WALL HANGING WOOL ALLISON B JOSEPH

WALL HANGING WOOL ALLISON B JOSEPH

Squamish Nation

  Allison was born on March 22nd, 1988, in North Vancouver, B.C she is from the Squamish Nation and lives in North Vancouver. She graduated from Carson Graham Secondary School in 2006 and has been an Aboriginal Ambassador for her Nation and the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre since. She started wool weaving in the summer of 2008; Allison has continued expressing herself through her pieces helping pass on the Squamish Nation tradition of wool weaving.

Allison for the most part, is a self-taught wool weaver, with guidance from master weavers Chief Janice George and Buddy Joseph. Presently, she teaches the art of wool weaving to all interested, either at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler or you can find her working and teaching in her community. She is eager to do commission pieces of any size; many of her weavings are found on display at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre. Allison’s general focus is on weaving pieces and donating them to her community. She does all her weaving in her spare time or as a learning tool for all guests to the SLCC. One of her best pupils is her aunt, Janet, she recalls at family camp one year she wanted to learn to weave a bag and has surpassed Allison in no time at all. 

  You may have witnessed Allison in the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Games; she was one of 300+ Aboriginal youth dancers on stage during the welcoming of the world's athletes. She in addition assisted in making the regalia she was wearing. In recent times she has been showcased in Vancouver Fashion Week for spring/summer 2016, and she had had items on display with the North Vancouver Arts Council and also the Japanese Cultural Centre.