Studio:indigenous

Honored and delighted to be included in this story about Indigenous design.

I had a wonderful time at the induction ceremony in NYC over the weekend. It was great to catch-up with so many friends. I am beyond grateful to be one of the 2025 inductees among so many talented artists and architects. I’m still pinching myself and can’t believe my name is on this prestigious list. To have my work recognized and deemed worthy of nomination, then have the other academicians see it as remarkable enough to vote and include in the academy is truly unfathomable - All without submitting or presenting anything.

yelákhwaˀ (container) -Exhibition space for Indigenous ceramics at the Gardiner Museum, Toronto. Structure consists of a timber frame clad in copper mesh. The piece finds its inspiration from the Haudenosaunee material practices of basket making and ceramics. This vessel sits within a renewed gallery space at the Gardiner. The pieces within, created from Earth by Indigenous hands, are connected with Father Sky through the projection on the ceiling. I extend my deepest gratitude to the Gardiner Museum, curator Fran Hebert-Spence, their Indigenous advisory council, Montgomery Sisam Architects, and McWood for the superb fabrication. This project has been 2.5+ years in the making and is my newest relative!