Circles in Time - Red Cedar Panel
Circles in Time - Red Cedar Panel
22" dia. x 1 1/2"
Bentbox design on panel.
"The box was used to cook, hold food, regalia, and had many many other duties. In the end we put the bodies of our loved ones in bentwood boxes and put them in special places in our territory that had special energy. The energy would help them move in the direction it was needed for them to make the journey back into this life again. Nothing was new all the time, it may start that way, but it all moves back to being put into the cycle of life. Eventually we all go back to the earth and become the elements we once were many generations before..."
-Ian Reid
Ian Reid
CULTURAL GROUP:
Heiltsuk
BORN:
November 9, 1978
BIRTHPLACE:
Waglisla (Bella Bella), BC
Ian Reid's crests are Eagle and Killerwhale. He signs his pieces with his Heiltsuk name Nusi, meaning "Full Moon." Many of Ian's pieces are inspired by cultural knowledge handed down to him from his elders. His main mentor has been his great aunt, Mary Hunt, one of the last matriarchs of the Heiltsuk Nation. Ian has carved under the guidance of respected Kwakwaka'wakw artist Simon Dick. He has also been dancing since he was young, and often dances with the Gwawina Dancers. In June of 2008, Ian danced at the University of British Columbia's Chan Centre for the Performing Arts to accompany a special screening of Edward Curtis' landmark film In the Land of the Head Hunters. Also in 2008, Ian was appointed to be Project Manager for the Waglisla Big House that was constructed between 2008-2009 in Bella Bella, BC. Ian was actively involved in every phase of the project, from the original conception to material selection and construction. In 2009, Ian was one of twenty-three artists included in the Continuum: Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast exhibition at the Bill Reid Gallery in Vancouver, BC.
