How to make a traditional Coast Salish Drum: Jorge Lewis Drum Maker

Jorge Lewis sells his original designed drums and also conducts workshops on drum making throughtout the Pacific Northwest. Jorge Lewis is a First Nations artist from the Snuneymuxw nation of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, BC who specializes in drum making. Jorge is a descendent of powerful Shamans, mask dancers and chiefs. He was taught the craft of drum making by Bill Garton, a Lakota sundancer, pipe carrier and spiritual seeker. Drums are used in sweat lodges, singing circles, or to accompany a singer. Jorge believes that drumming is a tool which assists us in getting centred spiritually, and it connects us with the inner self and with all that is around us. His love for life is evident in his work, and he lives and breathes his spiritual culture through his art work. Learn step by step how to cut lacing, punch the elk hide, string the lace and tie off the the lace. Native, First Nations, American, hand, drum