porcupine quilling Archives - Indigenous Arts Collective

Siera Hancharyk | Inaabiwin Wiigwaas

By Executive Assistant | May 24, 2024

Siera Hancharyk Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Siera Hancharyk Anishinaabe, Wiikwemkoong Beading is my passion, wearable artwork. Buy Indigenous made – not Indigenous inspired. Siera is from Wiikwemkoong, Odawa and Potowatomi. Siera currently resides in Treaty 13 territory- Toronto. Siera works and lives on the traditional territory of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Anishinaabek,…

Shilo Cote | Quality Quills

By Executive Assistant | October 17, 2023

Shilo Cote Artist Gallery Contact Shilo Cote Algonquin Odawa, Québec I am an Algonquin Odawa mother of three who uses hand harvested porcupine quills and precious stones and crystals to make beautiful and stylish earrings. I made my first pair of moccasin high tops at the local cultural center in my community at the age…

Tracey Boshdayosgaykwe Pawis

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | August 9, 2022

Tracey Pawis, Quillwork, moccasins, sweetgrass, candles, pastel art, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Tracey Boshdayosgaykwe Pawis Artist Gallery Contact Tracey Boshdayosgaykwe Pawis Wasauksing First Nation My name is Tracey Pawis; Boshdayosgaykwe, meaning the morning’s first burst of sunlight that comes over the horizon. I was raised on Wasauksing First Nation, finished high school in Midland in the mid-1980s, continued on to post-secondary and completed my certificate in land surveying.…

Kaija Heitland | Indigenous Nouveau

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | June 29, 2022

Kaija Heitland, beadwork, quillwork, moccasins, fabric design, classes, beadwork kits, teaching, traditional skills sharing, workshop facilitator, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Kaija Heitland Artist Gallery Contact Kaija Heitland Métis, British Columbia My name is Kaija Heitland and I am a Métis woman living on Vancouver Island, on the traditional lands of the Cowichan tribes. I belong to the Cowichan Valley Métis Community and was born in Thunder Bay. The Métis side of my family comes from the…

Tobias Clarke

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | January 6, 2022

Tobias Clarke Artist Gallery Contact Tobias Clarke Métis My name is Tobias Clarke – Niish Miigwanag, I am a verified citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario. I was born in North Western Ontario in a small town called Dryden. My knowledge of my ancestors were deeply hidden for many years in my beginnings -…

Kineta Snyder

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | February 16, 2021

Kineta Snyder Artist Gallery Contact Kineta Snyder Eel River Bar First Nation My name is Kineta Snyder, I am a Mi’kmaq artist from Eel River Bar, New Brunswick. My beadwork journey started out approximately four years ago and I absolutely love creating different forms of art. I create mostly beaded earrings with porcupine quills and birchbark.…

Stephanie White

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | January 18, 2021

Stephanie White Artist Gallery Contact Stephanie White Qalipu Mi’kmaq Kwe, Teluisi Stephanie White. I am part of the Qalipu Band of Newfoundland. I am sharing the Mi’Kmaq indigenous culture through art. I love all types of crafting and artwork. I create art with many mediums including paint, sweetgrass, porcupine quills, animal skin/fur, sea glass, and wood/bark.…

Collin Alexander

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | December 2, 2020

Collin Alexander Artist Gallery Contact Collin Alexander Natoaganeg First Nation Kwe’/ hello, I am a member of the Natoaganeg First Nation (Mi’kmaq) my name is Collin Alexander. I am currently living between Toronto and New Brunswick studying history, anthropology and visual studies at the University of Toronto full-time. My work is rooted in the rediscovery and…

Tracy Desjarlais

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | October 29, 2020

Tracy Desjarlais Artist Gallery Contact Tracy Desjarlais Little Black Bear First Nation My name is Tracy Desjarlais, I grew up in the Qu’Appelle Valley and I am affiliated with Little Black Bear Band in Saskatchewan. I took up beading when I was a young teenager, around 14 years old or so. I had a few…

Brittany Kidman Boyle | Brittany’s Beaded Dreams

By Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada | September 10, 2020

Brittany Kidman Boyle, beadwork, beader, quillwork, leatherwork, crafts, jewelry, ribbon skirts, moccasins, Indigenous Artist, First Nations, Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada, Pass The Feather

Brittany Kidman Boyle Artist Gallery Contact Brittany Kidman Boyle Alderville First Nations I am a self taught artist. I first learned how to do bead work while at Trent University. From there i have taught myself how to make moccasins, mukluks and quill work. All my work is completed by hand with no machines used.…