Cultural Fabric

Her artwork often explores her identity from a personal experience rooted in family and history. She is inspired by the many Aboriginal women throughout our communities who adapt, create, and are the backbone of our families and communities. She is interested in exploring the materials used in textile and cultural production.

She is of Inuit ancestry and was raised in an adoptive family. Over the years, she has spent time learning about Inuit art and culture which is reflected in her current body of work. She has been exploring the idea of home (real and imagined) and is also interested in the line between women's craft and contemporary fine art, especially in how it relates to her mixed Inuit/European heritage.

Her interest in needle arts developed after graduating from the Fashion Arts Program at Kwantlen. She currently works at Emily Carr University and through the support of the Aboriginal Gathering Place, has developed a deeper interest in working with native materials and processes.

Farmed and Dangerous

The sanginous drums represent salmon eggs and the fish skeletons represent the death of our wild salmon. Deadly diseases and residual waste contaminants from BC salmon farms cause environmental damage, human health consequences, and are infecting our wild salmon stocks. Antibiotics, pesticides, even toxic copper sulphate is sometimes used to keep the nets free of algae; all contributing to salmon suffering.