Nesting Ravens - 2025 Charity Box

Name: Nesting Ravens - 2025 Charity Box
Brand: John Velten
Price: 3000.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

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Nesting Ravens - 2025 Charity Box

John Velten

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Description

THIS BOX IS NOW SOLD. FINAL BID: $3,000.00

Closed - 4" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Open - 7 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Red cedar, yellow cedar, acrylic paint, sterling silver.

This piece was part of our 2025 Charity Bentwood Boxes auction running from November 22nd to December 6th.

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This piece requires special handling, and will likely incur additional costs. We will build a custom box or crate and arrange delivery with a trusted carrier experienced in transporting fine artwork. After purchase, we’ll contact you directly to coordinate shipping and provide all necessary details.

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"This piece features 100 grams of oxidized sterling silver engraved, cut and sculpted into Raven heads. Displaying a family nested and suspended by the lid of the box. Carved and painted feathers draped 360 around the box representing being nurtured by those around you.

When creating this piece, I thought a lot about my position within community and the services I offer to others. This piece is a representation of that effort to bring as much value to others with my skills rather than solely towards my own bodies of work. This is the first personal piece of art I’ve produced in the last 2 years, feels fitting it’s to support health and wellness for the next generation."

-John Velten

John Velten

CULTURAL GROUP:
Dene

BIRTHPLACE:
New Westminster, BC

John Velten is a Dene artist from New Westminster, BC who creates beautiful, innovative Northwest Coast artwork in a wide array of media. John has had a lifelong interest in art, but his career officially began when he took up apprenticeship under Alano Edzerza and Rick Adkins in 2016. He has since collaborated with artists such as Phil Gray and Klatle-Bhi. John has undertaken numerous large-scale projects including an installation for the City of Vancouver and Translink, a lantern for LunarFest Vancouver, and a mural for the Vancouver Mural Festival. With a degree in 3D modelling & animation, John is one of a select few artists using modern technology to expand the boundaries of traditional Northwest Coast Indigenous design. In 2022, his work was featured in Native American Art Magazine.

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