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Unique. Original. Aboriginal.

My New Banner Unique. Original. Aboriginal. That’s the tag line on the Blue Dawn Jewellery banner that I unveiled at the week-long show I did in Gatineau in December. Unique and original are words I hear a lot when people … Continue reading

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Indigenous & Ingenious SNAPS

SNAP CAME TO OUR SHOW Ryan from SNAP came out to our show at the Gladstone way back in November and took some snaps of Jay, Naomi, Jason and me, some of our work and some of our friends. The … Continue reading

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A Satisfied Customer

This is Juli wearing the resin necklace with the large Citrine pendant. Juli shopped at my booth at the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association Conference a couple of weeks ago and this necklace absolutely suits her. It looks so unexpected with … Continue reading

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Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association (CAMA)

Today, I finished the show at the CAMA Conference at the Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto. Lots of compliments about my jewellery – unique and original were words I heard often when people stopped at my booth to look and … Continue reading

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More Friends. More Jewellery.

More from Indigenous & Ingenious… My friend and fellow artist and organizer Naomi Smith who excels at traditional beadwork was one of the artists at Indigenous & Ingenious. Here she is hard at work on the gorgeous strawberries she makes: … Continue reading

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We Did It! Indigenous & Ingenious!

We had a great time at our show this past weekend – November 10 & 11, 2012. I loved working with the other artists – Naomi, Jay and Jason and they had beautiful work for show and sale. Thank you … Continue reading

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Indigenous & Ingenious – Media Release

MEDIA RELEASE November 1, 2012 INDIGENOUS & INGENIOUS Indigenous & Ingenious, a trunk show and sale of works and wares by First Nations artists is being held at The Gladstone Hotel at 1214 Queen Street West on Saturday November 10 … Continue reading

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The Tagua Nut

The Tagua Nut I used Tagua Nut in the necklace shown above with a wooden link chain and two brass ring clasps. The natural colour of tagua is an ivory colour and I’ve also used a smaller one that’s dyed a … Continue reading

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Turquoise and Trapping

“Personality and jewellery will conquer everything.” (Zandra Rhodes, internationally-renowned British fashion designer and also known for her pink hair) Wearing this necklace made with huge Turquoise and Lapis Lazuli stones won’t help you leap tall buildings in a single bound … Continue reading

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The Three Bears

Not the three bears of Goldilocks fame, the ones sitting in a cottage eating porridge, but these three bears. They’re on are on a 36-inch long necklace bookkended by a strand of transluscent grey Moonstone and six strands of royal blue Lapis Lazuli in … Continue reading

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