Presented By: Gifts of Art
Gifts of Art presents Traditional & Contemporary Native American Basketry
Kelly Church & Cherish Parrish
Kelly Church and Cherish Parrish are Anishnabe Master black ash basket makers who come from an unbroken line of weavers. They are award winning artists and exhibit internationally. Church, a Grand Traverse band member, has a BFA from U-M and is an artist and activist who works with Native Youth. Parrish is a Gun Lake band member and of Ottawa decent. She is a student at U-M, studying linguistics and Anishnabe language. Church and Parrish harvest and prepare their own materials from the growth rings of the black ash tree to create weavings that are traditional and contemporary in style, using both traditional and innovative materials.
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