Ron Telek: “The Siren: The Keeper of Drowned Men’s Souls”
Ron Telek is primarily a carver and a sculptor. He has worked in everything from wood and stone to cloth and bone, but most of his work is three-dimensional. Consequently, I was curious to see what...
View ArticleNorthwest Coast Art Meetup Group Presents Mike Dangeli: “The Art of the...
Organizing a meetup group, I’ve discovered, is a good way to find new things to worry about. When I first started the Northwest Coast Art Meetup Group in Vancouver, I worried that no one would show up...
View ArticleTodd Stephens, ” Txeesim’s Escape” and Others
Todd Stephens is one of maybe a dozen First Nations artists whose work I watch closely. A graduate of the Freda Diesing School and two-time winner of the YVR Art Foundation Scholarships, he paints in a...
View ArticleNigel Fox, “Butterflies #3″
As a general rule, I never buy Northwest Coast Art depicting butterflies. But when I was in Terrace last April, I made an exception for Nigel Fox’s “Butterflies #3.” The reason for my rule is that...
View ArticleKelly Robinson, “Mother of Mischief”
Kelly Robinson is a new artist of mixed Nuxalk and Nu-chu-nualth ancestry. His silver jewelry is starting to become a regular feature of Vancouver galleries, and in the last year he has begun carving...
View ArticleMitch Adams: “Raven Rattle”
Haida/Tsimshian artist Mitch Adams seems to be making a career out of smaller pieces. Not that he avoids larger pieces; his “Blue Moon Mask” is one of my favorite pieces on the walls of my townhouse....
View ArticleIvan Adams: Raven Pendant
When I travel to Terrace every April, I spend three days submerged in art. Not only is the Freda Diesing School’s graduation and year end exhibit my official excuse for the trip, but I meet other...
View ArticleThe 2013 Mature Student Award Recipients
Last weekend, I flew north to Terrace to give out the Mature Student Award at the Freda Diesing School graduation. This was the fourth year I have sponsored the award, and the third in which one main...
View ArticleCarol Young, “Wind-Rider”
I have been meaning to buy from Haida artist Carol Young for a couple of years, but, until now my spare cash and opportunities haven’t coincided. Not only was Young the first recipient of the Mature...
View ArticleCarol Young, “Wolf Mask”
As an artist, Carol Young has gone from strength to strength, so when her “Wolf Mask” became available for sale, I jumped at the chance to buy. In the not-too-distance future, I may not be able to...
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