Posts Tagged ‘Regalia & Sewing’
Lisa Edwards | Lisa’s Pieces
Lisa Edwards Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Lisa Edwards Couchiching First Nation, Ontario I am an Indigenous textile artist who creates quilts and sewn pieces that tell stories of connection, resilience, and identity. My work blends traditional teachings with contemporary design, honouring my culture while exploring how fabric can hold memory and meaning. Each piece I…
Read MoreClaire Sackanay | Claire’s Visions
Claire Sackanay Artist Gallery Contact Claire Sackanay Apitipi Anicinapek First Nation, Ontario Claire Sackanay is James Bay Cree who is a Mother of 3 girls grandmother of 11, and Great Grandmother of 2. Traditional Jingle Dress Dancer, who loves to sew. When she was younger she was fascinated watching her late Mother sewing Felt liner…
Read MoreElizabeth Perkins | Liz Perkins Traditional Clothing
Elizabeth Perkins Artist Gallery Contact Elizabeth Perkins Mohawk, Akwesasne Elizabeth is a Mohawk fashion designer and seamstress who sews traditional ceremonial clothing, ribbon skirts, ribbon shirts, children’s clothes, dresses, apparel, and more. Her work is well known and celebrated within her community and beyond. Some of her designs and clothing have been worn by incredibly…
Read MoreStacey Mitchell | Stacey Mitchell Sewing
Stacey Mitchell Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Stacey Mitchell Mohawks of Akwesasne, Ontario Stacey Mitchell grew up on the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne located in Ontario, Quebec, and New York State. She has been creating and crafting since she was a child, learning beadwork at an early age. She developed a passion for sewing after high…
Read MoreJessica Rabbitskin | Princess Heart Designs
Jessica Rabbitskin Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Jessica Rabbitskin Plains Cree First Nation, Saskatchewan Princess Heart Designs is an Indigenous owned business located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Jessica Rabbitskin is Plains Cree First Nation woman from Big River First Nation. Jessica has been a beader all her life, but in 2020 she launched her business and…
Read MoreDarlene Maracle | Aksótha Designs & Fabrics
Darlene Maracle Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Darlene Maracle Mohawk, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Darlene Maracle is Kanien’kehá:ka from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. She has been sewing since she was young taught by her grandmother Vellis Brant Maracle and her mother Bertha Maracle both who were seamstresses. She has created unique Ribbon Skirts, Ribbon Shirts and Regalia for…
Read MoreWaaseyaabanokwe Star Cherie Jamieson
Waaseyaabanokwe Star Cherie Jamieson Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Waaseyaabanokwe Star Cherie Jamieson Ojibwe, Beausoleil First Nation Waaseyaabanokwe aka Star Cherie Jamieson is an Ojibwe Kwe and Indigenous Fashion Designer from Beausoleil First Nation, where she draws inspiration from her rich Ojibwe heritage. Her journey into the fashion world began in July 2021, when she discovered…
Read MoreTherese Lalonde | Good Feather Woman
Therese Lalonde Artist Gallery Workshops Contact Therese Lalonde Dakota Sioux, Kanesatake I am Dakota Sioux living in Kanesatake with the Kaniakeha since 2013. I previously lived in Iqaluit for 8 years while I worked for Rannva Design in Apex. I was raised in Two Mountains, Quebec but prefer living in Oka as I’m closer to…
Read MoreHeather Mitchell | Heather’s Creations
Heather Mitchell Artist Gallery Contact Heather Mitchell Mig’maq, Listuguj Quebec I am a proud mom of 3, and a self taught artist. I have worked at the local daycare in my community for 17 years, first as the janitor and now as the cook. My mom sewed for as long as I can remember. She…
Read MoreWanda Pelletier
Wanda Pelletier Artist Gallery Contact Wanda Pelletier Cowessess First Nation, SK Tansi, My name is Wanda Pelletier. I am Cree from the Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan. My homeland is Cowessess First Nation. Currently, I am an uninvited guest to the unseeded, ancestral territories of the Coast Salish peoples-Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam Nations, as well as…
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