My current focus is researching haute couture techniques throughout the last century; with the knowledge I gather, my following collection will focus on blending Eurocentric sewing through a decolonized Mi’gmaq perspective. The Collection will feature eight Mi’gmaq legends, and each garment will focus on a mythical being. Other work I’ve been researching is looking at anthropological text describing pre-contact and post-invasion Mi’gmaq clothing. Deciphering these descriptions has given a lot of information on the construction of historical regalia and many theories that I will be experimenting with in the near future.
The Sow to Sew Speakers’ Series is part of the Sow the Sew Project at NSCAD University, which is funded by a generous donation from The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation.
