Urban Regalia features unique contemporary jewelry and accessories by painter and multi-media artist Winter Brown. Winter is a Plains Cree/Metis Nation artist from Edmonton, Alberta. She has also made camp at various locations in Canada, the UK & New York City throughout her career. She is now based in Brooklyn, NY. Winter creates dynamic, cutting edge contemporary artworks in a variety of media including painting, digital collage, photography, installation, video & sculpture.
Winter has been making unique jewelry throughout her arts career, and thinks of these ‘wearable artworks’ as small sculptures and paintings. Each Urban Regalia piece is an singular, original artwork, lovingly & meticulously hand-made with great attention to detail.
Winter’s accessories are often strongly influenced by the regalia worn by the colorful traditional powwow dancers in her home culture & territory. She draws from the stunning & inherent ‘haute couture’ of traditional Native dance regalia & incorporates this cultural aspect into her pieces in innovative ways to create singular adornment pieces.
Winter also mixes the esoteric style of her Native culture & heritage with the influences of much time spent in the major urban centres of New York & Toronto & London, where she has access & insights into the most contemporary fashion, fine art & urban culture.
Urban Regalia includes one of a kind hairpieces, necklaces, earrings & loom beaded chokers. You can wear these contemporary tribal-style accessories as a unique part of your casual look. They can also add an unforgettable touch or a more dramatic impact to a dressy outfit – depending on the piece.
Winter also creates wonderful keepsake boxes and traditional plains-style dolls. These are rare & singular items that are a great addition to a collection. And obviously these and all the Urban Regalia creations make fantastic gifts.
To see Winter’s artwork in other mediums, follow the blue links on the sidebar >