Seal Skin Brooch Workshop!
Seal Skin Brooch Workshop!
Join local Inuit artisan Denise Bryan and learn the culture and process of making a seal skin brooch!
Enter into Route 22 Gallery’s festive makerspace for this relaxed social holiday workshop and learn more about Inuit culture while making a beautiful authentic seal fur brooch!
“The heart of Inuit culture beats with the rhythm of the Arctic, embracing the land, the sea, and the sky.”
Materials Provided:
– With a value of $50, materials are sourced ethically and traditionally from Canada’s far north!
Date:
– Sunday, December 7
Time:
– 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Ages: 16+
Location: Route 22 Artist Collective Gallery
Fees:
– Full cost of workshop, including materials: $100 +GST | Fees
More information & registration HERE!
About the Artist:
Denise Bryan, known by her Inuinaqtun name Angasina, is a proud descendant of the Copper-Inuit from the northern community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut (formerly Coppermine, NWT).
She now resides in Calgary with her husband, Ken Bryan, the love of her life. Angasina was named by her grandfather after her great-grandmother from Alaska, a name that carries deep familial and cultural significance. Growing up on the land with her family, Denise spent weekends camping, hunting, fishing, and trapping. These experiences were enriched by the making of traditional clothing such as mukluks, seal fur mitts, parkas, and carry bags. Her family also prepared traditional foods like caribou, seal, arctic char, whitefish, and occasionally beluga whale.
Denise’s artistic talents were nurtured by watching her grandfather’s drawings and carvings, as well as her grandmother’s sewing. Today, she continues to honor her heritage by creating her own Inuit clothing, drawings, and paintings, keeping her culture alive and vibrant.