I LOVE NATIVE CANADIAN ART

Since I came to Canada 46 years ago, I have developed a taste for Canadian native art, of all types. Over the years I have acquired a few pieces of different forms and bought many pieces to give as gifts. If my house catches fire I will be grabbing my two precious sculptures on the way out. Swans, a Brazilian soapstone which I have featured on my Photo Hunt before and this Inuit sculpture, a amazing green soapstone head from Belcher Islands, which I dearly love and have owned for twenty five years or more.

It stands at 9 inches tall and is the most
amazing green coloured soapstone
with wonderful markings

This is a most powerful work,
despite its relatively small size

A silk screen print on the wall in my upstairs hall
and typical of Coast Salish Art. It’s called
Wildman from the Sea.

In Vancouver, at Granville Island, Eagle Spirit Gallery is one of the finest galleries showcasing museum quality native artwork. They specialize in masks and Inuit carved sculpture and it is my pleasure to visit it often, just to look around, for the items there are way beyond my price range. The photos below were taken from outside, through the window, so the quality is not brilliant.

A mask and a decorated wooden container on the stands with a totem pole and an exquisite Moon Mask on the wall in the background

This beautiful wooden head is a stunning piece

HAPPY WEEKEND TO EVERYONE