by Suze Nolin
Lori’ Nelson
Moccasin "Vamps"
The blanket is to wrap the sisters in protection, the prayer feathers hold my prayers to the women/sisters who are missing and the twinkle of the beads reminds me of the stars, the stars to show them the way home. by Lori' Nelson
Rehab Nazzal
Moccasin "Vamps"
These ‘ moccasin vamps’ embroidered with Palestinian motifs that relate to land and nature, express my support to and solidarity with our aboriginal sisters in the North by Rehab Nazzal
Caroline Ohrn
Moccasin "Vamps"
"There but for the grace of God there go I" My vamps are a northern star pattern in medicine wheel colours. The beadwork is done in such a way to illustrate that a change in direction will yield a different outcome. by Caroline Ohrn
Malea Powell
Moccasin "Vamps"
They're called "the universe lives in our open hearts" to honor the relations we all share & the love we collectively carry for one another. by Malea Powell
Bella Patayash
Moccasin "Vamps"
The "HEARTS" go to the family members who have lost or are missing family members... by Bella Patayash
Winona Polson-Lahache
Moccasin "Vamps"
Making art is entrenched in the bloodlines of the families I've chosen in this life. As a child I often wondered how my mother, grandmothers and aunts could stay up late into the night beading, sewing and making art. As I got older, i began joining them at the kitchen table for the all nighters. I came to quickly realize that in addition to crafting beautiful pieces of art, the kitchen tables are a place where families, relations and nationhood are discussed. And so I became a woman, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece and aunt that took on the humble and shared responsibility of contributing to family, relations, nationhood and keeping our tradition of art-making in my family alive. When these family connections are fractured due to our life-givers being taken, it causes extreme pain and seriously endangers our livelihood. I dedicate these vamps to those mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, nieces and daughters that are missing and murdered; and to the families that are left with those pains and fractures. I pray for healing for all of our families and nations. by Winona Polson-Lahache
Andrea Pierce
Moccasin "Vamps"
To my sister across the river. I pray you will come home and that your families may not suffer with worry about you. You, my sister, are loved and missed every day. by Andrea Pierce