I was born and raised at Lennox Island. It was a very lonely life and felt very isolating as we were cut off from the rest of the world by not having a bridge to our Island or having electricity and had to pump water from a community pump. As a child I enjoyed sewing...
It wasn’t until Kay Sark was 26 years old that she began to build a deep connection to her culture through the art of quillwork. While she grew up on Lennox Island, Mi’kmaq traditions were not a part of her upbringing. That all changed in 2016 when she decided on a...
Growing up in Scotchfort, Brooklyn Beaton was introduced to crafting by her grandmother, Barbara Bernard, at a very early age. One Christmas, she and her grandmother were designing candles as Christmas gifts and Brooklyn decided she wanted to accompany her grandmother...
Barbara Bernard is a multi-talented Mi’kmaw artisan that works in a variety of traditional mediums, including beadwork, leather crafting, drum-making, and doll-making. Born in Boston and raised in Scotchfort, she has been crafting for over 30 years. A self-taught...
