Brenda
Drager
bdrager@goredlake.com
I
chose to paint the
Linda
Lundstrom La Parka because she is an example of a local woman, from our
small
area that went 
out and made her mark in our
country. She was
a
business woman when the
percentage of woman in business was very small
and she
was able to balance her family life and professional life - a fine
example
of "having it all" and enjoying it.
Her parka was embraced
here
in Red Lake partially because she was
from here
but ultimately because it was a sensible alternative for our northern
weather. She has come back here occasionally to share her
designs
with us and has incorporated native designs into her jackets, so she
hasn't
forgotten her roots. I
have a memory of
seeing a
different color of La Parka daily in the winter months here in Red Lake
and wanted to convey the multitude of colors we were privileged to see
in our
all white winters.
out and made her mark in our
country. She was
a
business woman when the
percentage of woman in business was very small
and she
was able to balance her family life and professional life - a fine
example
of "having it all" and enjoying it.
Her parka was embraced
here
in Red Lake partially because she was
from here
but ultimately because it was a sensible alternative for our northern
weather. She has come back here occasionally to share her
designs
with us and has incorporated native designs into her jackets, so she
hasn't
forgotten her roots. I
have a memory of
seeing a
different color of La Parka daily in the winter months here in Red Lake
and wanted to convey the multitude of colors we were privileged to see
in our
all white winters. The Red Lake Regional Heritage Centre is a charitable organization, funded by the Municipality of Red Lake and the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation. Reg # 87315 2714 RR001
