THUNDERBIRD AND CHIEF

THUNDERBIRD AND CHIEFA rising star of Northwest Coastal artwork, Ernest Puglas creates cedar carving in the Kwakwakawakw traditions, which emphasize bold, flowing form line design (curved lines, shaping faces, animals, and beings). Each piece incorporates layered figures with symbolic imagery tied to ancestry, clan crests, and oral histories. His carvings are not abstract, they are rather more story based and representational. He often depicts human ancestors, animals and

“Glasswork is all about being able to make decisions quickly and seeing a vision of what the glass wants to become

where the “left" and “right” interchange with the tides and momentum of issues and conflicts that reflect the constant change in our tribal perspective

guiding interpretation

Each work reflects both individual artistic voice and shared cultural storytelling

This studio painting is the result of a heli-painting trip Robert took to the Bugaboos with Canadian Mountain Holidays

each piece carries a sense of place and history unique to the North

Ellis transforms brokenness into art

vulnerability

"Ahtna Indians from the Copper River Valley of SE Alaska

Then I moved on

"I can't write a story or tell one in the white man's language so I tell what I want to say with my paintings

and reassembling imagery to reveal hidden structures within the “big picture