On May 9th this “De-ICE-olation” online Inuit artist workshop featured the multi-talented beadwork artist Lydia Audlaluk. She walked us through the steps to making an Inuk-style beaded necklace. 

This workshop was for Inuit only, thank you! This workshop took place online using Zoom. 

Materials:

• Seedbeads (3 different colours, optional)

• Bugle beads (recommended, but not necessary)

• Beading thread

• Scissors

• Beading needle

• Necklace clasp and jump ring

After teaching herself to bead necklaces in 2016, Ivujivik-raised, Montreal-based jeweller Lydia Audlaluk began her small business Anouapik Beadwork, named in honour of her young daughter. Today, her repertoire has expanded from necklaces to include bracelets and earrings, among the most popular being pairs of sealskin earrings decorated with delicate borders of beadwork. While her beadwork is self-taught, she credits her mother and her aunt with teaching her to sew, techniques that she uses for the sealskin and leather components of her work. Audlaluk cites the land she grew up in as being the inspiration for her beautiful pieces, with colour schemes often being inspired by natural phenomena such as the northern lights. Currently, she is an undergraduate student of psychology at Concordia University. (https://www.inuitartfoundation.org/iad/artist/Lydia-Audlaluk/bio-citations)