Deb Bell puts love into every artful piece she creates B次元官网网址� just in time for the holidays, she said.

The Victoria-based fabric artist creates intricate works year-round, but said it is especially important to shop local during times when consumption is at an all-time high.

B次元官网网址淚 like to make useful artwork,B次元官网网址� said Bell, a member of the Kwakiutl peoples who sews her own masks, creates change purses with traditional Indigenous designs, phone cases, dolls, hats and healing scarves, among many other items requested of her.

Not only are her products sustainable, she said, they generate other local purchases.

One customerB次元官网网址檚 order of about 10 masks, for example, required Bell to shop at a local fabric store, which kept the local purchase and production cycle close to home.

She pointed to the face masks she produces using high-quality, locally bought materials.

B次元官网网址淭here are two layers of cotton, and in between the cotton is a layer of chiffon silk, which helps prevent microbial germs from spreading,B次元官网网址� she said.

Bell said her work is inspired by her late uncle, an Indigenous painter, and by her beloved children B次元官网网址� she also gleans inspiration from connecting spiritually to her work.

B次元官网网址淚 have to feel connected spiritually to my creations, because people can feel when something is made with love,B次元官网网址� she said. B次元官网网址淚 have a lot of health challenges, but when IB次元官网网址檓 creating that all goes away.B次元官网网址�

To connect with Bell call her directly at 250-385-1200 or email her at anislaga1884@gmail.com.

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