I weave to continue my traditions, customs, values and using my creations to dance and drum my songs of the Northern Tutchone and Tlingit. I
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Ravens tail and Chilkat weaving! Leggings, head bands, aprons, robes is my favourite! I love to dance in regalia I made!I l love to paint and draw, I love sewing and beading. I create wearable art! I love acting and singing. My drum designs have sold and I continue to drum make. I love earrings and birch bark baskets. I love computer art!
Where do you find inspiration?My ancestral stories of the past! I love viewing art in galleries, Facebook. Any art festival is a great place to get inspired. Nowadays, I love to walk in nature and create a garden, pick berries, and pick medicine to make tea while I work on my art! My never ending journey of creating my past into my work gives me inspiration! My dance group give me the best inspiration. I love to see those kids shining in their star! I love to teach!
What would you do with $25,000?I would buy more materials and start exploring how to design more projects. I would love to travel to other communities and teach others. I would love to learn how to harvest yellow cedar! I would have to travel down to Southern Alaska and British Colombia to do this. I would love to travel to other areas and collaborate with other artists and meet new people! I would create my own studio!
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