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Drama shot.

There is something about the order of it.

#embroidery #BeadWork

A closeup of the beadwork. The stem of a flower extends into the bluriness. The rows of tiny beads are near and orderly.

One of these things is not like the others.

#BeadWork #embroidery

A container of seed beads from above. The project they're being used in is to the right. The beads are sky blue, but there is one bright yello,w slightly larger, bead mixed in by mistake.

It is sparkly!

#embroidery #BeadWork

In progress beadwork. Flowers in dark blue, surrounded by sky blue sead beads.

Thank you for all your recent orders 💗 Only $954 of sales needed to reach June goal!!

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A line of seed bead piles in shades that ombre from pink to brown

One of my favorite pairs to bead 💙💛

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Piles of seed beads in blue and gold lined up on a cream colored bead mat

A pair of beaded fringe earrings in blue and gold on a bead mat

These earrings that @mahtheyzhawey has up in her shop are such a vibrant green! Celebrate the Solstice in style! #nativeartist #beadwork https://www.etsy.com/listing/4303523687/jade-green-beaded-teardrop-earrings?ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1&logging_key=b8bc1ae9fa01fab62b86d63dea3871de9a89eb9c%3A4303523687

Oskē (Os-gee) is Mvskoke for "rain" and Catē omē (cha-dee oh-mee) means "pink"

Oskē Catē omē (Pink Rainfall) Beaded Dangle Earrings -- https://cvkvlv.com/products/oske-cate-ome-pink-rainfall-beaded-dangle-earrings

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A pair of long beaded dangle earrings in shades of pink and brown against a white marble background

Oskē (Os-gee) is Mvskoke for "rain" and Catē omē (cha-dee oh-mee) means "pink"

Oskē Catē omē (Pink Rainfall) Beaded Dangle Earrings -- https://cvkvlv.com/products/oske-cate-ome-pink-rainfall-beaded-dangle-earrings

#Beadwork #Jewelry #Art #IndigenousCreatives #Indigenous #Native #Mvskoke

Mvto @ashley for sharing a pic in your Cvkvlv pride beadwork!!

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#Pride #LGBTQ #Queer #TwoSpirit #Beadwork #Indigenous #Native

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Oskē Catē (Red Rainfall) Beaded Dangle Earrings -- https://cvkvlv.com/products/oske-cate-red-rainfall-beaded-dangle-earrings

#Beadwork #Native #Indigenous #Mvskoke #Jewelry #Art

A pair of long beaded dangles in shades of red, grey, and black on a white marble background.

Made with silver-lined aqua bugle beads 🩵💙

Oskē Holatte (Blue Rainfall) Beaded Dangle Earrings -- https://cvkvlv.com/products/oske-holatte-blue-rainfall-beaded-dangle-earrings

#Beadwork #Jewelry #Art #Native #Indigenous #Mvskoke #IndigenousCreatives

A pair of long beaded dangle earrings in shades of blue, turquoise, and white, on a marble background.

I just added two more of the purple and two of the pink rainfall dangles to stock! In-stock orders ship ASAP, within 24 hours. Help me me sell my inventory so I have less to transport when I move!!

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A line of seed bead piles in shades of purple, grey, and black, on a cream colored bead mat

Two pairs of long beaded dangle earrings in shades of purple, gray, and black, on a bead mat. There are piles of bicone beads, bugle beads, and seed beads in the same colors around the bead mat.

My favorite of the rainfall dangles ❤️ 🖤

Oskē Catē (Red Rainfall) Beaded Dangle Earrings -- https://cvkvlv.com/products/oske-cate-red-rainfall-beaded-dangle-earrings

#Beadwork #Native #Indigenous #Mvskoke #Jewelry #Art

A pair of long beaded dangles in shades of red, grey, and black, on a bead mat next to piles of seed beads in the same colors. A few needles stick out of the bead mat.

Just added a pair of rainfall dangles in pink ☔️ 🩷

Made with some beautiful copper brown twist bugles 🤎

Oskē Catē omē (Pink Rainfall) Beaded Dangle Earrings → https://cvkvlv.com/products/oske-cate-ome-pink-rainfall-beaded-dangle-earrings

#Beadwork #Jewelry #Art #IndigenousCreatives #Mvskoke #Native

A pair of long beaded dangle earrings in various shades of pink with metallic copper brown twist bugle beads on a bead mat. Next to the earrings are piles of seed beads and bugle beads in those colors. A needle sticks out of the bead mat above the beads.

