Relic (for veneration) Kim StewartSpruce Grove, Alberta Size 48" x 36" Medium Counter-beaded giclee print My family encouraged me to only acknowledge my settler side as was common for Métis families in that time, so I leaned on pop culture including comic books to inform my indigeneity. This one, authored by a Christian group, shows the martyr, Father Brebeuf, being confronted by a ‘warrior’. To create balance in this narrative, I beaded a matriarchal flower nesting smaller ‘forget-me-nots’ within. I used bright orange fading to light orange, then white. The blue-grey beads on this piece have touched the 375-year-old relic (skull) of Brebeuf, making my artwork a third-class relic. Relic (for veneration) Kim StewartSpruce Grove, Alberta About the artist About the artist Kim StewartSpruce Grove, Alberta Kim attended the MacEwan University in Alberta in the Fine Arts program. She is a graduate from Capilano University in the Graphic Design and Illustration program in 1990, and received a Masters of Education in Art Education from Simon Fraser University in 2011. Follow on social