Indigitech: Cohort 5 (2025)
No Generative AI, Just Creative Thought
Over 12 weeks, I completed the virtual mentorship program IndigiTech through the Indigenous Friendship Association. During which time, I honed several Business, UX Design, Digital Art, and Social Media Marketing skills.
In addition to making this website from SCRATCH (background graphics and all), my final project for UX design was to create a mock-up for my community-led, missing Indigenous persons database idea. This included a case study presentation to the class.
Below are a sample business card and accompanying logo created in digital art using Procreate. We were tasked to interpret the brand identity of Chimnissing Hydroponics, a mobile garden based on Christian Island (a.k.a Chimnissing First Nation), attempting to make fresh produce more accessible to Indigenous communities in the area. Our client highlighted the importance of displaying a sense of community, and the island's natural beauty (namely the water), but was otherwise open to any style and colour scheme within 2000x2000 pixels.
Ongoing Commissions
In my spare time, I often design promotional material (such as stickers, prints, or shirts) for various Indigenous organizations and submit them to contests for fun. This year, I was approached by two companies directly to create native-themed merch. Water First is a charity based in Lake Simcoe-Nottawasaga (Treaty No. 18), fostering clean drinking water for First Nations communities and providing environmental education across Ontario. I presented several ideas, including the following three. I am looking forward to finalizing the far left design for a print later this year.
Tribal Lands is a Toronto-based clothing brand born out of the Native Youth Resource Centre downtown. The Centre collaborates with youth artists to design culturally relevant shirts and hoodies. Look out for these designs coming soon!
Personal Portraits & Fanart
I specialize in two distinct digital styles using softwares like Pixlr, Krita, and Procreate; one that draws linework inspiration from fellow native artists like Emily Kewageshig and Shawn Howe (Red Cedar Tree), and one that recreates what I see using virtual pencil and paint brushes. To request a portrait or commission (digital or beaded), you can send a message to my Instagram.