Dancing Bear Carving Gift Card Damien has developed his skills

Damien has developed his skills in carving bone and stone in and around Gjoa Haven with various institutions throughout the country and with the mentorship of skilled artisans

Her intuitive and trauma-based practice is guided by sloppy craft and imperfection

Intrigued by the idea that the smallest of creatures would carry the world on their back

Her process relies on a solitary relationship between artist and material

Dancing Bear Carving Gift Card Damien has developed his skillsA bear stands upright, dancing in this stylized carving. Stone Approx. 8 x 11 x 19 cm Registration no. 45913 6766T An emerging carver, Adamie follows in the footsteps of his father, Palaya Qiatsuq, himself a prominent carver. Adamie is known for the high lustre polish of his carvings, whose stone gleam. Often carving owls and bears, Adamies signature birds often depict both wings upraised. Many of his carvings play with balance, with animals and birds