Curator & Collector

A Blog about the Art, Museums, and Numismatics of the Northwest Coast

Archive for April, 2010

Blue Moon Mask, An Artwork by Mitch Adams

Posted: Tuesday, April 27th, 2010 @ 9:21 pm in Canadian Art, Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art | 3 Comments »

[Corrected] “Blue Moon Mask,” an artwork by Mitch Adams; photograph by Bruce Byfield My internet acquaintance Bruce Byfield at the Off the Wall blog has just posted a photograph of what may be the most stunning mask I have ever seen. Mitch Adams created the mask, which was exhibited at the Freda Diesing School Student [...]

The Sun: A Necklace Pendant by Aboriginal Northwest Coast Artist Nancy Dawson

Posted: Saturday, April 24th, 2010 @ 9:36 pm in Canadians in the Arts, Nancy Dawson, Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art, Personal | No Comments »

The Sun, a necklace pendant by Nancy Dawson This will probably be the last post on the subject of my doings at the 2010 Winter Olympics. While the Olympics were taking place, my wife and I made two visits to the Aboriginal Artisans’ Village in Vancouver Community College. On one occasion, I purchased this necklace [...]

The Sun: A Limited Edition $1 Coin Commemorating the 2010 Winter Olympics

Posted: Thursday, April 15th, 2010 @ 4:52 pm in Canadian Coins, Canadians in the Arts, Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art, Numismatics, Personal, Royal Canadian Mint Collector's Coins, Xwa lack tun (Rick Harry) | 1 Comment »

The Sun; Royal Canadian Mint limited edition one dollar coin for the 2010 Winter Olympics; designed by Xwa lack tun [Corrected] The recent 2010 Winter Olympics came during a time of profound personal upheaval which the artistic events of the Games had a part in healing. To commemorate the Games, I purchased from the Royal [...]