“Healing Star Blanket” -Original Artful Representation printed in the Sun Yat

printed in the Sun Yat Sun Gardens in Vancouver BC

beadwork and can be found on pow wow regalia or ceremonial regalia

This image was created to honour the women hand-drum singers

honouring that very moment of connection to this human being

“Healing Star Blanket” -Original Artful Representation printed in the Sun YatThe Star Blanket is a symbol of honouring, and a sign of respect to the one who receives it, often gifted for graduations, wedding, coming of age and for the birth of a child. This Star Blanket is painted with the mellow hues, to soothe and comfort the viewer. I chose the colours reminiscent of my childhood and of the macram wall hangings we had in our home. When I first began working on this painting series on motherhood, I could not paint, and I