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Francine has been an artist from the time she held her first crayon. She was never satisfied with just staying within the lines; she enjoyed shading and blending colors. Francine started painting with oils at the age of 21. She took a short course in art through a program offered by the city. From there, she discovered acrylic paints and enjoys adding bark, sand, twigs, shells, and other “found” items to her paintings.
Francine not only paints, but she also enjoys making leather pouches, regalia, and beading.
Like so many other native artists, my favorite subjects are from nature, and my paintings show my passion for Mother Earth. I have drawn and painted almost as long as I can remember. Being able to express my heritage through art is a real gift from Creator.
I especially enjoy painting on wood. I like to frame my work using twigs and other items from nature, including leather. I enjoy working with leather and make pouches, fashioning them from the way the piece of leather looks and letting my imagination run wild.
In addition to painting and making leather pouches, I make regalia. In 2014, I made my mother’s first regalia from her head (headband) to her toes (beaded moccasins), including her dance fan, dress, and shawl. She was 86 years old at the time and had never danced in the circle because she had never been allowed to so.
Email: dancingbluewolf@gmail.com
Etsy Store: Blue Wolf Crafts
Acrylic Mixed Media
Francine Poitras Jones,18th Century Abenaki Couple 2. 2015. Acrylic Painting with Birth Branch Frame
Beadwork on Leather
2017
Alnobak: Wearing Our Heritage. Traveling Exhibit. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
2016
Parley and Protocol: Abenaki Dipolomacy Past and Present. Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Farmington, PA.
2015
Parley and Protocol: Abenaki Dipolomacy Past and Present. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Vergennes, VT.
2014
All of my Relations: Faces and Effigies from the Native World - Invitational Group Art Exhibit. Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, N.H.
2011
Friday Night at the Arts, Petersburg Regional Art Center, Petersburg, VA
2010
Friday Night at the Arts, Petersburg Regional Art Center, Petersburg, VA
Available for Puchase
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, Highlawn Rd. Warner, NH.
North Star Gems, 252 Mayhew Tpke, Bristol, NH 03222
Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, Juried Artist since 2014
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