Bear Welcomes Salmon Home - Yellow Cedar Panel with Abalone
Bear Welcomes Salmon Home - Yellow Cedar Panel with Abalone
Yellow cedar with abalone inlays
20" dia. x 1 1/2"
“I love to do designs that can somehow include Salmon. With all the controversy surrounding our salmon, and the heavy demand we put on the salmon… It’s my way of bringing awareness.” - Gerry Sheena
Gerry Sheena
CULTURAL GROUP:
Coast Salish
BORN:
April 13, 1964
BIRTHPLACE:
Merritt, BC
Gerry Sheena started carving in 1988, and carves almost exclusively in yellow and red cedar. He received much of his training from his brother, Roger Swakum. Since 1998, Gerry has been mentoring youth while creating works of public art. Among these projects is the gateway for the Collingwood Neighbourhood House, and a 21-foot totem pole for a housing complex in Vancouver, BC. In 2017, Gerry became an artist-in-residence at Vancouver’s Skwachàys Lodge.
