Isabel Rorick RCA

Northwest Coast Native Artist Isabel Rorick from Haida Nation

Haida Nation

Isabel Rorick was born in 1955 and raised in her ancestral home of Old Masset on Haida Gwaii. In 1974 at the age of 19, Isabel began learning traditional methods of basket weaving and the gathering of materials. Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. In 1982 Isabel made her first hat under the tutelage of her mother. Rorick’s work was included in “Topographies: Aspects of Recent British Columbia Art” at the Vancouver Art Gallery and in “Native Vision” at the Seattle Art Museum. She is among the most renowned weavers of her time capable of weaving very fine patterns traditional to her lineage and cultural heritage.

Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail and spider web or slug trail. In recent years she has studied hat and basket collections in provincial and national museums across Canada and the United States.

Isabel’s work can be found in many private collections, as well as museums, including the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Royal British Columbia, the Vancouver Art Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, New York State Historical Association, and the British Museum in London, England.

 

Awards:

2009     Recipient of BC Achievement Foundation Award

Works by this Artist (Present + Past + Public)

Present Works

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  • Bear Basket

    Isabel Rorick RCA

    Price upon request

    Spruce root, Acrylic paint

    Hand-painted by Robin Rorick

    Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.

  • Raven Stealing the Light Basket

    Isabel Rorick RCA

    Price upon request

    Spruce root, Acrylic paint

    Hand-painted by Alfred Adams (Isabel’s brother)

    Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.

  • 82. Frog Basket

    Isabel Rorick RCA

    CA$12,800.00

    Spruce root, Acrylic paint

    Hand-painted by Alfred Adams (Isabel’s brother)

    3.25 x 4.5 x 4.5″

    Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.

  • Berry Pattern Basket

    Isabel Rorick RCA

    CA$5,800.00

    Spruce root, Dyed Spruce root

    Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.

     

  • Strawberry Breeze Rattle

    Isabel Rorick RCA

    CA$7,500.00

    Spruce root, Alder dyed Spruce root, Yellow Cedar wood handle, Abalone shell, feathers, beads, Maple wood base

    Dimensions on stand: 6 x 9.5 x 4.5″

    Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.

     

  • Tapered Basket

    Isabel Rorick RCA

    CA$4,800.00

    Plain twining & Strawberry weave patterns, Three strand twining rim

    Spruce Root, Four bands of dyed root

    Featured in the 2009 exhibition – Haida Masterworks: the ancestral spirit lives on

    Isabel Rorick comes from a long line of weavers, including her great-grandmother Isabella Edenshaw; her grandmother, Selina Peratrovich; her mother, Primrose Adams, and her Aunt, Delores Churchill. Using the Haida language of form, Isabel incorporates many traditional designs into her baskets and hats, like that of the dragonfly, raven’s tail, and spider web or slug trail.

     

Past Works

The artist’s Past Works at our Gallery have now sold; however, a custom order may be possible if the artist is available and accepting commissions.