About the Artist

Pierrette is a French-Canadian Métis artist, raised on a dairy farm and currently living on a rural acreage along the historic Dawson Trail, in the heart of the Canadian prairies.   She is a self-taught artist and has been drawn to art from a very young age. Her interest in reclaimed materials and metals led her to take a welding course at the Red River College in 2007, followed by a metal-smithing course at the Mechosin International School of the Arts in 2010. She is drawn to old agricultural implements and antiques, transforming rustic metal and found objects through sculpture, mosaic and assemblage.

She left the public service in 2012 to pursue her career as a professional artist and launched "Papillon Creations" in that same year to showcase her art and vintage to the public. She was later awarded first prize at a "Dragon's Den"-like contest initiated by the CDEM (Economic Development Corporation of Manitoba).

Pierrette's art career spans over 19 years. Her work has garnered local and national media attention. Highlights include a feature on the televised "Handcrafted Manitoba" series and national interviews with Radio-Canada culture podcasts. Read more and view sneak preview.

She continues to present solo and group exhibits at various venues throughout Manitoba.  She is the founder and Creative Director of the Dawson Trail Arts and Heritage Tour, recipient of the Governor General Award for History in January 2026 

(see www.dawsontrailtreasures.ca  for details).

Her work can be viewed  by appointment throughout the year, at her studio in the RM of Ste. Anne. 

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