Patina: Whorls and Weave - 2023 Charity Box

Name: Patina: Whorls and Weave - 2023 Charity Box
Brand: Jody Sparrow
Price: 1700.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Patina: Whorls and Weave - 2023 Charity Box

Jody Sparrow

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Description

4" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Cedar, copper, acrylic paint.

THIS BOX IS NOW SOLD. FINAL BID $1,700.00

This piece is part of our 2023 annual Charity Bentwood Boxes auction running from November 25th to December 9th.

Shipping

This piece will be wrapped in multiple layers of protective materials and placed in a reinforced box designed for fragile items. It will be shipped with tracking, insurance, and extra care to ensure it arrives in perfect condition.

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“The idea of this box is old Salish designs meeting the new. Four copper whorls and one copper Salish weave with a Thunderbird on the lid. The acrylic paint represents the patina of copper. I have never really been comfortable replicating old designs, although I have been asked several times from clients and galleries to do traditional whorls. It wasn’t until I was brave enough to attempt some complicated designs in jewellery, inspired by historical goat horn bracelets, that I considered doing traditional Salish designs in wood.”

-Jody Sparrow

Jody Sparrow

CULTURAL GROUP:
Musqueam

BORN:
January 22, 1970

BIRTHPLACE:
North Vancouver, BC

Jody was first introduced to carving at age 7 by the old traditional carvers of the Musqueam community. He is a trained carpenter, and in 2005 attained a Red Seal from the International Trades Association. Jody is a mostly self-taught artist and began carving wood and learning to steam bentwood boxes in 2010. He studied at Emily Carr University and from 2013-2014, Studied at Native Education College in the Jewellery Arts Program under Artist Robert Tait. His various projects over the years include a 36-foot steamed, Salish sea-going canoe for Vancouver Airport (YVR) in 2019. Jody was awarded the Musqueam Mentorship Scholarship in 2023 from the YVR Art Foundation. He continues to carve paddles and make jewelry for local galleries in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Jody is part of the movement to revive and celebrate Coast Salish art styles in Coast Salish lands, currently passing his knowledge on to his daughter and granddaughter.

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