Born and raised in Moncton New Brunswick as a French Acadian, Annabelle was always fascinated by performance and making art. Today, she is a multidisciplinary artist who is fascinated with the intersection between the queer and Acadian communities. 

Growing up in the warm and family-oriented Acadian community, her grandmother taught her how to knit as a child. Annabelle has been knitting for over 20 years and crocheting for over 10 years. She merges those techniques with the world of drag, and all other fiber art forms she can teach herself. 

Annabelle teaches workshops on drag, embroidery, and fiber arts across New Brunswick, works as an educator, does commissions pieces, costumes for drag queens, is a film maker, an actor, and so much more!

Une bonne p'tite acadienne, well sort of.

Je suis née et j’ai grandi à Moncton au Nouveau-Brunswick. Mes racines acadiennes m’inspirent à faire diverses performances et créations artistiques. Je suis une artiste multidisciplinaire enthousiaste et captivée par la fusion entre la communauté queer et la culture acadienne. 

Mon milieu familial acadien et chaleureux est le noyau de mon cheminement artistique. Ma grand-mère m’a appris à tricoter alors que j’étais un jeune enfant.   Ajouté au tricot, j’ai appris à faire du crochet il y a déjà 10 ans. Je combine les techniques de tricot et de crochet à l’art du Drag ainsi qu’à autres formes artistiques existantes. 

J’enseigne des ateliers d’art du drag, de la broderie et des arts textiles partout au Nouveau-Brunswick. De plus, je confectionne des costumes pour des artistes de Drag ainsi qu’autres projets personnalisés sur demande. J’aime faire de la scène que ce soit comme cinéaste ou actrice. 

Barb has the same energy as your Acadian aunt who likes to dance in the kitchen. For the past 5 years, Barb Wire has been traveling all over New Brunswick, from the north of the province to the south, with a few visits to Nova Scotia too! She loves performing in small Acadian communities, bringing joy and queer pride to these wonderful areas of the province. Barb Wire is an Acadian drag queen who knits and crochets (just like her grandmother taught her,) except that instead of using the patterns her grandmother taught her, Barb makes crochet pieces for drag, inspired by ideals of femininity, extraterrestrials, creatures, art and Acadian culture. She is known for her energetic and often humorous performances.