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intuitive, painter + fine toy maker

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Kokum Dolls


Type: Medicine dolls
Genre: Sewed dolls with found fabric and dried plants: clove, sweetgrass, lavendar, sage, etc. 
Year: Started 2021

Hidden Memories, digital photo collage, 2023, CRAE, Vol. 50 No. 1 (2024): Special Issue- Indigenous Perspectives and Art Education/Research/Practice



This Kokum Doll pattern was created while living with my grandma during her cancer treatment in Cowessess First Nation. It symbolizes my journey of reconnecting with my roots, using the sewing tools, quilting squares and guidance she gifted me. Infused with medicinal herbs like sweetgrass and yarrow, the doll embodies our shared experiences and lessons.

You have good luck on your journey with the Kokum Doll.
Tell Kokum Doll all of the worries crowding your mind.
She was handmade with loving intention in each stitch.
Inside Kokum Doll there is clove, which has long been used for protection.
Let life be easy.