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Creating Quillwork 8 (of 8): Meet the Conservators

During the Dene Quill Art project, two Athabascan artists and an ethnographic conservator shared quillwork techniques and develop new ones by studying historic museum objects. They shared their ...
insider.si.edu

Creating Quillwork 7 (of 8): Meet the Artists

During the Dene Quill Art project, two Athabascan artists and an ethnographic conservator shared quillwork techniques and develop new ones by studying historic museum objects. They shared their ...
Casper Star-Tribune

Trails Center to hold quillwork class

In addition to their natural purpose of deterring predators, porcupine quills can also be used to make art. On May 20, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will hold a quillwork workshop, ...
Vogue

This Quillwork Artist Makes One-of-a-Kind Statement Earrings

Since he was around 10 years old, artist Joe Big Mountain—who is Mohawk, Cree, and Comanche—has been drawn to working with porcupine quills. Today, he makes one-of-a-kind statement quillwork earrings ...
Hyperallergic

A Contemporary Take on Traditional Indigenous Porcupine Quillwork

Chelsea Kaiah, "Coyote Head" (2019), Czech cut beads, black rhinestone banding, blue-dyed porcupine quills, natural quills, and hide (image courtesy the artist) Already a member? Sign in here. We rely ...