About

Tân’si Sara Drew nisihkâson. I am a Métis artist and proud member of the Mid Island Métis Nation. Hucklebeads began as a way for me to connect with culture, nîtisânak (family) and myself through the practice of making. 

I first learned to bead near the end of 2021 through an MIMN workshop. All the supplies were given, we had elders and teachers to help us. With shaky hands, I stitched my first bead on my flat-stitch poppy and knew I had been called home. My childhood friends mother was helping out with the workshop and took me under her wing to learn. For the next few months I would sit at Loretta’s kitchen table each week and listen to her stories and teachings of how to slow down, be patient with knots and find peace in the journey. I owe a lot of who I am now to her. 

Now, I am creating on the traditional territory of the T’sou-ke First Nation, where each piece I make is shaped by intention, care and story. My work blends traditional and modern practices, primarily through earrings, bolo ties and necklaces. 

In my beadwork, I carry forward teachings and celebrate creativity. For me, Hucklebeads isn’t just jewelry - it’s medicine, kinship and joy. My hope is that each piece speaks to the person who wears it. Hucklebeads is as much about connection as it is about the art itself.