Ben Davidson grew up not in the shadow of his world-renowned father, but under his wing. From the time he was about four, Ben and his older sister Sara would join their father, Robert Davidson, in his ...
A Rago auction catalog called a large carved bust made of black stone a “Haida Argillite carving,” and then explained the meaning of the word “argillite.” Antiques can be made by people, companies or ...
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation and the Edmonds Arts Commission present a joint exhibit of work by Haida master carver Ralph Bennett through April 29. Bennett, a Duvall resident, is a sixth ...
When Ben Davidson graduated high school he was too shy to ask his father, renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson, if he could apprentice for him, so he asked his sister to ask their dad on his behalf. ...
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On a rainy day three years ago, a group of students, teachers and volunteers faced a challenging project: how to transform a 14,000-pound tree into a smooth, 16-person Native Alaskan canoe. Yesterday, ...
Get the best of Vancouver in your inbox, every Tuesday and Thursday. Sign up for our free newsletter. The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is set to premiere the first major retrospective of ...
TWENTY-SEVEN years ago, when he sank his first set of serious blades into a cedar log, Jim Hart knew he was doing something traditional, something his family and other native Haida had been doing for ...
A Rago auction catalog called a large, carved bust made of black stone a “Haida Argillite carving,” and then explained the meaning of the word “argillite.” Antiques can be made by people, companies or ...
In a carving shed in Sitka National Historical Park, a team of five well-known carvers are continuing, and reviving, an art practiced since time immemorial — carving a wooden dugout canoe from the ...
A renowned carver of monumental B.C. totem poles has turned his hand to the creation of tiny Haida emojis for the digital age. Jaalen Edenshaw's traditional art, which includes masks, canoes, and red ...