Textile artist and weaver Meghann O’Brien was born in Alert Bay of Haida, Kwak-waka’waka and Irish ancestry. Megahann’s robes and baskets are intricate and labour intensive and reflect her commitment to working with materials from the earth: bark, roots, wool and sinew. Meghann has worked with master weavers such as Tismishian artist William White and Haida artist Sherri Dick.
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