Northern Manitoba has an abundance of talented artists with a variety of different art forms. Local artist, Shauna Ponask, has some of her work on display as part of an exhibit in Winnipeg. Ponask started out doing a certain art form and then switched to a completely different one, during a very challenging time in her life.
“I was born and raised in The Pas and have Cree and European ancestry,” said Ponask. “My family roots come from Tatasweyak Cree Nation and Churchill.
“In 2020, I shifted my creative expressions from pyrography, which is wood burning, to textiles, when I found comfort in beading and sewing while providing care to my husband as he battled cancer in Winnipeg. I knew a little bit about beading, and wanted a new pair of mukluks at which time my husband encouraged me to make my own.