We're bringing you a bit of botanic beauty so you can rock your socks...Ojibwe style! Anishinaabe/Ojibwe artist and our Inspired Natives® Collaborator, Giizh Agaton Howes, created the design for our Wild Plums Crew Socks by combining traditional Ojibwe beadwork designs with a modern color palette. The wild plum design is considered an “Old Style” floral in Ojibwe art. With simplified shapes and repeated patterns, wild plum designs were ideal for beading, as with even only a few bead colors an artist could make a work of true beauty. The design on these crew socks—adapted from patterns and techniques over a hundred years old—brings the wild plum design into the twenty-first century. “What I love about our designs is the way our plants are turned into line work. When we look closely we see the foods and medicines of our community,” says Giizh. One size fits most; best between a women’s size 6–11.5 or men’s size 5.5–10 Blend of combed cotton, nylon, spandex, and elastic Features arch support band Imported Thank you for supporting Inspired Natives®, not "Native-inspired." Product Care: Machine wash warm; lay flat to dry; do not iron Cultural Context: Ojibwe designs are known for their floral motifs, reflecting the foods and medicines of the community. An example of traditional Ojibwe botanical design is shown on this pair of award-winning moccasins sewn and beaded by Giizh. Giizh used glass beads and porcupine quills to illustrate a strawberry and flower; the shoes are made of brain-tanned deer hide, a wool army blanket, and fabric strips from her daughter’s jingle dress.
