Tsawaysia Spukwus of the Squamish Nation will be hosting wool weaving workshops at the Squamish Public Library.
The workshops will be held in June to coincide with Indigenous History Month, and they are made possible by a 2021 Arts & Culture Grant from the Squamish Arts Council.
Squamish Nation member and educator Tsawaysia Spukwus, also well-known in the community as Alice Guss, has been weaving for ten years and making drums for twenty years.
The week of June 14, Tsawaysia will lead three wool weaving workshops, followed by three drum making workshops on June 21.
All six workshops are virtual and open to anyone in the community who want to connect with arts, culture, and each other.
The goal of these workshops is to build a sense of community and have a place for us to gather virtually, Tsawaysia says.
“Drums have been used for thousands of years and by many cultures. The drum beat works as a conduit connecting the resonance sound of the human heartbeat and the rhythm of the heartbeat of Mother Earth. When the drum dries, we keep the heartbeat alive by beating the drum. Our culture teaches us that the more drums played, the more harmony, connection, and understanding we have of one mind, one body and one spirit.”
All workshops are free and online (Zoom), and all materials will be provided for participants to pick up at the Library ahead of time.
To register for a workshop, and to learn more, visit here.
