Ocean Pinnacle Warrior

Ocean Pinnacle WarriorThis sculpture "Ocean Pinnacle" was hand carved and painted by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Rod Smith. It had been carved from basswood, sits on a removable red cedar base, and has been painted in black, blue, and white acrylic. Rod is perhaps best known for his precise and elegant painting style. This sculpture was inspired by ocean pinnacles. An ocean pinnacle is pillar like mound off the ocean floor that has a dense concentration of marine life inhabiting

The raven sits on its branch spewing out an endless string of caws while the eagle stares out looking down to the valley below

This ingenious method makes the boxes both beautiful and watertight

and interviews with a contemporary First Nations family

Image size measures about 13

"Cleansing" is a limited edition giclée print by K’omoks artist Andy Everson with a primary edition of 99

the question is answered in the painting

It was released in June 2019

The frontlet has been carved from yellow cedar

and at the base a beaver

Salmon People live in villages deep under the ocean

Three human figures wearing hats are often carved at the very top of Haida poles

'  The glacier has taken the form of a whale