproductions of an object but result in a search for the spirit within it. "

Hal prefers to follow the outlines of nature, rather than superimposing his own design. "This creates a pleasing freedom for me," he says. All carvings are one of a kind from found river rock in the Round Valley area. Hal likes to take breaks to do "little stuff" as well as focus on big projects. As fast as the little things go, he is especially adept at making little moccasins out of soap stone. Harold is building up his repertory of pieces for a tour he is planning to take to Europe.