in 1963 she was the subject of a national film board documentary by producer john feeney, "eskimo artist: kenojuak," about kenojuak, then 35, and her family, as well as traditional inuit life on baffin island. the film showed a stonecutter carving her design into a relief block in stone, cutting away all the non-printing surfaces; she would then apply ink to the carved stone, usually in two or more colours, and carefully make 50 "shadow" prints for sale. with the money she earned from the film, johnniebo was able to purchase his own canoe and become an independent hunter to help provide for the family, which now included a new daughter, aggeo, and an adopted son, ashevak.