Qwasqwi, Storm, Five Friends & the Canoe (2021). 7.7" x 1' 7". Red vintage true-cut, size 13 seed beads, true-cut, size 13 seed beads, deer hide, wood, cotton fabric, wool, leather, stabilizer, czech beads, nylon and cotton thread, brass tacks and spots.
The first cradleboard in a series of four cradleboards, representing the four seasons. This board represents the winter season.
Award: 63rd Annual Heard Museum Guild Indian Fair & Market: 1st place award in Division D-Functional objects such as bows and arrows, cradleboards, bows, weapons, shields, furniture, lamps, musical instruments, bull roarers, beaded bottles, and other objects.
Exhibition: "Expressions of Resilience" at Bigfork Arts & Cultural Center showing May 8-June 26, 2021.
Exhibition: "Finding Our Place: Beading and Weaving Our Culture Together" at City Scape Community Art Space, in North Vancouver BC, Oct. 8-Nov. 13, 2021.
Awards 2022: Harrison Eiteljorg Purchase Award, Best of Division in Traditional Beadwork (Eiteljorg Museum), First Place in Traditional Beadwork (Eiteljorg Museum).
This cradleboard is in the permanent collection of the Eiteljorg Museum.