Rehearsal
I photographed a wedding rehearsal the other day.
This is my favourite shot.
Which perhaps tells us all more than we should know.
Makituk Pingwartuk – Small Seal
This is the smallest seal made by Makituk Pingwartuk, of Kingnait (Cape Dorset) that is in the family. It is about the size of my thumb. It is solid construction (no hollow).
Makituk told my wife, when she gave a similar seal to her (which we are unable to locate at this time), that it was a seal in ice, poking its head up through the blow hole.
This piece is not signed.
- Height (head to tail) – 2 ¼ inches (5.8 cm)
- Width (side to side) – 1 ¾” ( 3.3 cm)
- Thickness (anterior to posterior) – 1 ½ inches (3.1 cm)
This is part of a series that details the collection of my wife’s family, made while they too lived in Nelson and were friends with Makituk. More information about Makituk and this collection can be found in my initial post in this series, at this link.
Street Scene
I was taking photographing a very stripey awning on the other side of the street.
When I turned around and saw the far side of the street I had to get a picture of someone walking through this scene, which meant standing in the road, waiting.
One person waited and did not walk into my picture until I put the camera down from my eye.
I think they were being polite rather than objecting to being in a photo, but you never know.
Makituk Pingwartuk – Walrus
This walrus is the second largest in this series of the sculptures by Inuit ceramic artist Makituk Pingwartuk. Its dimensions are:
- Length (along body) – 20” (~51 cm)
- Height (top head to base) – 11 ½” (~29 cm)
- Thickness (flipper to flipper) – 9 ½” (~24 cm)
This is part of a series that details the collection of my wife’s family, made while they too lived in Nelson and were friends with Makituk who was studying ceramic art at the Kootenay School of Art.
More information about Makituk and this collection can be found in my initial post in this series, at this link.
Making Friends
The chair and the lemon really want to be friends, but there are many differences to overcome.
Peeled – Upholstered
Legged – Legless
Soft – Firm
Red – Yellow
Angular – Round
Wing Backed – Backless
Patterned – Plain
Open Armed – Sour
Standing – Rolling
Makituk Pingwartuk – Bird
This bird was made by Kingnait (Cape Dorset) artist Makituk Pingwartuk while a student of ceramics at Kootenay School of Art in Nelson, BC. It is the size of a larger mug. The base is open and it is hollow. The bird is not signed, though the glaze has run to a thick rim near the base and might have obscured a signature.
- Length (height – head to toe) – 5 ½ inches (~14 cm)
- Width (wing to wing) – 3 ¼ inches (~8 cm)
- Thickness (anterior to posterior) – 3 inches (~7.5 cm)
This is part of a series that details the collection of my wife’s family, made while they too lived in Nelson and were friends with Makituk.
More information about Makituk and this collection can be found in my initial post in this series, at this link.
MV Rhododendron
This is a former Washington State Ferry, the MV Rhododendron, named for the state flower.
She is now a support vessel for an oyster farming group on the east coast of Vancouver Island where I saw her a few weeks ago.
I was reminded of the surprise I felt to see the former BC Ferry Queen of Tsawwassen in Toba Inlet a couple of years ago.
I wrote about that encounter here.
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