Ever since Trish was little, she has always loved making & wearing jewellery. She embraced all fads including gimp, embroidery thread friendship bracelets, Phone wire, and hemp. Since moving to Toronto, Trish has managed a couple Jewellery stores and worked at a hand bag store. Being Native Canadian, She has added a bit of Native/Nature inspired flair to most of the designs. The name Miikana (pronounced Me-Kan-a) means a road or a trail in Ojibway.