Lucia Laford teaches Grade 6 students at École Notre-Dame-du-Sault about the cultural importance of traditional Woodland style
Indigenous artist Lucia Laford recently helped local Grade 6 students add some colour to the halls of École Notre-Dame-du-Sault with a new mural project.
After a few adventures, the group was put in contact with Ms. Lucia Laford , an Anishinaabee artist from Sault Ste. Marie, to involve her in their mural creation project. Having learned and followed in the footsteps of her father, John Laford, she paints in a traditional Woodland style. Lucia also uses many other techniques in her artistic practice. Although Lucia has not spoken French for several years, she made an effort to speak French to the students during her visits to the school.
At the very beginning of the artistic process, the students were invited to draw freely according to their interests. Once all drawings were collected, Lucia made sure that the mural would include at least one element from each student.
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