Events › Wapikwaniy//Flower: Advanced Metis-Cree Floral Beadwork (Statement Earrings Group 2)

“Wapikwaniy//Flower” is an artistic exploration into the social, emotional, and spiritual worldviews of Indigenous women, as guided through cultural knowledge and practices, fine-craft instruction and shared conversation.

Join Indigenous artists Sharon Rose Kootenay and Penelope Moon-Walker for an advanced series of contemporary and traditional Metis-Cree floral beadwork and accessories!

All materials provided.

**Due to demand participants may only sign up for a single introductory project, a single intermediate project, and a single advanced project.

Statement Earrings (Advanced Beadwork – Group 1)

This workshop will be taught over three classes:

Tues. Mar. 17 (6:00 – 7:00); Wed. Mar. 18 (6:00 – 7:00); Fri. Mar. 20 (6:00 – 7:00)

Participants must register for ALL THREE classes.

To participate in this class, participants:

• Be 18+
• Must have completed an intermediate project that the instructors have reviewed and assessed for skill. Still need to have your project assessed? Contact the Indigenous Services Team at indigenousservicesteam@epl.ca

Facilitated by accomplished Indigenous artists, and the founding members of Four Lodges, Sharon Rose Kootenay and Penelope Moon-Walker will provide expert instruction, cultural transmission, and a supportive and inclusive setting.

The artist-facilitators will have beadwork samples in different stages of completion, to clearly show the learners how their projects will progress.

Sharon and Penny will showcase personal beadwork, and beadwork from the Four Lodges collection, as a teaching resource; and to open a discussion on how the historical Metis women of Fort Edmonton inspired the collection, and how creating meaningful legacy artwork supports heritage-craft practices. In addition, Sharon and Penny will demonstrate and teach colour theory, sewing construction, and finishing techniques.

The project will provide tools and supplies during the workshops, and participants will receive a wide selection of seed-beads, fabrics, deer hide, and embellishments to complete a variety of projects.