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                                                    Aboriginal Classics 

                                                    This series, while delicate, is steeped with subversion, using rich colors and traditional techniques to challenge complex questions surrounding commodification, cultural appropriation, and cultural understanding. Referencing the historical, cross-cultural context of tea production and consumption through the universal form of the ‘teabag’, Blackburn speaks to this vessel as a “storier” that embodies the past in the present whilst simultaneously celebrating Indigenous identity and creative expression.

                                                    Rosehip
                                                    Rosehip
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,dried rosehips, acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Private Collection
                                                    Balsam
                                                    Balsam
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,infused rice (balsam essential oil), acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Private Collection
                                                    Birch
                                                    Birch
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,infused rice (birch essential oil), acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Private Collection
                                                    Spruce
                                                    Spruce
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,infused rice (spruce essential oil), acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Private Collection
                                                    Ratroot
                                                    Ratroot
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,ratroot, acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Collection of Art Gallery of Guelph
                                                    Labrador
                                                    Labrador
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,labrador tea leaves, acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Private Collection
                                                    Cedar
                                                    Cedar
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,infused rice (cedar essential oil), acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Private Collection
                                                    Bearberry
                                                    Bearberry
                                                    beads, teabag,birch bark, sinew,bearberry tea, acrylic gel medium
                                                    2016
                                                    Private Collection
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