Two Hummingbirds with Flower - Silver Bracelet
Two Hummingbirds with Flower - Silver Bracelet
1" wide x 6" long
"The 1" x 6" double hummingbirds with flower was done in a more relaxed style of Northwest Coast style of design. I wanted to create a softer use of the formline while creating a more elegant flow to the design's layout. I feel this was achieved with the balance of the flower, and use of hatching. Spring is seen as a new season and beginning. This is why I like to add flowers to pieces, as well as flowers being one of the hummingbirds' main food source." - Joe Wilson
This piece was created for the exhibition ‘Messages of Joy: Depictions of Hummingbirds in Northwest Coast Jewellery’ held at Lattimer Gallery between September 24 – October 8, 2022.
Joe Wilson
CULTURAL GROUP:
Kwakwaka'wakw (Namgis)
BORN:
January 14, 1966
BIRTHPLACE:
Alert Bay, BC
Joe R. Wilson (Hak’wesagame’) is a Kwakwaka'wakw/'Namgis artist born on January 14, 1966 in Yalis (Alert Bay, BC). He is the grandson of 'Namgis Hereditary Chief Alvin Edgar Alfred (K’odi U’dzistalis). At the age of 13, Joe took a design course with Doug Cranmer, but did not begin carving professionally until age 21, when he discovered and was deeply inspired by the works of master carver Chief Willie Seaweed. From 1996 to 1997, Joe led a team of carvers in the construction of a Kwakwaka'wakw style village at Dolfinarium Harderwijk, a marine mammal park in the Netherlands. Beyond his early training, he is largely self-taught. Whether he is carving wood, silver, copper, or gold, Joe is known for his intricate and detailed style.
