My Adventures In Positive Space
A few years back I read an online article about a British artist named Lucy Sparrow. She had created a temporary Cornershop in London, stocked completely with felt re-creations of everything you would find inside. It was like a cross between a pop-up shop and art installation, and there were over 4,000 items for sale. At the time she hinted at a project in New York and I was thrilled, hoping I would hear about it when the time came. I did. Inside the ice cream freezer, with glitter frost on…
button blankets - a First Nations tradition from the NorthWest Coast
Pacific North West button blanket project for pre-school, kindergarten or primary aged children.
Basic black and white with border outline | Indigenous Education
A Great Poem About a Bear Named Ivan
This doesn't have a whole lot to do with the work I have been doing but this is an awesome poem Jae Choi a guest in a recent creative writing class that reminded me of the class. It's about a bear, when I imagine the bear I like to imagine a bear in Haida form style. I also have decided that I am going to try and make a bas-relief piece which I will carve first in wood and then transfer to clay based around the line "all I want is the fish to glow at night." Je M'appelle Ivan I am alone I am…
Northwest Coast Native American Button Blanket Design; 4th grade
Build Your Own Totem Pole Craft / Printable (Pacific Northwest)
Have fun putting together your own totem pole with this beautifully detailed totem pole printable! Simply print, cut out and assemble! Great addition to lessons about the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and British Columbia. Prints on regular letter-sized paper (8.5" x 11"). I...
Coloring Page Template Printing
Coloring Page Template Printing
New Indigenous children's book teaches kids about the importance of clean water | CBC News
“One day an ounce of water will cost as much as an ounce of gold,” is what an Elder told Josephine Mandamin almost 20 years ago. This lead Madamin to dedicate 14 years of her life to running and participating in water walks to raise awareness about the importance of clean water.
Métis Art Painting Project
This simple painting lesson uses Leah Dorian's book The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Métis Traditional Story and can easily connect to your Social Studies teachings about the Métis people of Canada. Students create a painting based on the style and theme of the book. This product includes:a comple...
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How to Draw Haida Art
Haida Art is one of the greatest art traditions in the world. This article will show you how to draw a salmon, which according to tradition symbolizes determination. Draw a rectangle and a curved line.