Brenda Morency, aka Seekachees,
Preservice teacher U of A combined degree, BA NS and BEd, secondary route. cree literacy & development. language learner. artist. illustrator.
Brenda is an artist, an educator, an entrepreneur, a student and a member of the Swan River First Nation, a Treaty 8 community located 47 km west of Slave Lake at the hamlet of Kinuso, Alberta.
Education isn’t Brenda Morency’s only area of interest; she’s also a talented, self-taught artist who’s beginning to turn some heads as she inches her way slowly forward building a successful niche in Alberta’s art scene. Her beautiful work, in both watercolour and acrylics, can be seen online but if you keep an eye out you might just find her at a local market or at an Indigenous conference. If you don’t find exactly what you like, the artist also accepts commissioned work and will work with you to create the image you seek.
Morency said she’s never developed “a particular style” but she’s always been “artistically creative.” Even as a young girl she liked to draw and paint, but she lacked self-confidence and as a result, “I just never got around to showing it; I think it was a lack of self-esteem that held me back.”
That initial experience of showcasing her work inspired Morency to continue creating her art; the treatment she received from Precision Imaging and owner Lewis Dawson gave her the “ideal place to have my art framed and so much more. They digitally photograph my work and then put the work on a high-quality artist lithographic paper using archival ink.”
Everyone loves beautiful art but not everyone has the budget for the usually high-ticket items created by renowned artists. Morency’s unique talents and her reputation for producing quality art are beginning to attract a growing audience; there’s no time like to present to invest in her creations.
“I want to create art that will look beautiful, have meaning and be enjoyed by all who see them and own them and I want them to last for many years,” she explained. “To accomplish this, Precision takes my art and creates giclée canvas prints. The art is then displayed on a beautiful canvas that wraps around the sides of the frame and delivers a stunning display that can be showcased in almost any room or space.”
Morency’s artistic inspiration comes from ‘kayâs âcimowina’ and other Indigenous inspired stories that remind her of the importance of being able to speak and understand one’s own language.
