Watchman, Eagle, & Bear Totem Pole
Availability: Only 1 available
by Garner Moody
Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
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108 x 22 x 16"
Price available on request
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Red Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
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Coast Salish Housepost
Susan Point RCA
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Copper, Acrylic paint
10.5ft x 4ft x 4 ft (including base)
Own a piece of history…this Salish Housepost was carved during the 2010 Olympic Games in full public view at Susan Point’s temporary satellite studio outside the Vancouver Art Gallery. The cedar wood used originates from a reclaimed fallen tree from the Stanley Park storm in 2009.
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Quwut Sun
lessLIE
$200.00 CADSerigraph, Edition of 100
2005
Unframed
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“This contemporary Coast Salish sun design is an attempt to mediate between the Hul’qumi’num language (the language of the Cowichan Tribes) and English. There have been various anglecized spellings of this Hul’qumi’num toponym (place name), such as “Cowichan,” “Khowutzun,” and the currently accepted “Quwutsun.” This Hul’qumi’num term has been simplified and misinterpreted as meaning “The Warm Land,” when it should be more correctly interpreted as meaning “warmed by the sun,” or “basking in the sun with your back turned to the sun.”
The four eclipsed suns surrounding the central sun symbolize the darkness of ignorance blocking Daylight, a powerful source of truth.”
–lessLIE
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Overexposure (TP) [Framed]
Susan Point RCA
$2,060.00 CADSerigraph, Colour Trial Proof, Edition of II
1998
Framed
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British Columbia Welcomes the World (AP)
Susan Point RCA
RESERVEDSerigraph, Artist Proof, Edition V of V
1994
Unframed
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Why an Artist Proof?
The artist proof is often the first proof or set of proofs that the artist “pulls” to ensure that the image is printing to the desired effect. The Artist Proof holds a higher value than a regular edition piece due to its rarity as well as the possibility that they can contain the visual evidence of the artist’s progress. Artist Proofs are typically owned and kept by the artist so they are rarely released.
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Watchman, Eagles, Frog & Human Totem
Garner Moody
Price upon requestRed Cedar wood, Acrylic paint
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Eagle Feast Dish
Garner Moody
$7,600.00 CADYellow Cedar wood
A ceremonial dish, also known as a feast dish or potlatch dish, was a treasured heirloom which families brought out for great feasts as a gesture of hospitality and welcoming. Presently, many ceremonial dishes are carved in miniature form, meant for collectors who appreciate the historic and symbolic value behind each artwork. This aspect of the art is considered to be a contemporary turn that northwest coast native art has taken throughout the years.
Garner began carving at the early age of nine and, by age fifteen, he was carving his first piece of argillite. After moving to Vancouver in 1987, he spent the next two years working with renowned Haida artist Bill Reid on his Lootaas canoe and alongside a host of accomplished carvers such as Alfred Collinson, Rufus Moody, Giitsxaa, Nelson Cross, and Ding (Melvin) Hutchingson. Moody works in various mediums including cedar, gold, argillite and paper – all exemplifying his exquisite attention to detail and extraordinary artistic skills.