Weaving and Research

SPENDING COUNTLESS HOURS IN MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES

This is a Mayan carving that we came across in an art gallery on one of our trips.

STUDYING THE CAMAS FLOWER UP CLOSE

I have been studying the plants that are medicinal and or food plants since I took a herbology course over 25 years ago.

EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT CULTURES AND SEEING THE WORLD

I try to travel as much as I can. Through curiosity of the world, other cultures, and people we can expand our minds.

TINY LITTLE WEAVINGS

I started wool weaving over 20 years ago. It’s not my main art medium but I do enjoy taking strands of wool and creating something new.

CONTEMRORARY FISHING BASKET

This is a contemporary version of an old fishing basked that we used in our community. This is made of cedar slats, cedar root, cedar bark and copper.

WEAVING A HEADBAND WITH PATTERNS

I was trying this design out because I had a couple of orders for a headband. This is cedar bark and dyed cedar bark.

COLLECTING SPRUCE ROOT

I usually use cedar root but while on a trip to the West Coast I was sitting on a log a saw this perfect spruce root so I found a mussel shell and began processing and collecting this spruce root.

SPRUCE ROOT READY TO BE WOVEN INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

I use these to wrap the handles of rattles and paddles that I carve and paint.

STUDYING FLOWERS

Some of my designs depict medicinal plants and flowers so I try to take my own photos to use as a reference.

STUDYING A WILD GINGER

When I was studying medicinal plants and nutrition I found this native ginger plant. It is very rare now due to urbanization but I found one up the mountain while collecting cedar bark.

STUDYING A WILD VIOLETE

Violets have a lot of vitamin C and are edible. In the spring I will eat theses little flowers and have yet to design a print of one. Soon though I will design a print that depicts the power of this little flower.

CREATING IMAGES OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

While working on a health and wellness project we created some images that represent First Nations health an wellness.