Woven Into Time
Location
Humanities Fine Arts Building, The Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery
Event Website
https://2026undergraduateresearchsy.sched.com/event/2Ix7m/woven-into-time
Start Date
15-4-2026 2:00 PM
End Date
15-4-2026 4:30 PM
Description
The land that I come from is draped in cedar and mist. The ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest breathe in rhythm with the tides and hold the stories of my heritage. Our cultural principles and art forms mirror a sense of structure, balance, and perseverance for survival that is found in the delicate ecosystem that makes the PNW what it is.
Linking back to my home in the Pacific Northwest and my Indigenous heritage, this work primarily draws from the visual artforms of the Indigenous heritage of my maternal grandmother, native to the Northwest, while also blending with the Dakota artistic influences offered by my maternal grandfather which incorporate a yearning for endless color and variety.
The imagery is stylistically expressed through the artform coined “Northwest Formline”, as well as other cultural motifs found in weaving designs and other forms of regalia. The history of loss and persecution, impacting our art forms deliberately, imbues an additional sense of sentimental and cultural significance to these motifs today.
My artwork depicts cultural themes and symbolism that speak to both the sacred and the everyday. Emerging from the process is a reflection of identity and an exercise of ancestral veneration. Each piece embodies personal contemplation of inherited knowledge and my place in this world, serving as preservation, exploration and connection. My work invites the audiences to see through a lens shaped by my heritage, environment, and admiration for the things that were left behind for me to carry on.
Publication Date
2026
Woven Into Time
Humanities Fine Arts Building, The Edward J. & Helen Jane Morrison Gallery
The land that I come from is draped in cedar and mist. The ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest breathe in rhythm with the tides and hold the stories of my heritage. Our cultural principles and art forms mirror a sense of structure, balance, and perseverance for survival that is found in the delicate ecosystem that makes the PNW what it is.
Linking back to my home in the Pacific Northwest and my Indigenous heritage, this work primarily draws from the visual artforms of the Indigenous heritage of my maternal grandmother, native to the Northwest, while also blending with the Dakota artistic influences offered by my maternal grandfather which incorporate a yearning for endless color and variety.
The imagery is stylistically expressed through the artform coined “Northwest Formline”, as well as other cultural motifs found in weaving designs and other forms of regalia. The history of loss and persecution, impacting our art forms deliberately, imbues an additional sense of sentimental and cultural significance to these motifs today.
My artwork depicts cultural themes and symbolism that speak to both the sacred and the everyday. Emerging from the process is a reflection of identity and an exercise of ancestral veneration. Each piece embodies personal contemplation of inherited knowledge and my place in this world, serving as preservation, exploration and connection. My work invites the audiences to see through a lens shaped by my heritage, environment, and admiration for the things that were left behind for me to carry on.
https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/urs_event/2026/visualdisplay/2