Stormtrooper - Sterling Silver Ring
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Stormtrooper - Sterling Silver Ring
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Sz. 9 1/2, 1" taper to 3/8" Corey Laroque utilizes pop Star Wars iconography juxtaposed with traditional Northwest Coast formline design to showcase a new contemporary viewpoint in a line of cast silver rings.
Corey Larocque
CULTURAL GROUP:
Cree/Haida/Gitksan
BORN:
July 5, 1982
BIRTHPLACE:
Dawson Creek, BC
Corey started carving in 2004, inspired by the artwork of prominent Vancouver Island artists, such as Russell Smith and Rande Cook. He has worked with celebrated Kwakwaka'wakw carver, Beau Dick, as well as Wayne Alfred. In recent years, he has started to create jewellery. During a Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch in 2015, Corey received the named Noka-Tsi from Chief Marcus Alfred, meaning “big heart”.
