Slowly and intentionally made garments and hand woven textiles.
Dakota (Indigo) Burpee is originally from Guelph, Ontario. She moved to the east coast of Canada to attend the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (BFA Textiles/Fashion 2021) in Halifax. She is now based on the west coast of Canada on Vancouver Island. She is a currently working on her MFA through Emily Carr University. Dakota is a textile artist and garment maker. With a background in dance, Dakota seeks fluidity and movement in her textile work, whether through bold colours and patterns, or through the interaction between the drape and material properties of the cloth in relation to the body. Her work has been showcased through performance in wearable art shows, dance and textile exhibitions.
Dakota primarily weaves on a floor loom, uses natural dyeing, garment design and sewing to explore the process of slowness as it relates to textiles and fashion. Movement and meditation binds her interests these processes–none of which can be rushed. It is this slowness that unites the mind and body. Through weaving, the loom acts as a kind of translator between her hands and mind. Dakota believes in the power of colour and that what we dress on our bodies moulds our being.