Tânisi / Hello!

Hello! My name is Sabrina (she/her) and I am a Cree and Métis beader living on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I am a member of the James Smith Cree Nation with maternal ties to the Piapot Cree Nation, and I was born and raised on Treaty 4 territory in Saskatchewan.

My art draws inspiration from my prairie roots alongside the occasional pop culture reference. In 2021, I began beading as a way to cope with the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through online beading circles, I have connected with a supportive community and discovered a deep passion for the art. 

These days, I work primarily in beadwork, but as a lifelong lover of the arts, I have been drawing and painting since childhood. As such, you will also see the occasional digital illustration or acrylic painting.

- Sabrina (ahasiwdesigns@gmail.com)