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A LOOK INSIDE
Vol. 138
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Quill art on display at the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum
For over two decades, she showed her work, hosted workshops on the artform, and gave interviews and wrote about her life and work. “She had a deep respect of elders and their creative ways,” Beaulieu said of Morrisseau. “She was inspired by Native traditions and felt it was important to carry this on.” Morrisseau had to face many difficulties in her life, Beaulieu said, including the loss of a child. “To get through the pain, she created a picture of a Native women holding up her child to the Creator and sun. Your heart goes out to it when you look at it.” Some of the images captured in the display depict a white buffalo, a thunderbird, and various other wild life. Another art piece that
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Continued on Page 2 Evelyn Marsh displays one of the quill art pieces her Aunt Yvonne Morrisseau created.
by Sylene Argent The artwork of Windsorborn artist Yvonne Morrisseau has been tucked away since she passed away in 1999. Now, 27 pieces of her work are on display in celebration of Heritage Week at the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum, and Curator Victoria Beaulieu said this is a display of quill artwork local residents will not want to miss. During a special launch event last Friday afternoon, supporters gathered in the main hall of the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum to see the intricate display of Native American inspired quill
art, which feature tufting-a type of artwork where the artists craft a design tediously pulling, stitching, and trimming fur. Morrisseau was raised in Windsor in a Catholic family. She was inspired by the missionary work of her aunt, so when she was old enough, she began teaching on a reserve in Crane River, Manitoba. She would eventually marry the son of one of the elders there. Morrisseau learned the traditions of quilling, tanning, beading, and tufting. She studied and lived with Native elders as a resident of Thompson, Manitoba.
Senator Jim Turner of the of the Windsor Essex Kent Métis Community Council performs a smudging ceremony during the quill art exhibit launch at the Maidstone Bicentennial Museum on Friday.