More about Jamie...
Jamie Nole is from the Tahltan Nation and Nisga’a Nation of the Ganada House – Frog crest. She currently resides in Terrace, British Columbia. She is a multitalented artist with Northwest Coast Art creating fine art with carvings, paintings, graphics designs, and sometimes textiles and metal. Jamie attend the Freda Diesing School of Northwest Coast art in Coast Mountain College. Completing three years earning her advance diploma, and has ran this eShop since 2016.
Fun Timeline
90s - Since Jamie could pick up a pencil, her natural artistic talent was encouraged by her supportive parents. She was provided with her own work space, including a desk with all the supplies she ever needed and a lot of praise. When Jamie was 7 years old, she began to learn Northwest Coast art with her art teacher, and uncle, Huey Carlick. At this age, Jamie also learned how to sew a button blanket and made her first crest design.
2010s- While Jamie was in high school she learned the strict rules of First Nations Fine Arts through Todd Stephens - now brother in law. She graduated in 2011 with the help of her very supportive teachers in an alternative school who always encouraged her to do her best and never give up on her dream of becoming a successful artist. In 2011 Jamie started her first attempt at Freda Diesing but un-enrolled 4 months later after she found out she’ll be expecting her first child. Life as a young single mom she spent a lot of her free time painting, one of her paintings became quite famous - The Pregnant Frog Woman. It was because of this fam Jamie found the self esteem to continue her dream job of being an artist.
to be continued…
