Amber Waboose (Odemin Mkwaa Kwe) is an Ojibwe artist from
Robinson Huron Treaty, Batchewana First Nation, Ontario. Amber practices many
art forms, from porcupine quillwork on birch bark to 2-D and diverse arts.
With her quillwork, she creates jewelry and visual arts.
Often inspired by the land and water, you will see birds, flowers, berries,
bees, moths, fish, and animals in her designs. She harvests and processes all
the materials used for quillwork. Being on the land brings her peace and
connectedness to her culture.
Amber's work is grounded in the philosophy that everything
in the universe is connected. The common theme in her paintings is
interconnection. She paints the lands, water, sky, and stars. Her recent
paintings have added the elements of quillwork, birchbark, and sewing
sweetgrass to her artwork. Her paintings take inspiration from personal
experiences of ceremonies and dreams.
She is very passionate about Ojibwe arts and culture. Amber
continues to practice her art through quillwork, paintings, and digital
illustration.
