Laurel Thomas Artist Gallery Contact Laurel Thomas Six Nations of the Grand River Hello everyone! My name is Laurel Thomas and im a full-time artist from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. I started formally beading with my late mother about 5 years ago when we moved back to our community. During the last […]
Ali Dusome Artist Gallery Contact Ali Dusome Métis My name is Ali Dusome and I am Métis from Drummond Island, and later from Drummond Island. I learned to bead from a member of the Georgian Bay Métis Community: Ruth Quesnelle. Since then I have had many teachers including Katelyn Lacroix, Mitch Case and Lisa Shepard. […]
Jordyn Hendricks Artist Gallery Contact Jordyn Hendricks Red River Taanshi, Jordyn Hendricks dishinakashoon. Rivyar Rooj doschin. Hello, my name is Jordyn Hendricks. I am a Two Spirited artist from Red River Region, and I use they/them pronouns. I have been privileged to access formal training for visual arts, I attended the visual arts program at […]
Theresa Buker Artist Gallery Contact Theresa Buker Métis My ancestors include Marie Louise Riel, aka Chipakijikokwe. She is known for being a mentor and Elder in the life of the young Louis Riel. She was his Aunt, sister to Louis’ father. As a result, I grew up hearing stories of how my ancestors knew and […]
Katie Page Artist Gallery Contact Katie Page Boozhoo! I am from Indigenous Heritage and Beading is a passion of mine. I am a mother and wife and live in a small town in Ontario. Beading at the end of the day, helps me to relax and unwind at the end of the day! I enjoy wearing my Beadwork […]
Brandie Fong Artist Gallery Contact Brandie Fong Nipissing First Nation I am a proud member of Nipissing First Nation, Ontario. I began sewing moccasins about 15 years ago and have slowly expanded my skills into beading and sewing Indigenous pieces. I carried on to teach my daughter with the help of some community members and we now […]
Alex Antle Artist Gallery Contact Alex Antle Qalipu First Nation Alex Antle is a self-taught Mi’kmaw beadwork artist originally from Central Newfoundland. She began beading in 2017 to build a connection to the Mi’kmaq culture. Beading started out as a hobby but quickly turned into a small business, known as Bunchberry Beadwork, as Alex began […]
Nicole Travers Artist Gallery Contact Nicole Travers Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Born and raised in the small hamlet of Little Port, Elmastukwek, Ktaqmkuk, Nicole Travers is a Mi’kmaw woman and artist. She is a self-taught beader who started practicing just after the birth of her first child in 2015. Nicole always admired the intricate detailed […]
Linda Bogert Artist Gallery Contact Linda Bogert Mohawk Turtle Clan I have bloodline of Mohawk, Turtle clan. My grandmother is full blood Mohawk. I am self taught and was guided from my elders. I grew up not able to learn our culture as it was not excepted as much. So I eventually I moved to […]
Tracy Desjarlais Artist Gallery Contact Tracy Desjarlais Little Black Bear 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 friends who […]