Wâpimon

Wâpimon - “mirror”. I’ve had a lot weighing on my heart recently. It’s been a sad time in NDN country. I haven’t been able to bead lately and I’m not sure why. I have been focusing on my own accountability. What am I actually doing to make this world better? Am I doing more than just sharing information? Am I challenging the systems in the best ways? Are there behaviours of mine that are harmful that I don’t know about? I had a pair of textured brass triangles that I wanted to turn into a mirror. The brass looks beautiful and clean and uniform; I wanted the lower half to be a mirror image but in colour. I don’t even have the words to articulate how I felt when I beaded this pair. But I kept these questions in my heart as I beaded; how am I being a reflection of the best of my beliefs? How am I being a reflection of the best ways to change? How am I actually doing better? That’s why this pair is called Wâpimon - “mirror”. I don’t always think that everything happens for a reason. Someti