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Before I begin I want to take a moment to thank this month’s artist for such a powerful, honest and personal interview. Such a candid look at an Indigenous adoptee’s journey is rare and a real blessing for educating the collective societal ignorance surrounding this subject. I am humbled by Renee’s level of candor and … Read more
Happy New Year (if calendars are your thing, if not Happy Winter)! This month I’m taking a break from writing about art to revisit the first artist I wrote about in this series and explore one of her other passions, writing. If you follow Wapshkankwet/Sarah Perrot on social media and/or her Patreon, then you already know … Read more
This month I interviewed Tiwuxiwulh (@Tiwuxiwulh on twitter) to learn more about the fascinating world of cedar weaving and I was not disappointed. I found an artist who is committed to their community and to honoring this important traditional art form. Rooted in his ancestors teachings, his activism, his love and respect for cedar, and … Read more
It’s that time of year, whether you are buying gifts for winter holidays, traditional ceremony or solstice chances are that in the next several weeks you are going to be gift shopping and if you’re like most of us you want to #BuyNative so here is Native Artists Online’s Big Winter Gift Giving Guide. Filled … Read more
BEADS! This special all-month edition is packed full of beautiful beads, birch bark, ribbon shirts and more. Since this series started with the work of Wapshkankwet this article will too- she has a wonderful series of Halloween inspired work, some in collaboration with @devilishgrin000 And speaking of this dynamic duo… Hey hey. girl has some … Read more
For this edition of Native Artists Online I talked to an amazing young artist whose talent is as undeniable as her generosity and commitment to traditional Native craft arts. Courtney Bunker’s work spans multiple Native traditions and she brings a fresh perspective to her dedication to traditional craft and artistry, she also makes great tutorials … Read more
This edition brings a fitting follow up to our August Featured Artist, Wapshkankwet, with her personal favorite beader Ali Watson (@igmuthankastore) as our Featured Artist for early September (full disclosure @igmuthankastore is also the founder of this site, @aliwatson117). Ali will be our first bi-monthly featured artist with a new featured artist following later this month, those of … Read more
This month NTVTWT will begin a monthly exploration of the artists of #NativeTwitter and Instagram, we will cover the work of multiple artists with in-depth coverage of our artist of the month and explore the terms and techniques of Native arts that some of our readers might be less familiar with. NTVTWT has been planning … Read more