Today, women in Fort Liard, Fort Simpson, Fort Providence and Jean Marie River continue to create this intricate style of decoration on clothing, moccasins and birch bark baskets. Embroidered quillwork is usually found on hide clothing or accessories. Designs are drawn directly onto the hide either by freehand or from a pattern. The basic zig-zag technique involves folding flattened quills over two parallel lines of thread. A quill in inserted under the first stitch, and folded over a.

Inuit sculpture is world renowned and highly collectible. Most northern sculpture is carved from the soft material of soap stone. There are natural occurring deposits of soapstone found near some remote arctic communities including Cape Dorset on Baffin Island, one of the most famous communities for carvings in the north. This entry was posted in Uncategorized.

Cinderella is just not about glass shoes and fairy god mother.

Handmade dream catchers in every colour and design imaginable. A great selection of Northern Books. Ragged Ass Rd is only a 3 minute walk from our Gallery. t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and road signs. Pottery and glass wear with Northern imagery. Our extensive card and postcard section features photo cards from local artists such as Tawna Brown Photography.

Capturing the light of the Midnight Sun. Stained Glass Snowshoes are a beautiful item to display in any window. The stained glass snowshoes for sale at the Gallery of the Midnight Sun at made for us by Manitoba artist, George Feiber. His fine work and careful choice of glass create treasured works of glass art. In addition, the Gallery of the Midnight Sun also offers many smaller pieces of stained glass suncatchers with Northern themes such as Loons, Inukshuks and dreamcatchers.