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Two more bends and I will have a ceremonial grease bowl with 11 bends , this is my second one I have made and the first with high ends #steambendingwood #steambendingwoodboxes #bentwoodboxes #yellowcedar #missionbc #vancouverbc #britishcolumbia #canada #artstudio #artforsalebyartist #artforsale #squamishnationartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B0OpBmqAV0Q/?igshid=mf1fqei7d9wf

Lisa Telford is a Gawa Git’anee Haida weaver whose work challenged any straightforward notion of tradition. Telford learned the art from her aunt, Deloris Churchill, herself a renowned basketmaker. Harvesting her own cedar fiber, Telford carefully removes narrow strips of bark to weave representations of shoes, dresses, and other mass-produced commodities. In doing so, she honors the role of weaving in communal rituals and underscores its historical importance in cultural exchanged and tourism. She also extends the tradition of Haida baskets as wearables. Rather than weaving hats and ceremonial regalia, Telford transforms cedar bark into wardrobe staples of contemporary womanhood. Summer Night’s Do and Evening Out underscore the complexity of authenticity or the antithesis of commercialism, but rather, part of contemporary life. 

All most done painting this killer whale #bcfirstnations #westcoastnativeart #britishcolumbia #vancouver #missionbc #artstudio #artforsale #killerwhale #yellowcedar https://www.instagram.com/p/BxsMXIlDHKw/?igshid=1cy6ajvkm6l0c

Got some sanding to do ! 4” yellow cedar regalia paddles #bcfirstnations #westcoastnativeart #britishcolumbia #artstudio #artforsale #regalia #yellowcedar #bcfirstnationsart #vancouver #missionbc #canada https://www.instagram.com/p/BwVwTehAZep/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16w9o90j1wwaq

Finished painting my feather box with a Raven design #feather box #myart #missionbc #artistsoninstagram #artstudio #artforsale #bcfirstnations #westcoastnativeart #britishcolumbia #vancouver #canada #squamishnationartist #yellowcedar #madeinbc #madeincanada https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpvy7ZJgmXM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dkjkyup8efvr

Finished this yellow cedar panel with my circle of life Spawning Salmon design , yellow cedar , abalone inlays , acrylic paint #bcfirstnationsart #bentwoodboxes #westcoastnativeart #britishcolumbia #vancouver #canada #yellowcedar #abaloneinlays #salmondesigns #nativeart #artstudio #artforsale https://www.instagram.com/p/BtXwQvOAH1f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g25tkc6ibcxp

Attached the bottom and blocked out a lid ! The artist receiving this bentwood canoe box is going to hollow it out them selfs and than fit it to the lid #bentwoodboxes #bcfirstnationsart #westcoastnativeart #bentwoodcanoebox #redcedar #yellowcedar #nativeart #handmade #handcrafted #bentwoodboxesforsale #missionbc #vancouverbc #britishcolumbia #canada https://www.instagram.com/p/Btwqy6fDiS8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lmtn9w9byayg

Decided to work on this skull #myart #westcoastnativeart #nativeart #canada #britishcolumbia #vancouver #vancity #bcfirstnations #woodcarving #woodworking #woodsculpture #myshop #myshop #missionbc #skull #yellowcedar