Stygyoden - Silver Necklace with Moonstone
Stygyoden - Silver Necklace with Moonstone
Also known as Roche de Bull
With moonstone
1 3/4" x 3 1/2"
Chain: 7" each side
Stygyoden is a mountain that stands in front of many Gitxsan villages in northern British Columbia. Not only is Stygyoden a force of nature in that it took years and years for the earths crust to smash together to form the mountain, but this mountain is a force of nature because to a select few of individuals there are many images that are visible on the mountain at different times of the year. There is also a legend that when a big Gitxsan chief passes away the mountain changes through a big rock slide. This is something I witnessed with my own eyes as my grandfather passed away.
- Michelle Stoney
Michelle Stoney
CULTURAL GROUP:
Gitksan
BORN:
February 2, 1983
BIRTHPLACE:
Hazelton, BC
Michelle Stoney has a family background in the arts, as her great uncle is acclaimed Gitksan carver Earl Muldon and her grandfather is established Gitksan artist Victor Mowatt. Michelle attended the University of Northern BC between 2004-2005, and then received her Fine Arts Degree from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2012. In 2009, her skills were recognized when she received a YVR Art Foundation Youth Art Scholarship. In 2013, one of her designs was selected by Vancouver International Airport for the banners along the road leading to the airport. In 2014, Michelle was asked to participate in Lattimer Gallery's Annual Charity Bentwood Box Event, where she completed an ornate Raven and Sun box with abalone inlays. In the summer of this same year, Michelle coordinated Gitksan Cultural Camps in the Hazelton area, organizing art workshops that focused on traditional methods and forms.
