Argillite Carving with bone handle and abalone shell inlay, and stand mount. Signed Freddie Wilson, 2003
Argillite Carving with bone handle and abalone shell inlay, and stand mount. Signed Freddie Wilson and dated 03 at bottom of Raven's beak. This exceptional carving also rattles, very gently.
Freddie Wilson was born in Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii in October 1983. His Haida name is Skundaal, and he is from the Raven clan. He is the son of established Haida argillite carver Cooper Wilson, and is the brother of Haida artist Donnie Edenshaw.
Freddie Wilson had early success with his argillite carvings and four of his pieces were included in an art show at the Masters Gallery in Calgary in May 2005 when he was only 21. He was included in an additional show at the Masters in June, 2008, and he was also featured in Carol Sheehan’s book Breathing Stone, Contemporary Haida Argillite Sculpture in the same year.
He divides his time between Vancouver and Haida Gwaii and he works in both traditional and non-traditional forms. For example, he carved a miniature argillite skateboard with trade-bead wheels, and a Chinese flying dragon with a red tongue carved from catlinite. According to his notes he made two rattles before 2005. He now works in a variety of media including carving wood and metal as well as making screen prints.
Argillite Carving with bone handle and abalone shell inlay, and stand mount. Signed Freddie Wilson and dated 03 at bottom of Raven's beak. This exceptional carving also rattles, very gently.
Freddie Wilson was born in Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii in October 1983. His Haida name is Skundaal, and he is from the Raven clan. He is the son of established Haida argillite carver Cooper Wilson, and is the brother of Haida artist Donnie Edenshaw.
Freddie Wilson had early success with his argillite carvings and four of his pieces were included in an art show at the Masters Gallery in Calgary in May 2005 when he was only 21. He was included in an additional show at the Masters in June, 2008, and he was also featured in Carol Sheehan’s book Breathing Stone, Contemporary Haida Argillite Sculpture in the same year.
He divides his time between Vancouver and Haida Gwaii and he works in both traditional and non-traditional forms. For example, he carved a miniature argillite skateboard with trade-bead wheels, and a Chinese flying dragon with a red tongue carved from catlinite. According to his notes he made two rattles before 2005. He now works in a variety of media including carving wood and metal as well as making screen prints.
Argillite Carving with bone handle and abalone shell inlay, and stand mount. Signed Freddie Wilson and dated 03 at bottom of Raven's beak. This exceptional carving also rattles, very gently.
Freddie Wilson was born in Queen Charlotte City, Haida Gwaii in October 1983. His Haida name is Skundaal, and he is from the Raven clan. He is the son of established Haida argillite carver Cooper Wilson, and is the brother of Haida artist Donnie Edenshaw.
Freddie Wilson had early success with his argillite carvings and four of his pieces were included in an art show at the Masters Gallery in Calgary in May 2005 when he was only 21. He was included in an additional show at the Masters in June, 2008, and he was also featured in Carol Sheehan’s book Breathing Stone, Contemporary Haida Argillite Sculpture in the same year.
He divides his time between Vancouver and Haida Gwaii and he works in both traditional and non-traditional forms. For example, he carved a miniature argillite skateboard with trade-bead wheels, and a Chinese flying dragon with a red tongue carved from catlinite. According to his notes he made two rattles before 2005. He now works in a variety of media including carving wood and metal as well as making screen prints.
