About this Event
Beginner and Advanced / Multi-Generational
In this 1 day , 3 hour, workshop you will learn to do raised beadwork.
At the end of this project you will have a beautiful heirloom keepsake to pass down the generations of your own family.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Rosemary (Rosie) Rickard Hill is a Tuscarora beadwork artist from the Tuscarora Reservation.
Rosie learned to do beadwork from her mother, Margaret Rickard and great aunt, Gertrude Chew: by the age of seven, she began to learn flat beadwork, and around the age of ten, raised beadwork. Some of her earliest memories of selling beadwork at Prospect Park with her mother, grandmother and great-aunt involve traversing the then-newly installed Robert Moses Parkway (and its medians) with all of their tables and materials.
She has been teaching for over 30 years. She is passionate in preserving, collecting, and interpreting historic Tuscarora patterns and motifs and ensuring knowledge of them remains or re-enters the community. Her beadwork is based on her family’s beading techniques and traditions, and has been exhibited in numerous museums and at the Santa Fe Indian Market.
ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE
Seating is limited. No Refunds.
Open to ages 12yr-122yrs
$60 Price includes all craft materials, Tools available for loan.
Scholarships are available through the Niagara Arts & Cultural Center,
" Arts Passport Program".
New York State Council on the Arts
Tuscarora Raised Bead Workshops with Rosemary Hill are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Niagara Arts & Cultural Center, 1201 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, United States
USD 60.00