The creation process behind creating beadwork is considered an act of healing.
Wearing beadwork is considered medicine.
About ME:
“Sit down! You’ve got too much energy. Come here, I’m going to teach you something today.”
That was my introduction to beadwork by my granny. I was 8 years old.
Granny was denied her traditional ways and teachings as a child, having being sent to residential school at the age of 4. As a way of connecting to her roots she began to learn again and in the late 80’s chose to pass it to me, her granddaughter.
There’s something calming about beading. It connects me to myself and my thoughts. In the repetitive motions of in and out, thread through beads, and you begin to understand how all things connect and are woven together.
As a beadwork artist, I continue to learn about my family, and bring my understanding of my reclamation of my culture through my beadwork, .
~ Lisa
Lisa is matrilineal descendant of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) People
She currently resides on the traditional unceeded territories of the Syilx and Okanagan Nation People