haidas in the house

[chujybear]

nice to be a part of this forum... been getting the newsletters for a while.

also salivating over the palm control.

i am a carver... living between vancouver bc, and Haida Gwaii. i am not strictly an engraver, but do a lot of cast pieces, which are all inevitably re engraved.
i work almost exclusively within the Northwest coast (Haida) tradition, in a number of media.. wood stone bone, and metals, of course. if there is a body in here with questions i might be able to help with, then i will do my best.

look forward to learning and sharing with the group.

[Mcahron]

Welcome.I just got back from another visit to Victoria and the lower island.I love it there.Got any pics of your work?

[chujybear]

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hope i know what i'm doing

[chujybear]

yep i got it to post, so here are a few more
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i suppose some engraving would be appropriate


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[Daniel Houwer]

wauw, sweet and almost creepy
Welcome to the forum.

Daniel

[Simon]

Hello Chujybear,
I love the Haida work you are doing. I have liked this style of work ever since I visited Seattle several years ago & I wear a silver Haida braclelet everyday.
Can you tell me what is the black material you used in the carving? I know I have seen some before carved in the Haida style. Also what is the face made from? It looks like gold with opals, is that right? Very nice work.

Simon.

[chujybear]

the black is a stone called argillite. like slate, a sedimentary stone.. and very nice to carve. these days i do almost all my originals in it. the bear is 22kt with abalone inlay (dig for the gem shell), and ivory teeth.



suppose creepy works for me.