SWAIA ARTIST Profile

Nelda Schrupp

Name
Nelda Schrupp
Tribe
Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation
Main Classification
Jewelry
Classification #2
Textiles
Classification #3
Website

SWAIA Booth Numbers

Summer 2024
PAL S 219
Winter 2024
Nelda Schrupp
Portfolio Example & Artist Statement

My work is a self-developed process I call "Construct, Deconstruct, Reconstruct". In this process I make simplified hollowed geometric forms (square, circles, triangles and rectangles, etc.) out of metal, cut them down into abstract segments, and I reconstruct these segments into complex cubist like versions of their former selves with a futuristic appeal. I can create unlimited number of one-of-a-kind designs using this process. From the beginning of my professional art career, I worked with very simplified rattle forms. The rattle is very sacred and used in many private ceremonies like blessing, healing, and naming just to mention a few. Traditional rattles are made of natural material such as raw hide, dried turtle shell, deer toes, horsehair, and deer antler. This has traditionally been a man's art form. I get around this taboo by making mine totally abstract and contemporary. Beside a complete update in design, I kept the use of horsehair and deer antler for decorative elements.

2024 Portfolio

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