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Holly Brown Bear

Holly Brown Bear is an Indigenous photographer and visual creative based in New where. With five years of specializing in portraiture, she strives to bring out the beauty and personality of her subjects. As a proud member of the Wabanaki community, she takes every opportunity to use her skills to highlight the beauty in her culture and to show the work being done towards social justice reform for her people.

Authentic Canadian Content
Authentic Indigenous Text
Authentic Indigenous Artwork
The Art of Mi'kmaw Basketry
$24.95
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Authors:
● Various Indigenous Contributors (Indigenous;)
Artists:
● Holly Brown Bear (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet);)
Editors:
● shalan joudry (Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Mi'kmaq; L'sitkuk (Bear River First Nation);)
Format: Paperback
Text Content Territories: Indigenous Canadian; First Nations; Mi'kmaq; Lennox Island First Nation; L'sitkuk (Bear River First Nation); Indian Island First Nation; Glooscap First Nation; Gesgapegiag; Elsipogtog First Nation; Eskasoni First Nation; We'koqma'q (Waycobah) First Nation ;
Reading Level: N/A
ISBN / Barcode: 9781459507210

Synopsis:

Mi’kmaw artists are creating a wide range of imaginative and beautiful work using the skills and traditions of basketry weaving given to them by their elders and ancestors. In this book, nine artists present their work and their stories in their own words. Their unique artistic practices reflect their relationships to the natural world around them and their abilities to create unique and beautiful objects using a mix of traditional and contemporary materials and forms.

Each artist's account of their background and practice is introduced by editor shalan joudry. Their words stand alongside examples of their art, photographed in their studios by Holly Brown Bear.

This book is a milestone in creating awareness of and celebrating a group of important contemporary artists working today in Mi’kma'ki, the traditional territory which embraces Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and portions of Quebec.

Featured artists:

  • Peter Clair, Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick.
  • Virick Francis, Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia.
  • Stephen Jerome, Gesgapegiag, Quebec.
  • Della Maguire, Glooscap First Nation, Nova Scotia.
  • Frank Meuse, L'sittkuk First Nation (Bear River), Nova Scotia.
  • Margaret Peltier, We'koqma'q First Nation, Nova Scotia.
  • Sandra Racine, Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick.
  • Nora Richard, Lennox Island, Prince Edward Island.
  • Ashley Sanipass, Indian Island, New Brunswick.

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10.00" x 8.03" | Paperback | 100+ Colour Photographs 

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