Taqqiq

06/24/2026

Hello!!!
Everyone if you can check out powwows pitch 2026 box!! I will be making limited addition painted Inuit drum antler pins!! There is also so many other amazing indigenous entrepreneurs in this years box🤍☺️
Now to get Carving!! Ma’na

06/16/2026

Excited to finally share this collaboration with CBC/Radio-Canada!

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to create illustrations for the National Indigenous Strategy 2025–26 Progress Report.

It was an honour to bring themes of connection, storytelling, healing, and community into this work while incorporating inspiration from Inuit art and design. The front page was inspired by indigenous people connecting with their content and the description reminded me of when I would leave the faces bare so people could view themselves in my work☺️

Thank you to everyone who to support my art. ❤️

This year we worked with urban Inuk (Baker Lake, Nunavut) artist Saelym DeGrandpre (Taqqiq) to create images for the National Indigenous Strategy’s 2025-26 progress report. Which is out now! tr.ee/4CeVT8TLQo

Here’s what Saelym had to say:

“While creating these pieces, I wanted them all to feel visually cohesive while still representing different forms of connection, storytelling and community. I aimed to create illustrations that let viewers see themselves in the images and connect with the themes. For this reason, I left some figures without detailed facial features to make the work feel more open and relatable. The designs are inspired by gathering, healing, storytelling and reconnection. They use contemporary illustration with visual elements from Inuit art and textiles.”

06/06/2026

I’m excited to be a vendor at the Summer Indigenous Art Market tomorrow at the National Arts Centre! ✨

I’ll be bringing a collection of my artwork, prints, jewelry, and carvings. It’s always such a joy to meet people in person and see all the amazing vendors.

If you’re in Ottawa tomorrow, stop by and say hello! I’d love to see some familiar faces and meet new ones as well.

📍 National Arts Centre
📅 Sunday, June 7
⏰ 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Ma’na, and hope to see you there! 🩵

05/31/2026

✨Your light is beautiful inside & out ✨
Illustration Taqqiq ✨

05/26/2026

Happy to have attended the Odawa Powwow as a vendor this year 🤍 It was so good seeing everyone, sharing my work, connecting with community, and enjoying all the amazing food. i was also able to have my sister vend with me this year!
I got to see the amazing .niles and we totally looked like we were getting married 🤍😊

Definitely had to get Indian tacos and bannock dogs while I was there 🌮✨ Thank you to everyone who stopped by my table, supported my work, or just came to say hi. Already looking forward to next year!

05/19/2026

I rarely share more then my art, but tonight was a time I wanted to share.
My 3 year old and I made dinner tonight, I was teaching him how to use a ulu when we were cutting the onions. It’s so cute to see our ulus next to each other with his little ulu.

Also tonight we made home made tomato soup with gnocchi, eye round steak and when almost ready topped with mozzarella and a couple eggs🍳🥘

05/18/2026

Rena Aqpik’s close up 📸🕷️

I wanted to do a portrait of her this time and use more of the comic feel and Spider-Verse style. I’ve been really inspired by the way the Spider-Verse movies use texture, halftones, and layered effects to make everything feel like a moving comic book, so I tried in this piece while keeping it in my own style.

The comic style textures and colours were honestly so fun to experiment with.

Slowly turning Rena Aqpik into her own little part of the web-verse 🕸️

05/18/2026

Beautiful drawing 🤍

Pregnancy loss is something so difficult to go through physically and emotionally , especially when it feels unexpected or when you don’t have the support and care you need around you. It can feel incredibly lonely, but please know you are not alone. 🤍

artwork by
ninalikesbutts.com

05/05/2026

Today, May 5th, is Red Dress Day — A national day of awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Canada.

If you are in distress and need someone to talk to, call First Nations & Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310.