Get ready to shop!

Finally have a shop open on etsy.com! If you are interested in ordering mukluks or would like to buy one of my paintings please click on the shop option above or visit: etsy.com/shop/CarmenAvenue

I will have prints, postcards, greeting cards and calanders available soon!

Coyote Mukluks & Moccasins

Well it has definitely been a while since I have updated the blog! June was unbelievably busy and the beginning of July has not been much different. However I still have been working! I recently completed a sewing project, a beautiful pair of coyote mukluks and moccasins. Quite possibly the best ones I have ever made! I have absolutely fallen in love with mukluks all over again. They are such a labour of love and I literally put blood, sweat and sometimes tears into them.

To me the process is not simply making a shoe or a boot. It is a journey of creation, spirituality and appreciation of nature as I contemplate the lives of the animals whose hides and furs I use. I thank the creator for my talents and ask the spirits of the animals to walk with the mukluks and moccasins I make.

Not only are mukluks extremely beautiful, but if correctly made they are the warmest footwear available. The Inuit of the north call them 'kamiks' and are traditionally made of caribou or seal hide. However different cultural traditions have led to a wide variety of styles and materials used. I typically work with cow hide and as cost dictates, customers usually opt for the inexpensive rabbit fur. All of my products are lined with sheepskin. I would highly recommend that if you purchase mukluks that they have this, synthetic lining is cheaper...and you get what you pay for, not nearly as warm. All outdoor footwear also comes with a rubber crepe sole for durability on concrete streets.

Here is a sample of an ad I have placed, and please if you are interested in purchase email me! I will do my best to ship to anywhere in the world and we can negotiate price and payment options! 


"Lovingly handcrafted with the finest attention to detail, my products are all 100% hand stitched, completely customised to your taste, and never duplicated. Truly one of a kind footwear that will keep you warm in the coldest weather. 

Through traditional methods and spirituality I strive to honor the creator and the animals that give their lives in everything I do. I was taught by my aboriginal elder and my work is deeply meaningful to me.

Don't settle for mass produced, machine made muks and mocs. This craft is an art form full of soul and passion!

Price reflects type of leather and fur, as well as the complexity of the bead work." 


Kinanaskomiten!