Rande Cook
CULTURAL GROUP:Namgis, Ma’amtagila and Mamalilikala
BORN:
May 26, 1977
BIRTHPLACE:
Alert Bay, BC
Rande is a self-taught jeweller who also creates limited edition prints and works in wood. He has apprenticed under John Livingston in wood carving techniques. Rande produces jewellery in gold and silver, masks, bentwood boxes, drums, prints and paddles. Rande was strongly influenced as a child by his grandfather, Gus Matilpi. Rande was featured in the 'Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2' exhibit at the Museum of Art and Design in New York, 2005. He has recently produced a number of limited edition, sea-themed serigraphs.
