Flying Hummingbirds - Silver Earrings with 14k Gold
Flying Hummingbirds - Silver Earrings with 14k Gold
1 1/8" Diameter
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.
William Cook
CULTURAL GROUP:
Kwakwaka'wakw
BORN:
June 23, 1974
BIRTHPLACE:
Alert Bay, BC
William Cook comes from a family of artists: his brother is established Kwakwaka'wakw artist Rande Cook, and his niece is emerging Kwakwaka'wakw artist Jazmine McCrimmon-Cook. He works in the traditional Kwakwaka'wakw style, and has worked with Kwakwaka'wakw artists Patrick Seaweed, Henry Nelson, and Frances Dick. William is primarily a jeweller, but he began creating cedar panels in 2013.