Public Art Sculptor commission Whistler BC (Medicine Man)

At the young age of 8, I started my work in fishing, trapping, mining, and logging.

 It wasn’t till later in life, I started my career as a stone sculptor. I refined my craft at the carving shed in Prince Rupert. It was a dynamic, creative center of artistic talent.

 I was working side by side with carvers, like Lyle Campbell, Marcel Russ, Henry Green and Ron Talec.

When I moved back to Haida Gwaii, Old Masset, my Haida ancestry began to influence my style. I have always worked towards creating my style. My stonework is big and heavy strong and aggressive  style much like environment on the northwest coast, too big to sit in a home or gallery and it meant to be outside free to the elements and part of the natter

I use as much of the narial stone surface as I can get away with and make it as large as I can for me natural stone is beautiful and it talk to me as I hit the chisel agents the stone I can hear how the rock wants to be carved. I hear a  perfect cut I don’t have to look at the brake. The rock becomes it own eco-system for insects birds extra and moss , plants grow on the surface.

Whistler commission I won back in 2005 it started as a basalt bear sculpture I work in a park open to the general  public to watch and ask questions it was such a hit with the locals it I wound up with two more commissions a medicine man and creek woman

The municipality change there entire public art program based on the work and interaction with the general public

In the beginning, I learned by trial and error with hard stone, like granite and basalt. I have four public art sculptures: one with the Museum of Northern BC in Prince Rupert and 3 in Whistler BC. I have created many artworks for private collectors and museums.

I am in the process of working on a bunch of puppets for a Haida language move with Haida Youth in Haida Gwaii