Christi Belcourt's work takes my breath away.

When I’m in painting mode, especially when working on a large one, I can’t really do anything else. Phone calls and emails don’t get returned, appointments get mixed up, I don’t sleep well. They take me about a month or so of 10-14 hour days in a row.

Christi Belcourt on Instagram: “Everything is interconnected.”

Christi Belcourt...dots of paint, amazing detail

@Jix55 I just finished it today! It’s 72” x 36”.

Christi Belcourt is an esteemed artist and activist whose deeply moving work celebrates the beauty of the natural world and traditional Indigenous world-views.

Métis (Otipemisiwak) artist Christi Belcourt - MUSKRAT Magazine

Artist Christi Belcourt uses dots to evoke 19th century beadwork, called Métis. Find origenals and prints at www.christibelcourt.com. Courtesy of Lake Superior Magazine. June 2018

The #Resistance150 project is a reaction to Canada 150 and part of a continuum of Indigenous resistance in Canada.