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TuesdayJanuary27201515ARTSCULTUREFASHIONDESIGNMinimumwagerateintheNWTTheHonourableJacksonLaffertyMinisterofEducationCultureandEmploymentispleasedtoannouncethateffectiveJune12015theminimumwagerateintheNWTwillbe12.50perhour.Formoreinformationpleasevisitwww.ece.gov.nt.ca.ByDALICARMICHAELSixredbeadsforonebeaverpeltThatwasthegoingratewhenTishnaMarlowesgreat-great-grandfatherwasemployedinthefurtradeafactsheuncoveredwhilecomposinganessayonhowbeadsbecameincorporatedintoChipewyanculture-herculture.WhenMarloweshusbandfoundworkinnorthernAlbertashedroppedherbooksandpickeduptraditionalbeadingandsewinginstead.Asshestartedfashioningherownmukluksandothercreationsthatideaofsixredbeadsstuck.Onceshestartedsellingthosepiecesshenamedherbusinessaftertheage-oldtransaction.SixRedBeadshassinceourishedintoafull-timebusinessforMarlowewhostartsherdaysat530a.m.tokeepupwithherworkload.Forthepastyearandahalfshehasbranchedoutfromshoesandmittenscreatingfulltraditionalouttsofwhatshecallswearableart.Traditionalvestsjack-etspantsweddingdressesandmuffsareallapartofhercollection.IwasreallyboredwithwhatIwasdoingthesmallstuffsoIdecidedtoenterapieceinthe2013WearableArtsShowhereinGrandePrairieshesaid.Thatouttwasablacksebidpiecetrimmedwithbeaverstroudnamedinhonourofhergreat-grandmotherTha.ThepiecewonrstplaceforthePeoplesChoiceAward.Marlowesaidshehadfoundhercalling.InawhirlwindyeartheLutselKeNWT-borndesignerbeganpreparingseveralotherpiecestoenterinvariousevents.TwoofherdresseswerefeaturedinFortSmithsGoneWildfurfashionshowlastMarch.Havingspentpartofherlifegrow-ingupandgoingtoschoolinthecommunityshesaidshewasproudtodemonstratehertalentsthere.SoonafterMarlowesouttswerefeaturedinaprivateshowinghostedattheYellowknifeSnowcastlewhereinternationalleadersweretreatedtoNorthernartwhileattendingameetingoftheArcticCouncil.BackathomeinGrandePrairieMarloweonceagainenteredanouttintothe2014WearableArtsShowthistimetakinghomethirdplaceinthePeoplesChoicecategory-forapiecethatwasntevencomplete.TakingfromandgivingbacktoLutselKeMarlowesaysshendsinspirationforherclothingfromherchildhoodinLutselKeandfromthetraditionsshelearnedthere.Mygreat-grandmothermadehideandbeadedandsheusedtobabysitmeshesaid.IusedtositbesideherwhileshewasscrapingherhidesandIateluncheswithherlikeduckfeetorbeavertail.Shelivedinahousewithnoelectricityandrunningwateruntilhernineties.Shewastrulyfromtheoldways.AndthenmygrandmotherMadelineMar-loweshestheartistMarlowecontinued.Shedidarttofeedherfamily.Shemadeandsoldmittsmukluksjackets-thingslikethat.FollowinginhergrandmothersstitchesMarloweusespatternsshelearnedasakidforhercreations.EarlierthisyearshewasgivenagrantbytheAlbertaFoundationfortheArtstocompleteasix-pieceprojectToExploreOldConceptsandOldMediumsintoWearableArt.Sheisaimingtorelearnthetechniquesusedbyherancestorstoseehowtheycanbeusedincontemporarydesigns.ItrytogetallmysuppliesfromLutselKewhereImfrombecauseallofmyclothingandmyartisaboutexpressingoralculturethroughclothingshesaid.Imresearchingoldtechniques.OneoftheprojectsIwanttodoisseehowtheymadeshnetsandthenIwanttousethattechniqueandmakeapieceoutofthat.TheprojectissettowrapupthissummeratwhichtimeMarlowehopestoentermorefashionshowsinAlbertatheNWTandapotentialsoloshowinLutselKe.Marloweisthankfulforalltheknowledgeshehasgatheredfromhercommunityandisexcitedtobeinaplacewhereshecangivebackintheformofabursaryforoneluckylocalchild.Immakingandsellingjewelrywithfriendstocoverthebursaryshesaid.Itsforakidthatdoesntnecessarilyhavealotoffundsormeans.ItsnotbasedinacademicsImbasingitoncharacter.ThosewhoapplyforthebursarywillsimplybeaskedtowritealettertellingMarloweandselectcommunitymembers-friendsfam-ilyandelderswhocanattesttotheyouthscharacter-whattheywouldliketoaccom-plishwiththemoney.ItwasntastraightpathtosuccessforMar-lowemuchlikeherwearableartshesaiditcametogetherstitchbystitchbeadbybeadwithacoupleofdeviationsalongtheway.Nowbysettingupherbursarythiswayshehopestohelpsomeonelikeherselfachievetheirowndream.IwasntplanningtobeafashiondesigneritsnotsomethingthatIwentandtoldpeopleaboutorwenttoschoolforMarlowesaid.ThisismylifenowIenjoyit.Itskindofajobbutnotreally.Itshappenedsofast.SixRedBeadssharesoralculturethroughwearableartLutselKefashionistafusestraditionaltechniqueswithmoderndesignsPhotocourtesyofTishnaMarloweLutselKe-bornfashiondesignerTishnaMarloweiscurrentlyworkingonsixpiecesofwearableartthatcelebrateherfamilycultureandcommunity.