Inuit Carving

NunavutInuit means “The People”

Origins of Inuit Carving

Carving began as a Shamanistic practice, and grew into a major source of income for the Inuit people.

Bone Carving

Abraham Anghik Ruben

Dancing NanukStone Carving

• Think about your own story, family legends, and survival skills• Find or Create an image that is meaningful to you• Sketch at least three thumbnails to work out your idea

What is the Inuit aesthetic?

Carvings in the roun

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Modern Carving

Drum Dancing

Draw all sides of the image onto block

Carve foam with fettling knife

Coat with water putty, let dry and repeat.

Legend of Qalupalik

Billy Merkosak

amauti

Faux Finishing

Faux FinishingPainting a surface so that it looks like another material.

Faux bois = fake wood grain

Faux Stone

Faux Leather

Faux finishing typically uses layers of glazes. Glaze is a medium that thins the paint and keeps it wet so that it can be manipulated. Find an image of the type of material you want on your sculpture. Experiment on paper to create it.

Serpentineivory

musk ox horn

bone

Printmaking

Printmaking

Legend of the Raven