Indigenous 12-19-2014

A canvas that I had started during the Mixed Arts Festival this past summer, somewhere on the south shore where indigenous people hanging around are a sketchy sight to behold or get paranoid about. Anyway, I had a TV interview to do too so this canvas was my visual shot of me 'live' painting on cam (never again moment but you eventually forget everyone around you & try to look as professional artist as possible...dess). All them readings, learning more about the last 500 years of Turtle Island stories & people's stories started to synthesize while I was sitting quietly outside, at a safe distance fr the chill horses next door. We don't have horses up north, so they are still new to my eyes lol. It was great to be outdoors, enjoy a peaceful weekend & get to know other artists who are indigenous and non-indigenous alike. More stories down the road. Not bad for a brat from #Chisasibi. Portfolio: 24"x24" / acrylic on canvas / title: 12-19-2014 #Indigenous #iiyiyiu /#iiyiyiyu #iiyiyiuyimuwin #amandatsam

Original IG post at http://instagram.com/p/wzDZibtuAz/

Mihîhkin June 2014

#portfolio #painting (varnished) unrolled from storage. Finally, I have some space in my tipi to hang this #mihîhkin ('06-2014) 20"x16" #acrylic on #canvas #iiyiyiyu #iiyiyiu #indigenous #amandatsam #Chisasibi

It was a productive year on canvas

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http://instagram.com/p/wCUWAztuKz/

Friday canvases dec19

Here comes the sun... Grateful that's it's sunny this Friday morning. Good way to start off the holiday season doing tipi #portfolio #canvas inventory, color edits, layer touch ups, etc. 48"X 24" acrylic on canvases / #iiyiyiu #iiyiyiyu #indigenous #iiyiyiuyimuwin #amandatsam / series: Turtle Island visual journals / left (Jikâwînu Yehtinistenha Tsiyonwehtsateh Our Mother), right (Sunset by the Muddy Narrows)

Madonna 2008

Update #portfolio / mixed media / 20"x30" : Madonna (2008) found a new home. #iiyiyiu #iiyiyiyu #amandatsam 

thank you so much - jiniskumitin mishtî sá:wî 

Original post at http://instagram.com/p/v6mh3LtuNx/

November 21 2014

Something that I'm currently working on in the studio>> #iiyiyiyu #iiyiyiu #canvas #painting project: in progress / 24"x24" / #indigenous woman / #Chisasibi #cree syllabics , #amandatsam

Wachiya, ATS

Original post at http://instagram.com/p/vrM21QNuLC/

http://www.amandatsam.net/4/post/2014/11/november-21-2014.html

November 18 2014

Under morning light color check: 2014: completed #painting / recycled #canvas/ 30"x40" / fr winter - Concordia / FPST 210 (Haudenosaunee Peoples) / this was initially the project that went with my essay on longhouse construction. It had less text and details. Added the translated text throughout the summer & fall. #iiyiyiyu #iiyiyiu #indigenous #amandatsam #iiyiyiuyimuwin kiyah apihtiiyiyiuj ut ayimuwinwow misinatáyu int. auk kaw miin ka jiskutimasuyan apishiish #apihtayimuwin #portfolio

Original post at http://instagram.com/p/vjDCO8tuNj/

Wolverine 2014

Wachiya, an update on my portfolio.

Collaborated on this project with some drawings for a short film with Rezolution Pictures.
Check out the trailer for "The Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay Cree".

#StandAgainstUranium http://t.co/8DyPbvQAWd

http://vimeo.com/108474993

#scribbles

"The Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay Cree" – short film teaser from Rezolution Pictures on Vimeo.

Completed canvases acrylic paintings

These canvases are completed and varnished. Showcased these at the mixed arts festival at St-Marc-sur-Richelieu.

Mihîhkin (wolf) 20"x16" gloss varnish 2014:

(06-18-2014) 16"x12": update - SOLD.

(06-19-2014) iiyiyiyu (indigenous, human being) 16"x12" gloss varnish: update - SOLD

Mistatim (horse) (06-18-2014) 28"x22" gloss varnish:

Painting projects summer 2014

I have not posted anything recent here but here's some canvases that I am working on this summer. Wachiya, ATS.