▁what ▁L al onde ▁described ▁as ▁" a ▁self ▁directed - program ▁of ▁repet it ious ▁drawing ". ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁Pit se ol ak ▁worked ▁se wing ▁and ▁emb roid ering ▁goods ▁for ▁sale ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁craft s ▁program . ▁It ▁was ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Northern ▁Affairs ▁and ▁National ▁Resources ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁for ▁In uit ▁to ▁ear n ▁money . ▁It ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁James ▁Arch ib ald ▁Houston ▁and ▁Al ma ▁Houston ▁at ▁Cape ▁Dor set ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁Upon ▁seeing ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁her ▁cousin ▁K iak sh uk ▁( 1 8 8 6 – 1 9 6 6 ), ▁who ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Dor set ▁graph ic ▁studio , ▁Pit se ol ak ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁drawing . ▁Her ▁early ▁work ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁and ▁she ▁soon ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁artists ▁among ▁those ▁creating ▁images ▁for ▁the ▁Cape ▁Dor set ▁print ▁collection . ▁ ▁First ▁working ▁with ▁graph ite ▁p enc il , ▁Pit se ol ak ▁would ▁later ▁move ▁on ▁to ▁col oured ▁p enc il ▁and ▁felt - tip ▁pens . ▁L al onde ▁said ▁these ▁became ▁her ▁fav ored ▁medium ▁because ▁their ▁" rich ▁and ▁v ibr ant ▁colours " ▁best ▁expressed ▁" the ▁joy ful ness ▁that ▁character izes ▁her ▁work ". ▁ ▁Pit se ol ak ' s ▁cousin , ▁K iak sh uk , ▁and ▁Houston ▁both ▁inspired ▁her ▁to ▁try ▁her ▁hand ▁at ▁drawing