Posts Tagged ‘beadwork’
Melissa Roberts
Melissa Roberts Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Melissa Roberts Attawapiskat, Ontario Melissa Roberts is Chippewa (Ojibwe Nation), Swampy Cree and Mohawk. Melissa learned her skills starting at a young age. Her Cree side of the family ware crafters and she was inspired to make things all the time. Her skills really flourished at various Indigenous camps…
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Alisha Finch Artist Gallery Contact Alisha Finch Ojibwe, Whitefish River First Nation Ontario My name is Alisha Finch. I am from Whitefish River First Nation, and I am Bear Clan. A lot of my teachings and knowledge came from Powwow friends, socials, and most of all, my Elders. Beading was taught to me from a…
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Amanda Lepine Artist Gallery Contact Amanda Lepine Manitoba Metis Federation My name is Amanda. I am a Red River Metis woman. My mom comes from St.laurent and my dad was born in Fisher River MB. I started beading as a young child and have been passionate about beading for over 30 years. I used beading…
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Kelly Back Artist Gallery Contact Kelly Back Mohawk, Akwesasne Ontario Hello, my name is Kelly, and I am a Mohawk woman from the community of Akwesasne and from the Turtle clan family. I grew up hands on and taught myself various crafts including some beadwork. I was very good at seeing a craft and figuring…
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Tracey Pelly Artist Gallery Contact Tracey Pelly Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan Hello! My name is Tracey, and I am an Anishinaabe artist from Treaty 4 Territory, Cote FN. I currently reside on Treaty 7 Territory in Calgary, Alberta. My mom and auntie taught me to bead and sew. I love beading and took it up…
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Hannah LaForme Artist Gallery Contact Hannah LaForme Mississauga of the Credit First Nation, Ontario My name is Hannah LaForme. I am a member of Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. My work is always inspired by the land and the animal relatives on it. Painting is one way I connect with the land and heal.…
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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,…
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Teuh Bousquet Artist Gallery Contact Teuh Bousquet Métis Nation of British Columbia Hello fellow makers and supporters of Indigenous art forms! I am a Métis and mixed ancestry beadwork artist from White Rock, British Columbia, on the unsurrendered territories of the Semiahmoo and other Coast Salish Nations. My family has deep roots in the Red…
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Tammy Brant Artist Gallery Contact Tammy Brant Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Although I have always loved beadwork, I stopped beading for many years to focus on my family. However, as I have transitioned into becoming an “empty nester,” I have been able to put more energy into beadwork and practicing my skills. I…
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Kaysun Oke Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Kaysun Oke Mohawk, Kanesatake She:kon, My name is Kaysun Oke , I am a Mohawk woman of the turtle clan from Kanehsatake. I have been creating and selling my art since 2019. I create drawings out of pointillism and since there I branched off and worked with wood. I…
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