Collection one
Present time storytelling and Indigenous issues through Traditional Sugpiaq/Alutiiq Pieces
celebrated
patterns,
Full size
beaded
headdress
Inspiration: celebrating Sugpiaq/ Alutiiq patterns
measurements:Top of crown to bottom of the train 32 inches
competition date: 2/14/2020
days of completion: 7 days over the course of
MMIW
epidemic
plaguing
Indigenous
communities;
Hand woven bird
Inspiration: The importance of bringing awareness to the missing and murdered women and girls epidemic.
measurements: Nose of the bird to the tip of the tail 18 inches
trapped;
ornamental
mask
Inspiration: Drug addiction plaguing our Indigenous communities
measurements: top to bottom, 6 inches
Spiral to cohesion;
earrings
Inspiration: Indigenous
Lateral violence is not traditional. How can we break the dangerous cycle of Indigenous Lateral violence?
measurements:1.25 inches across
blood quantum;
hood
Inspiration: does blood define worth?
work in progress
Bentwood Hoop Rattle
Inspiration: Spirituality in a present day context
measurements: 10 inches
bent wood
dance rattle box
Inspiration: How do you define cultural spirituality in a present-day context?
measurements: 12x4 inches
Ulu
Inspiration:Connected in crisis, COVID-19
HOPE
measurements:
6.75 inches X 4.25 inches
oil lamp, miniature
Inspiration:
Normalizing discussions around mental health
"I see you, I light this lamp for you, you are not alone"
skin bag
Inspiration: "See one, do one, teach one." - Teaching Alutiiq culture
measurements:18X8
inches