Stone polished, glazed and smoke fired bowls trimmed with
sweetgrass in various colours.

Nancy E. Oakley is a Mi’kmaq/Wampanoag artist. She was raised in Mashpee Massachuttes and is now living and working on the Eskasoni First Nation reserve in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 

Through softly curved pottery forms created by hand and on the wheel, Nancy creates culturally significant pieces that imbue her spiritual and traditional knowledge and honor her role as a mother. Her process is a collaboration with the land. Clay harvested from mother earth and shaped by hand. Pieces are stone polished and smoke fired outdoors with fir tips, seaweed and sawdust, imprinting beautiful smokey finishes. Her pots are then adorned with traditional Mi’kmaq embellishments such as black ash basketry, beadwork, carved and or painted hieroglyphics and braided sweetgrass.

Measurements:

4" x 4"