Breathing Stone: Contemporary Haida Argillite Sculpture Eagle

Breathing Stone: Contemporary Haida Argillite Sculpture EagleBreathing Stone: Contemporary Haida Argillite Sculpture by Carol Sheehan was launched in our gallery on July 26th, 2008. This is the soft cover version. "Breathing Stone presents extraordinary new sculptures by contemporary argillite artists of Haida Gwaii the Queen Charlotte Islands. Breathing Stone begins with author Carol Sheehans introduction to Haida culture and the historical realities that have shaped this unique art form. There is also an

My father was Orca

a Haida Native Artist

the pole was painted red and pivoted to face the water

I was given the name of the great-grandson of ‘Na̱mukustolis

They removed many of our women from our villages and forcibly relocated many of our villages from our people

cedar bark

Calvin Hunt carved this large Moon Mask in red cedar and painted the formlines with red

illustrated by nearly 200 colour photographs taken in artists’ workshops

Like prehistoric creatures from another time

colour mixing

and 13 inches or 33 centimeters deep

The colours may vary slightly from how they appear on screen