(Post 2 of 3) Maria Nielsen. Artist, teacher, mother, business owner, elected official. I met her in the Arts & Crafts workshop on a break from selling some of the art she has been producing for 45 years. When her kids were growing up, sometimes she would only sleep for one hour. Now, her son…
(Post 3 of 3) We arrived at the elder hostel in time for a small birthday party. The cakes were fantastic, and our hostess, Emelia Lennert, greeted us with smile. Emelia had to leave her home just a few months ago after breaking her leg. She’s 84. Emelia was an elected official for 34 years….
(Post 1 of 3) The Craftsman’s table
(Post 2 of 3) The Craft
(Post 3 of 3) The Craftsman Ole Kristian Sandgreen Kunstvorksted Workshop Ilulissat, Greenland
(Post 1 of 4) This is the place I was looking for. Just another house, or so I thought. I walked all around the neighbourhood this afternoon looking for the artist Matthew Nuqingaq. I didn’t know this was his studio, and I didn’t find anyone nearby, so I gave up and went for a cup…
(Post 2 of 4) The first thing I noticed at the Baffin Deli was this necklace, and then the guy wearing it. I stopped to ask him about it, only to find out that he is Matthew Nuqingaq, the guy I was looking for. He brought me back here, to his studio. Notice the homemade…
(Post 3 of 4) Barbra Akoak is a young artist working in Matthew’s studio. She engraved these ulu earrings with patterns from traditional tattoos that honour the seal. “The zig zag represents the flame of the qulliq” (a seal oil lamp). “I bless the metal, the stones, myself, everything. My family tells me that I’m…
(Post 4 of 4) I met artist Matthew Nuqingaq by chance at the Baffin Deli, where he goes twice a day with the Grumpy Old Men’s Coffee Club. Maybe you will see him there.