Skeena Sisters - Yellow Cedar Sculpture
Skeena Sisters - Yellow Cedar Sculpture
23 1/2" x 13" x 8"
"The Skeena River has sustained my Gitxsan ancestors for time immemorial, and now continues to allow me to grow and thrive within my communities. It also sustains the salmon, the cedars, the birds, and every other species that lives or travels along its course. This sculpture tells the story of my appreciation of this live-giving body of water, and to honor the matriarchs who have and continue to protect and nurture both the water and the people in relation to it. In recognition of these important beings, it is also meaningful to celebrate the men who continue to hold up our culture and people in a good way, such as my mentor Dempsey Bob has done."
-Veronica Waechter
This sculpture was on display at YVR International Airport (2019-2020)
Veronica Waechter
CULTURAL GROUP:
Gitxsan
BORN:
July 20th, 1995
BIRTHPLACE:
Comox, BC
Veronica took an interest in art at an early age, but it wasn’t until she attended the Freda Diesing School of Northwest coast art, between 2014-2016, that she decided to pursue her artistic abilities professionally. After graduating from the school, she transferred to Emily Carr University of Art + Design, from which she continued with wood sculpture and completed her Bachelors of Fine Arts in spring of 2018. Veronica has been awarded the YVR Youth Scholarship twice and has mentored with other artists such as Dempsey Bob and Gerry Sheena, and plans to continue learning and working alongside other artists.
