Darlene Allison visited the Ladner Pioneer Library last Saturday as part of an aboriginal artists in residence program of the Fraser Valley Regional Library.
To celebrate National Aboriginal History Month in June, local libraries are welcoming Allison and fellow artist Jay Havens to showcase their craft, chat with the public and present programs.
A member of the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, Allison is a self-taught artist who has been creating art in many forms for over 35 years. She is a skilled artist, painter and sculptor, however, she has focused much of her passion the past 14 years on carving.
A descendant of the Haudenosaunee Mohawk Nation, Havens is an interdisciplinary artist working in the fields of visual arts, mural making and scenography. Much of his work examines stories and the ways in which stories can be told visually to act as communicators between cultures.
Allison, who also visited the George Mackie Library on Wednesday, will be at the Tsawwassen Library today.
Havens will be in Ladner on Tuesday, June 17 and Tsawwassen on Saturday, June 21.
All appearances are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
