Tanisi -Bonjour-Hello

Tanisi, Bonjour, Hello All Relations

In times of great unrest, uncertainty and collapse our spirit calls out to connect with a deeper part of ourselves to balance the energy, this is exactly what happened to me. Gifts that were given to me and had since I was a child were inspired and released to me to shine bright and how my artistic business of  

“TRUE MIXED CREATIONS” was awakened in me.

My name is Nicole  a proud published Metis Artist originally from Indigenous treaty territory 6 of Saskatoon Sask. and ancestral linage of St Lazare and St Boniface Manitoba. I moved to the Northeast part of Alberta still in the treaty territory 6 almost 20 years ago and absolutely fell in love with the area, and made it my permanent home living between Bonnyville, Lac La Biche and Cold Lake. I am a proud member of 2 prominent indigenous originations Metis Nation Alberta and Indigenous Tourism Alberta.

I have always been inspired by the predictive words of Historic Revolutionary Leader of the Metis people, Louis Riel.

“My people will sleep for 100 years, but when they awake it will be the artists who give them back their spirit.”

This quote always resonated with my soul, my calling to be a traditional/non traditional Hand Drum artist, truth teller, storyteller/poet, healer as licensed life coach and health and wellness leader, cultural educator, educator of work shops, advocate and public speaker in order to help others through my own personal story and education on the Medicine Wheel to serve and help others. All other paths and journeys I walked prior, have led me directly to this point and I am truly grateful for all these huge lessons no matter how hard they were.

It was extremely important to be authentically “ME” as an artist with no compromise or conformity, while I create each one of these traditional/ non traditional hand drum pieces, they truly come from my heart.  The key word of “Mixed” to remain in honor of myself first to my cultural significance, to all my relations, Elders and Ancestors, Mother Earth, Grandmother Moon and of course CREATOR. The teachings, the lessons of the animal relations,4 elements, 4 directions, the 4 Medicines and what they mean in my Metis culture, but also to me personally that everything and everyone is truly connected.
Every single one of the drums are original hand drawn and painted pieces, they are not replicas, silk screened, traced, stenciled or copied in any way shape or form. The drum piece is my original work. In purchasing one of my drum pieces, you can be assured they are as described, and you would hold the only original signed works when purchasing.

I created these drums to be ecstatically pleasing for all to enjoy.

The drum also known as the HEART OF MOTHER EARTH and its music or the drumbeat is the Heartbeat and song of her, in my culture this is sacred and honored immensely with great respect and dignity. These pieces are fully functional hand drum/ tambourine INSTRUMENT and can also be used either for home, office, school DECOR or for CEREMONIES, HEALINGS, EDUCATION depending on your own personal INTENTION of the piece.

As a published Artist, in the publication from Metis Nation Alberta "Metis Stories Of Hope," where my drum, Titled " OUR TIME ON THE WHEEL" is show cased on the cover of the book, as well as inside the publication with original poem. With the worldwide distribution of my work, I take extreme pride, humility and extreme gratitude to Creator to bring my gifts to the public. I truly hope you enjoy these pieces and the embodiment of what I was called to create and represent for all to enjoy in hopes they resonate to you with in your own personal way.

 

 To all my relations many blessings to you and truly hope you go in a good way.

May Light Shine Even Brighter with Every Single Beat of the Drum.

Hiy Hiy.