Heart Berry's artist Howes spent much of 2020 early on working with the architecture team from DSGW and the Turtle Mountain Band to create a series of a large scale murals for their new water park. We are so excited to reveal them alongside the team! Ground has been broken on the facility and we cannot wait to see these in action.
More reveals to come. Miigwech to Kim Kroeker for her design assistance on this project and for DSGW Architecture's Michael Lavendure for bringing us into the team.
Nookomis and her girl also part of the largest mural yet to be revealed! Stay Tuned!
Heart Berry has created a new Beadwork and Moccasin tutorial from supplies to finished Split toe moccasins! From Auntie Roxanne Delille: The COVID-19 pandemic created a public health crisis that impacted many face-to-face community activities including the Preservation of Traditional Arts Workshops (PTAW) at FDLTCC. In response the PTAW program created a series of video tutorials, to begin the development of a Tutorial Library – a traditional arts video repository, which will warehouse traditional arts tutorials to preserve the processes and protocols of traditional art forms. The Tutorial Library will allow artists and culture bearers to continue sharing their craft even in situations where face to face interactions cannot occur. This sessions featured artists: Thomas Howes, Lacrosse Stick Making Sarah...
Our new pin celebrates the next generation. The cradleboard is the original baby carrier. It comes from a time when our children were a part of daily life and the family moved, worked, and thrived together. In most families these are a prized piece of the family's art and handwork. This design reminds us that we are are always carrying forward the next generation, the future, and truly the next seven. Whether a gift for a family member, teacher, or local leaders, we All carry this future with us. https://www.heartberry.com/products/cradleboard-pin About this design: Heart Berry Artist Agaton Howes "My fondest memories are of my babies in their cradleboards. The look on those old ladies’ faces when they pass them...
Nookomis and her girl. Every child wants to be loved in this way. As I drew this I imagined the love that is transferred between generations. The teachings and incredible gifts we have to give and receive. We were so thrilled to be asked to be a part of the DSGW Architecture team this past year working on some very exciting and HUGE projects. Miigwech to Michael Lavendure for believing we could pull this off. We are releasing some sneak peeks into the art for the set of murals we created for the Turtle Mountain Turtle Island space. Ground has been broken on this new project and we want to thank Kim Kroeker for her design assistance on this project...