Green trimmed boots

#sewing #beading #beadwork #native #handmade

A pair of brown felt boots. Between white bead, a arrow pattern repeats. Teal green, gold, red, and purple seed beads are sewn in. A green trim with matching brown fur along the top.

Brown felted boots

#beading #beadwork #sewing #handmade #indigenouscreatives

Five hand sewn boots with different beaded vamp designs. A red and gold theme with white and purple beads sewn in. Faux fur adds pizzazz and dramatic effect.

A WALK IN THE PARK WITH SHARL SMITH

I met artist Sharl Smith for a walk on Sandrock Trail near her home in Kitchener. We strolled through her neighbourhood before connecting up with the trail through paths which felt like a secret entrance to the green space hiding in plain sight.

“It was one of the first places where I fell in love with the region,” Smith said. “This is just accessible to everyone.”

Smith took us to her favourite place on the trail, where large stones lie across Detweiler Creek, forming a natural bridge. The spring cardinals flew above us as we stepped onto the rocks to get a closer look.

“[U]sually [the brush] is so thick you can’t even see the river,” Smith said.

“I like to come here and sit and meditate. And when my son was born, I brought him here.”

The flowing water brought back childhood memories for Smith, of catching tadpoles and crayfish in the river where she grew up in Jamaica.

She moved from Jamaica to the U.S. in the late nineties to attend the New York Institute of Technology where she obtained a Bachelor of Architecture degree. She then moved to Berkeley, CA, for work.

“I knew I didn’t want to work in corporate architecture,” Smith said. “I just thought my soul would die. So, I got a job in a firm that did residential architecture.”

The firm taught Smith about working meticulously, something that would be essential for her as an artist. She returned to the New York area after several years in California to be with her ailing father. He passed shortly after her return and that loss, combined with the financial crisis of 2008 and Smith’s own struggles with her health, changed her life and working situation.

It was at that time that Smith discovered beadwork and jewelry making, which launched her into the world of art. In Ithaca, New York, she learned about seed beads, small glass beads that can be stitched, so named from their origins when fine beadwork was done with actual seeds.

“I would go to grief counseling, stop at [the craft store] Michaels, go home and make something,” Smith said. “I just needed to make things. It was really therapeutic.”

This period became a time of spiritual awakening for Smith, who began to explore her own upbringing. She read about different philosophies and histories and attended a Buddhist retreat that affected her deeply.

Smith soon discovered sculptural beadwork, and working in three dimensions changed and shaped her artistic practice. She started an Etsy shop and took her beaded creations to stores in her area.

“One place in Soho took my little flowers and sold them,” Smith said. “And I was so happy.”

Not long after, Smith and her partner moved to Kitchener, where he was from, to be closer to family and stability. From that point on, Smith worked as an artist.

“I’ve always been an artist…but I grew up with the idea that you can’t be an artist,” Smith said. “That’s not something serious people do.”

But it is something that Smith did. In 2015, she started Sun Drops Studio in Waterloo where she creates works of art through bead stitching. She scaled up her work and created sculptures with mirror gazing balls that functioned as hollow steel beads, using steel cables as thread. These large works allow Smith to occupy more space with her art and underlying themes.

“It’s a way of…centering women’s history and anything that’s undervalued,” Smith said. “[I]t ends up being about more than just women’s rights. It becomes about anything that’s other.”

Smith has had exhibitions of her work at the Art Gallery of Ontario where she was an artist-in-residence, the Canadian Clay and Glass Museum and Homer Watson House and Gallery, to name a few. For Smith, arts and culture are the soul and spirit of a city. Fueling that artistic energy requires a community of creators, Smith sought that out upon moving to the region. She joined the board of the Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area (CAFKA), serving as Chair for four years. She is also passionate about breaking down barriers to art.

“We have to try to include everyone,” Smith said. “Include people who don’t think like you, don’t look like you, who are not from your same economic circle…to me, that’s community building.”

She acknowledges the hard work involved in developing community and organizing, but Smith sees the value in arts organizations working together to facilitate involvement from all corners. Whether through mentoring emerging artists, getting the word out about events, or connecting with underrepresented populations, Smith is committed to furthering the artistic landscape in the region for everyone.

#AmyNeufeld #artisitc #beadwork #canadianClayAndGlassMuseum #Column #developingCommunity #flowers #homerWatsonHouseAndGallery #landscape #Neighbourhood #sandrockTrail #SharlSmith #sunDropsStudio #walkInThePark