My name is Nicole Brathwaite-Hunt, aka: Night Song Woman. My husband Rick and I are the craftspeople who have made everything you see on this website. I am a multi-cultural/multi-racial woman of African American, Native American, Irish/Scottish and Cape Verdean descent. Rick has a similarly mixed ancestry; so consequently, you can see the influence of our heritage, culture and community involvement throughout our work.
I graduated from the Art Institute of Boston with a BA in Fine Art. For the past 17 years I have been a vendor and participant in various annual powwows and Native American events in my community. I was an organizer for an African American festival for 8 years; worked and vended at national, international and cultural festivals hosted here in New England for over 15 years. I participate in gallery shows in the area. Most recently, I had a piece that was in shows at both the Arts Worcester gallery and the Fitchburg Art Museum. You can see photos of this piece on my Carvings page.
My artistic voice has been shaped and refined by all these diverse cultural influences and creative "spices". As a result, my work has evolved into a distinct mixture of native and ethnic flavors. I try bring together familiar, traditional styles and materials in tweaked new, less traditional ways. Both Rick and I are attracted to working with practical, utilitarian craft forms, but with a refining eye and elevated level of artistic workmanship. We are partial to 3D mediums, although we often incorporate drawing and painting as well. Currently, we are focused on beading, stone and metal jewelry, carved and embellished cedar feather/trinket boxes, leather bags, rattles, carved gourd work, as well as various mixed media and sculptural pieces.
This website is a portfolio of some of the custom work we have done for customers over the years. We can mix and match to incorporate components of items you see here to create original pieces designed just for you. We can also coordinate with specific color palettes, styles, clothing, regalia, occasions, materials etc... If you'd like to place an order, please refer to our Custom Orders page for details.
Besides ordering from this "custom made" only site, I also have an Etsy Shop, where "already made" items are available for immediate purchase. Please check out my store at: www.etsy.com/shop/nightsongcreations.
The satisfaction of our customers is highly important to us. We stand behind the quality and value of everything we make. Please address any issues you may have to us as soon as possible. We want you to be completely satisfied. I hope you enjoy checking out our site, and maybe you'll find something you can't live without. If so, let us know. We can help you with that!
Thanks a bunch!
Nicole "Night Song Woman"
Artist's Bio
Night Song Creations