Global Beading Circle - Floral Pins with Skye Paul

Description

This program unites beaders from everywhere. It’s a safe and open space for sharing culture, ideas, and art. Learn about Skye Paul's visual arts practice and create a beaded floral pin of your own.

Additional Information

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This event will happen on ZOOM. Closed captioning available. Click the link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86494379354

Suggested Materials: red and black beads, stiff felt, beading needles, nymo/beading thread, brooch pin. If you already have the recommended materials, great! If you need the materials, please contact spitman@reginalibrary.ca by Monday March 6th to pick up a free materials kit. Materials kits are only available for residents based in Regina SK, on a first come first serve basis.

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I am Skye Paul, a Dene artist from Toronto. My family is from Northern Saskatchewan, where I began my craft in beadwork. Working with beadwork, leatherwork, quillwork, and illustration, my practice explores ancestral techniques and traditional materials while incorporating designs and ideas influenced by pop culture. My artistic practice expresses a new generational perspective that respectfully sustains traditional skills and knowledge. My primary medium is beadwork and illustration, which has led to caribou hair tufting, quillwork, leatherwork and installation. Teachings and training come from family and community through traditionally oral and hands-on ways of life. I am part of a young generation that mobilizes Indigenous art and culture through urban subcultures like tattooing and pop. When beading tattoo flash-inspired designs with Dene florals, I see my Setsuné’s (grandmother’s) hands at work. It is that poetic sense of identity that allows me to continue to grow and explore the cultural intersection of work in my globalized, urban setting. My work connects beyond conventional artistic boundaries. I share my vision with audiences through digital, community, and fashion platforms in an accessible and relatable way. Accessibility to younger generations is an important attribute I seek in my work.

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