Quillwork
Shiajan Caplin | Wild Spirit Creations
Shiajan Caplin Artist Gallery Contact Shiajan Caplin Eel River Bar First Nation Kwe’ Teluisi Shiajan Caplin. N’in tleyawi Mi’kma’ki. Hello My name is Shiajan Caplin. I am a L’nu Mikmaw woman from Eel River Bar First Nation New Brunswick, Turtle Island. I’ve just attended my first group gathering last fall with amazing group and have…
Read MoreAprilraine Punadumooe-goos Landry
Aprilraine Punadumooe-goos Landry Artist Gallery Contact Aprilraine Punadumooe-goos Landry Mi’kmaq, Nova Scotia My name is Aprilraine and I am from Mi’kma’ki. My father, Beaver, taught me how to create art from things we find in nature, he was always making dreamcatchers out of willow branches, and he taught me how to leather-wrap feathers at a…
Read MoreSiera Hancharyk | Inaabiwin Wiigwaas
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,…
Read MoreLaela Denny | Beaded by Denny
Laela Denny Artist Gallery Contact Laela Denny Mikmaq, Pictou Landing First Nation Nova Scotia I had learned to bead when I was a small child at a community beading workshop but never stuck with it until last year when I picked it up again during my second pregnancy. My friend was able to refresh my…
Read MoreJeffrey Teresinski
Jeffrey Teresinski Artist Gallery Contact Jeffrey Teresinski Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways Ontario Jeffrey is of mixed Anishinaabe, Métis, and European ancestry from Baawitigong (Sault Ste. Marie, ON). Jeffrey was born into the Crane Clan – the Echo Makers – known for their oratory abilities and leadership and, ironically, is on the autism spectrum. But despite…
Read MoreBurlington Tooshkenig | Sweetgrass & Cinnamon
Burlington Tooshkenig Artist Gallery Workshop Contact Burlington Tooshkenig Bkejwanong I learned how to make sweetgrass baskets from my grandmother. I learned the skill as a child, and it has been a great part of my artistry ever since. Sweetgrass basketry in my home community was almost lost as a result of the skills not being…
Read MoreSage Karihwenhawe Hegdal
Sage Karihwenhawe Hegdal Artist Gallery Performance Contact Sage Karihwenhawe Hegdal Mohawk, Michigan She:kon, My family moved from Tyendinaga to Detroit in the 1920’s and many of us are still residing in the Detroit area. Unfortunately, most of our traditional knowledge was lost during that time, but I have had many teachers over the years that…
Read MoreShilo Cote | Quality Quills
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…
Read MoreMarianna Mishibinijima
Marianna Mishibinijima Artist Gallery Contact Marianna Mishibinijima Odawa Anishinaabe Kwe Band Member of Wikwemikong Ontario I grew up watching my great grandmother make the most beautiful quill boxes, that of which you don’t see too much of these days. I also watched my grandmother and mother work around the clock making mini birch bark canoes,…
Read MoreChristine Toulouse
Christine Toulouse Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Christine Toulouse Anishinaabe, Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, Ontario Christine Toulouse is an emerging First Nations artist from Sagamok Anishnawbek, Ontario, Canada. She was taught the traditional craft of quillwork from her Grandmother, Ida, who is a quill box artist herself. Christine works to connect land and season to practice.…
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