This summer Arts NB has given me the opportunity to work on a project I’ve been dreaming of for a long time. I will be working on a large beaded landscape - titled The Land That Claims Us - and posting progress updates to Instagram as I go. You can follow along on Instagram at @the.beads.knees

I’m planning a large scale beadwork project and I would LOVE if it was a collaborative project. I’m hoping to include and have represented as many Wabanaki people as possible. No beading required.

Each little circle within the larger circle represents a bead. Print this form and colour all the little circles in to create your design. When your finished, scan it or snap a photo of it and email it to me at Mel.beaulieu@thebeadsknees.ca

Please include your name, age, the community you are connected to and what your design means to you so I can credit everyone properly when the project is finished 🖤

My goal is to gather 365 designs. The project is pretty large and will take me quite a while to get going, but I’ll post updates as I make progress.

wela’lin!