Xwelmexw Beadwork

Xwelmexw Beadwork collection of creations made by a two-spirit artist

Some recent pieces I completed for Alex Hope Elementary, along with pictures from the unveiling and honouring ceremony t...
05/28/2026

Some recent pieces I completed for Alex Hope Elementary, along with pictures from the unveiling and honouring ceremony they hosted for me. Very grateful for this opportunity to create my first large-scale painted pieces and to have these paintings hang in these hallways for years to come 🤲🏼

honoured, as always, to be included in a wonderful evening of sharing and connection hosted by .art 🌱 big big thank you ...
04/26/2026

honoured, as always, to be included in a wonderful evening of sharing and connection hosted by .art 🌱 big big thank you to Deb and Tara, , and for working together to create such an amazing event. I was lucky enough to have friends and loved ones come to visit and support me throughout the evening, and have my art right beside my cousin .collective - my heart is so full. scesəm cən niʔ tə łwələp (I raise my hand to all of you) 🤲🏼❤️

also, all of my pieces you see here are available to purchase! message me for details if you’re interested in giving them a loving home.

📸: .collective

χew̓s tə šxʷhəliʔ (new life)Created this piece for .art ‘s KINSHIP Artist Showcase at  April 25th from 7-11pm. Come vis...
04/25/2026

χew̓s tə šxʷhəliʔ (new life)

Created this piece for .art ‘s KINSHIP Artist Showcase at April 25th from 7-11pm. Come visit it (and a few others from me) in person and witness a collection of visual & performance art from 30+ multidisciplinary creators, who will be sharing their works surrounding the theme of “kinship: connecting with the land and to each other.” DM me for a link if you’re interested in getting tickets!

The Invitation:

Join us for a one-night exploration of visual art, written art and performance art by over thirty artists from across Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Hosted by Reclaiming Art Collective and in collaboration with Oldhand Coffee and The Imagination Forge and Oblique Media, our artists will invite you to reflect on the relationships all around us. From poets to painters, rappers and dancers, this artist cohort will take you on a journey, connecting to Land, lineage and each other.

Kinship is an exploration of the relationships that hold us - our ties to each other, to the land, to the waters, and to the unseen currents that move through all living things. Kinship invites us to notice the ways we are shaped by the places we come from, the communities that support us, and the responsibilities we carry in return. Kinship calls us to remember that we are part of an ongoing exchange in every ecosystem in both the natural and human world.

Through Kinship, we gather to celebrate relationship as living practice, rooted in belonging, stewardship, and art.

The Program:

Doors & Gallery Open: 7:00pm
Performances Begin: 7:30pm
Performances End: 10:30pm
Gallery Closes: 11pm

About Reclaiming Art:

We are a collective of artists and creatives located in the Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley Region of Southern BC. We reclaim art to explore all the parts of ourselves. Reclaiming art as our voices. Reclaiming art as a protest. Reclaiming art as healing. Reclaiming art as part of what it means to be a person in the world today.

tə lim̓əs (the crane) created this design at a workshop hosted by my cousin  and Wes Antone from q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ 🤲🏼 very ex...
12/05/2025

tə lim̓əs (the crane)

created this design at a workshop hosted by my cousin and Wes Antone from q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ 🤲🏼 very excited to make some prints of this digitized version soon and use this piece in some upcoming future projects!

🤲🏼               ̓q̓əmin̓əm̓
11/15/2025

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̓q̓əmin̓əm̓

On November 8th, we honour all First Nations, Métis and Inuit  veterans whose numerous contributions were integral to th...
11/09/2025

On November 8th, we honour all First Nations, Métis and Inuit veterans whose numerous contributions were integral to the Royal Canadian Armed Forces. We wear beaded poppies to remember those who lost their lives fighting for a country that did not recognize them as their own. We raise awareness to the many injustices faced by Indigenous veterans during their service and upon their return home. Lest we forget 🕊️

a sweet Valentine’s Day commission for my friend and her partner that I finished up today 🫶🏼🐻💐 haven’t posted in over a ...
01/31/2025

a sweet Valentine’s Day commission for my friend and her partner that I finished up today 🫶🏼🐻💐 haven’t posted in over a year, but couldn’t wait to share this one! (also hi still here)

sneak peek of some stickers i will be selling at the  winter market tomorrow! very excited about featuring my lil sonny ...
12/02/2023

sneak peek of some stickers i will be selling at the winter market tomorrow! very excited about featuring my lil sonny guy in more designs 🪶 come visit me at the from 10am - 4pm 🤠

new logo! 🤎i drew this little doodle for a bumper sticker, but quickly fell in love with them and thought they would be ...
07/31/2023

new logo! 🤎

i drew this little doodle for a bumper sticker, but quickly fell in love with them and thought they would be the perfect new logo 🤠 what should their name be?

p.s. my commissions are still open for digital art!!

ʔitət θə sɬenəy’ (the sleeping woman), digitalmy sil’ə used to call this mountain Sleeping Lady or Sleeping Beauty.  i’v...
07/25/2023

ʔitət θə sɬenəy’ (the sleeping woman), digital

my sil’ə used to call this mountain Sleeping Lady or Sleeping Beauty. i’ve searched through our ethnographic notes and haven’t found any related stories, but i’m sure it is a transformation story and i won’t stop looking. even if there isn’t recorded evidence of it, i still count it as one of my family’s oral stories 🥰

i’m hoping to have prints of this and many more designs at the in september! i’m also currently open for digital commissions (tattoo designs, logos, portraits etc.)! DM me if you’re interested 🧚🏼

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