In our second beaded necklace workshop, Ashley Kilabuk-Savard showed participants how to create their own simple beaded necklace, which involved planning their necklace pattern and learning about beading processes and techniques. The workshop was live streamed on Thursday May 21st at 2:00 pm EST. This workshop was for Inuit only, thank you!

This workshop took place online using Zoom. This workshop, like all De-ICE-olation workshops, was free. 

Tools and Materials:

• Beading thread or waxed dental floss

• Beading needle (size 13)

• Necklace clasps 

• Size 10 or 11 beads in two colours (about 24 grams)

Ashley Kilabuk-Savard is an Inuk artist, writer, and emerging filmmaker born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Ashley is currently working with the International Sami Film Institute to create a short horror film on climate change and colonialism to be a part of an all Indigenous female lead anthology series called Arctic Chills. She is also a dedicated student of Inuktitut, and is a full-time student in the Aurniarvik program at the Pirurvik Centre, working towards her certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency from the University of Victoria.  

Since attending the Vancouver Film School, Ashley has led acting and storytelling workshops for children and youth with the Qaggiavuut Performing Arts Society, the Labrador Creative Arts Festival. As a storyteller and spoken word performer, she has performed at the St. John’s storytelling festival October 2018, and across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland with Adventure Canada. 

Ashley has published two short stories relating to her Inuit culture, My Very First Ulu with Nipiit Magazine and Miki and the Aqsarniit with Chirp Magazine. Ashley also writes poetry about decolonizing narratives, healing from intergenerational trauma, and love of the land and culture.

Ashley creates sealskin and beaded jewellery and accessories for women and men, celebrating and educating on the importance of sealskin and Inuit sustainable seal hunting.