Tag: Whitefish River First Nation

  • Upcoming Shows

    U of T Pow Wow I’ve had a few shows already this year and it’s only the beginning of March! My next one is the U of T Pow Wow on Sunday March 11 2018, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Details are on the poster. Come and enjoy the traditional dancing and drumming –…

  • Stories

    As a photojournalist, I am very conscious of stories, the need for stories, the comfort and understanding and excitement that can come from a story, especially a well-crafted one. All of the jewellery I design and make has stories. The stories may come from the sourcing of the stones and other components, the designing, the…

  • WIPCE 2017

    What an amazing time I had at the World Indigenous Peoples Council on Education conference held in Toronto last week! Indigenous people from all over the world and I was so fortunate that Blue Dawn Jewellery was accepted as a vendor at the conference. And so fortunate to meet many of the 3,000 delegates –…

  • Frost Fair at Fort York – Dec. 5 & 6

    Blue Dawn Jewellery will be at Fort York’s Frost Fair in the Visitor’s Centre from: December 5@10:00 am – December 6@4:00 pm Fort York celebrates the winter season with a Frost Fair. Imagine yourself back in the early 19th century where the local Christmas Market was one of the social and shopping highlights of the…

  • Cando National Conference at Eaton Chelsea Hotel

    October 27-29, 2015 I’ll be set up with my jewellery at the Cando National Conference for 3 days next week – from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. I’ll be on the 2nd fllor, near Churchill Court. There’s quite a large Trade Show, but they have only 6 artisans. I’m at Booth #A5  – Blue Dawn…

  • November 15, 2015!

    Centre for Spiritual Living I’ve been invited by the Centre for Spiritual Living to set up a table with my jewellery on Sunday November 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. They have a service and meditation on Sundays, but you don’t have to be a member or attend their service to drop in and see…

  • Indigenous & Ingenious is Coming!

    November 21 & 22, 2015 A bigger version of I & I is coming, this time instead of just 4 artists, we’ll have 15 artists! Just in time for your holiday gift shopping. Mark these dates – Saturday November 21 and Sunday November 22 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen Street…

  • New Credit First Nation Pow Wow

    Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow August 22 & 23, 2015, Blue Dawn Jewellery will be set up at the New Credit Pow Wow! Grand Enetry is at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm on Saturday, and at 1:00 pm on Sunday. Closing Ceremonies start at 4:00 pm. For this show, I will have alongside my own designs, jewellery hand…

  • Peridot and Pearls and More

    Above: a custom piece I made for a special client with Peridot and Pearls and sterling silver. She was delighted with it. When I saw these pearls at a bead show, I knew I had to have them. My creative spirit was dancing with the possibilities. I had to go back three times though before…

  • Some Yummy Bracelets. Unique. Original. Aboriginal.

    I was commissioned by the City of Markham to design 21 bracelets earlier this year for the Clarkson Cup Women’s Hockey Tournament. The Clarkson Cup is the women’s equivalent to the Stanley Cup. I had a blast designing the bracelets and my creativity took absolute flight. I’ve since designed some bracelets that I think are…