3" Dancing Bear by Adamie Mathewsie *Melody*Inuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Adamie Mathewsie Size: 3" tall, 2. 5" wide Community: Cape Dorset, NU 9 22 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa NAL7812Pacjy How do you choose a carving? Is it the physical presence of the sculpture that captures your heart? The perfect proportions or the elegant lines? Or is it the medium first ie. the colour of the stone, or the smooth finish? How about the "personality" of the piece? Melody is ignited by the dance. Do you

I can't recall seeing this colouration before but it is very attractive

radiant white stone makes this the perfect Polar bear sculpture

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Paul's gloriously coloured Inukshuks are so unique in their design and presentation

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Midnight Walk has to be a CURATOR'S CHOICE

everyone will decide for themselves whether this is a human in a bird “costume” or whether this bird is transforming into an Inuk

Drifting HomeStonecut & Stencil with Blind EmbossingPaper: Kizuki Kozo WhitePrinter: Cee Pootoogook48

The slightly up tilted head bestows an intelligent personality to the bird

Isaacs Gallery

Somehow it is able to unmask and showcase the barely perceptible underlying musculature