When Yellowknife-based GwichSA国际影视传媒檌n artist Tania Larsson was approached by a red carpet fashion designer to design fashion accessories for the series premier of George R.R. MartinSA国际影视传媒檚 Dark Winds, she quickly got to work designing jewellery to go with the outfit being designed for the showSA国际影视传媒檚 star, Jessica Matten.
She carefully packaged the items and shipped them by UPS to Santa Fe, New Mexico waiting anxiously to see her work on the world-stage. But then she learned the packages were lost in delivery.
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Fortunately in this case, her fiancee Razelle Benally just so happened to be one of the showsSA国际影视传媒� writers. Seeing her love in tears, she volunteered to take the 6 a.m. flight from Yellowknife and deliver a replacement set of jewellery. The pair stayed up all night working on the items and Benally was on the plane with only minutes to spare.
Matten wore the ring made from vintage beads, antique steel cut beads and yellow diamond beads on moose hide, complemented with tufts of hand dyed caribou hair caribou hide on a band of sterling silver. The matching earrings were carved from muskox horn drops.
LarssonSA国际影视传媒檚 work has been popping up in a lot of places of late, including the show Rutherford Falls, on the cover of Indigenous author Sasha Louise LapointeSA国际影视传媒檚 autobiography Red Paint and in photo shoots for LucySA国际影视传媒檚 Magazine.
Drawing on GwichSA国际影视传媒檌n Tradition for her work, Larsson said she draws a lot on history for her creations. Aside from natural parts from moose, caribou, musk ox and other game she endeavours to use vintage beads in her work SA国际影视传媒� particularly ones traded through the HudsonSA国际影视传媒檚 Bay Company in 19th century. But sheSA国际影视传媒檚 even specific about where she sources her moose hide, getting it from near her home town of Fort McPherson.
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UPS finally located LarssonSA国际影视传媒檚 original jewellery and sent it back. She says she will re-incorporate the items into a future project. In the interim, sheSA国际影视传媒檚 preparing to showcase her work on the runway during the 100th year of the Santa Fe Indian MarketSA国际影视传媒檚 fashion show, set for August.
As for her work appearing on T.V., both in the premiere presser of Dark Winds and the Rutherfords, she said sheSA国际影视传媒檚 still catching up on her own hype.
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