My Puppies - Woven Tapestry

Pangnirtung Tapestries are characterized by a unique collaboration between artist and weaver. The images used in the tapestries begin as drawings commissioned from local artists. These are interpreted by the weaver, who will select the size, colour and composition of the image as it will be expressed in wool fibre. The weaver may refer back to the artist for confirmation, but will make the critical artistic choices which will determine the final appearance of the tapestry.

Woven Tapestry
Approx. 36 x 44.5"

Andrew Qappik is a widely celebrated printmaker and graphic artist from Nunataq, Nunavut, who now resides in Panniqtuuq. In his prints Qappik fuses traditional themes and contemporary Inuit realities, with a majority of his works depicting his experiences on the land.  

Kawtysie Kakee is a renowned weaver who works in the tapestry studio at the Uqqurmiut Centre for Arts and Crafts and has been working with textiles for over 50 years. She is a master weaver, and sews in addition to creating knitted and crocheted items.