Northwest First Nation Show
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“Northwest First Nation Art Show”
Chickadee
Spalted Birch ,pigments
Beaded earrings by Cheryl Lacy
$3,000
At the Opening Reception; March 8th. 4:30 to 7:00. Music with Julie Campbell & Jon Parry of “Second Fiddle” and Paul Nyenhuis (Kisi) playing his carved native flutes. Plus, Kevin Paul will grace us with a song and drumming!
Kevin will grace us with a song and Drumming Opening Evening
Orca’s
9 x 17 x 1 inches
Yellow Cedar, Acrylic Paint
Lemon Oil
$400 EACH
TOP 2 are SOLD
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Contemporary Artworks by Indigenous artists !
Salish Salmon
Aluminum, Automotive Paint
Can be hung Indoor or outdoors
15.5 x 37.5 x 2.5
$3500
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Authentic hand-made basket inspired
by indigenous ancestors and generational teachings.
Pine needles, leather, dyed sinew, 10 x 10.5 diameter
$500
Bill Hacker descended from Chief Leschi and the Nisqually and Yakama Nations. Bill learned to weave baskets from his mother, Nikki. Challenged by chronic back injuries, he started weaving as a hobby and over time has mastered the art form with precise technique and creative design. His baskets are made from natural fibers, long-leaf pine needles, and hand-dyed sinew. Bill’s masterpieces are gaining popularity with discerning buyers.
Artists: Jay Bowen, Shana Yellow Calf, Monika DeNasha, Bill Hacker, Allie High, David Mungo Knox, James Madison, Kevin Paul, Sam Shaughnessy and Lisa Telford.
Self Portrait
Cast Bronze
9.5 x 6.75 x 3.25
$3700
This cubist self-portrait is of Madison’s Tulalip and Tlingit sides coming together. Using the same form line motifs and wolf character on both sides of his face, he’s able to explore the different design aesthetics of each. The profile half of the face uses traditional Tulalip designs and the half of the face looking straight ahead uses traditional Tlingit designs.
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Black Twill Basket
Red and yellow cedar
Black dye, 7.5” x 7” dia.
$600
“Cubby Drum”
Elk hide drum
comes with drumstick
Dimensions: 17″ circumference
$1,400
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(photo by Rosemary DeLucco Alpert)
March 8th through April 20th.
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(photo by Rosemary DeLucco Alpert)
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Eagle
9 x 13 x ½ inches
Yellow Cedar, Acrylic Paint
Red Mahogany Stain
$420 SOLD
by Lisa Telford
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Women’s Work Basket
Red and yellow cedar
Red dye, 4” x 3.5” dia.
$250
Kwagulth Kamagwa, 2003
Polychrome carved cedar and copper
Signed on interior, 11x 8 x3,25”
$650 SOLD
Hereditary Chief, David Mungo Knox is a member of the Kwakiutl First Nation from Fort Rupert, BC. He is the great-grandson of Chief Mungo Martin and comes from a line of great Master carvers and skilled dancers. He started his carving career in 1991 at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, BC. He apprenticed under his Uncle, Chief Tony Hunt Sr. David works in a variety of mediums, carving in both yellow and red cedar. His goal is to carry on the family tradition – preserving the Kwakiulth culture and artistic style. David lives and works in the village of Fort Rupert, BC.
(photo by Rosemary DeLucco Alpert)
(photo by Rosemary DeLucco Alpert)
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Raven, 2005
Polychrome carved cedar display mask
Signed on interior, 10 x 6 x 10”
$550 SOLD
Sam Shaughnessy, a Kwakiutl artist, from Alert Bay, British Columbia. Sam comes from a long line of well-known carvers and artists. Since he was a small child, he had been taught about his cultures ways, practices and learning the elements of designing.
(photo by Rosemary DeLucco Alpert)
Red Salmon Spawning
Kiln cast glass, Glass frit
10 x 24
$2200
Clear Salmon
Kiln cast glass, glass frit
10.5 x 24
$2200
Buffalo Skull
Acrylic on a Buffalo Skull
27 x 26 x 9
$1,200
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Lisa Telford is a weaver who creates contemporary garments, shoes and other objects using Northwest Coast style weaving techniques. Her work serves as a commentary on Native identity, stereotypes and fashion.
Lisa creates stunning works using red and yellow cedar bark and spruce root. She harvests and prepares all her own materials, often taking her hundreds of miles from her home. Bark is traditionally stored for one year and then further processed before weaving starts.
Born in Ketchikan Alaska, Telford is a Gawa Git’ans Git’anee Haida Weaver and comes from a long line of weavers including her grandmother, mother, aunt, cousins, and daughter. She learned the traditional techniques of Haida basketry from her mentor Delores Churchill, and Haida cedar garments thanks to Holly Churchill. She began weaving in 1992, and for twelve years closely followed the tradition that form must follow function. It wasn’t until a friend asked her to submit a contemporary basket for a show that Lisa experimented beyond the borders of traditional form. This opened a door for her, and in 2004 she was asked to design a contemporary cedar-clothing piece for a show. She used traditional methods and materials, but felt more confident and inspired to experiment – creating a contemporary clothing item from cedar.
James Madison
Tulalip Tribes member James Madison (Snohomish and Tlingit) is a master wood carver. He also works in glass, bronze, and stainless steel, and seeks to combine the new with the old. Madison notes that he is “always thinking of new ways to add a modern twist to a traditional piece. This allows for me to help to keep my culture alive. As we move into the future, so do the teachings of my ancestors.”
Madison was born into a family steeped in traditional Salish and Tlingit Northwest Coast Native art. He began carving when he was 8 years old, learning from his grandfather Frank Madison (1923-2002), uncle Steve Madison, and father Richard Madison (born 1952). He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Washington in 2000, followed by a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Pratt School of Fine Arts in 2004 (both in Seattle). His studies included courses in Native American Northwest Coast art history; Northwest Coast two-dimensional design and carving; metal sculpture; and glass blowing, fusing, and casting.
Kevin Paul
Kevin “Wah lee hub” Paul (born 1960), enrolledtribal member, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Kevin is a master carver of contemporary and traditional Native American carvings. Kevin taught his artistic craft in the La Conner School District from 1994 to Covid 2019. His artist-in-residencies includes: Whitney Elementary, Shoreline School District (for Northwest Folklife Festival), Bayview Middle School. He has taught at the Museum of Northwest Art’s. Kevin and his art have been featured on KCTS 9/Seattle as a documentary, funded by a Japanese news entity and shown throughout Japan. A second documentary on Lynette Jennings Design/Discovery Channel, airing in 27 countries for nine years. His local art is prominently collected and viewable at the Town of La Conner, the La Conner School District and the La Conner Boys and Girls Club. Art shows are numerous, including a retrospective show in 2013 at the Skagit County Historical Museum. His work is included in locally published books: “The Barn Shows” and the “In the Valley of Mystic Light”. Recent works include an 18 foot, old-growth, red cedar story pole for the La Conner Swinomish Community Library, completed with his son-in-law, Camas Logue, master carver. He lives with his wife, Patricia (an attorney and tribal judge), in the Swinomish Tribal Community.